Articles filed under Associated Press
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Faced with wave of hostile bills, transgender rights leaders are playing “a defense game”Feb 09, 2024 11:23 am - For decades, the plotline for LGBTQ+ activism in the U.S. was one of advances — often slow-paced and hard-fought but inexorably moving forward. Now, faced with unpreceden...
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Ed Dwight was to be the first Black astronaut. At 90, he's finally getting his dueFeb 09, 2024 11:06 am - NEW YORK — Ed Dwight grew up in segregated 1930s Kansas on a farm on the edge of town. An airfield was within walking distance, and, as a boy, he’d often go to marvel at ...
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Conspiracy theories swirl around Taylor Swift. These Republican voters say they don't careFeb 09, 2024 10:37 am - WASHINGTON — To hear some conservatives on cable news or on social media tell it, Taylor Swift is part of an elaborate plot to help Democrats win the November election. “...
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Andra Day prays through nervousness ahead of Super Bowl performanceFeb 09, 2024 10:12 am - LAS VEGAS — Andra Day normally deals with nervousness before any big show — especially in front of her peers. But the Grammy winner eventually leans on prayer to settle h...
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‘Puppy Bowl’ celebrates a big anniversary this year, one that shelter and rescue pups will cheerFeb 09, 2024 8:05 am - The annual “Puppy Bowl” turns 20 this year, well over middle age in dog years. But does the sheer cuteness of it really ever get old? “Who doesn’t want to watch dogs play...
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‘Well-known group’ to blame for a dayslong cyberattack on a Chicago hospital, officials sayFeb 09, 2024 6:36 am - A large children's hospital in Chicago remains hobbled by a cyberattack that began more than a week ago, cutting doctors and nurses off from digital patient records and l...
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Acclaimed Japanese conductor Seiji Ozawa dies at age 88Feb 09, 2024 6:33 am - TOKYO — Seiji Ozawa, the Japanese conductor who amazed audiences with the lithe physicality of his performances during three decades at the helm of the Boston Symphony Or...
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Here’s what you can expect from Super Bowl commercials this SundayFeb 09, 2024 6:21 am - NEW YORK — Big name advertisers will be pulling out all the stops on Super Bowl Sunday — enlisting high-profile actors, investing in dazzling special effects and, they ho...
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Biden and Trump: How the two classified documents investigations came to different endingsFeb 09, 2024 6:08 am - Classified documents were found in a damaged cardboard box in President Joe Biden's cluttered Delaware garage, near where golf clubs hung on the wall. A photo in former P...
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Donald Trump wins Nevada’s Republican caucuses after being the only major candidate to participateFeb 09, 2024 6:02 am - LAS VEGAS — Former President Donald Trump won Nevada’s Republican presidential caucuses Thursday after he was the only major candidate to compete, winning his third strai...