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Man killed by stray weight at Colorado track and field meet remembered as dedicated husband, dadJan 28, 2025 8:06 pm - A spectator killed by an errant weight in a hammer throw event at a youth track and field meet was a dedicated father and husband with a great sense of humor, relatives s...
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Andy Reid and Nick Sirianni have this in common: Eagles fans wanted them firedJan 28, 2025 7:06 pm - “Fire Andy” chants echoed throughout the stands in Philadelphia during Andy Reid’s final season coaching the Eagles in 2012. Nick Sirianni heard many of those same fans y...
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Trump offers all federal workers a buyout with 7 months’ pay in effort to shrink size of governmentJan 28, 2025 6:55 pm - WASHINGTON — The Trump administration announced Tuesday that it would begin subjecting all federal employees to “enhanced standards of suitability and conduct” and ominou...
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California water regulators refute Trump’s claim that US military ‘turned on the water’ in the stateJan 28, 2025 6:51 pm - SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California water officials said this week there's no truth to President Donald Trump's assertion that the U.S. military has entered California and “t...
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Office plants add warmth to the workplace. Only some will thriveJan 28, 2025 6:26 pm - Lush, green plants can infuse your office cubicle with character, warmth and charm. Trouble is, that windowless cubicle isn’t very kind to most houseplants. The trick is finding just the right houseplants that not only survive but thrive under overhead fluorescent light fixtures.
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Israel’s prime minister says Trump has invited him to the White House on Feb. 4Jan 28, 2025 4:26 pm - WADI GAZA, Gaza Strip — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that President Donald Trump has invited him to visit the White House on Feb. 4, which would...
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Congo tries to slow the assault of Rwanda-backed rebels amid reports of dead bodies in the streetsJan 28, 2025 4:19 pm - GOMA, Congo — Congolese security forces on Tuesday tried to slow the advance of Rwanda-backed M23 rebels who say they have captured Goma after entering eastern Congo's la...
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How the Los Angeles wildfires will transform the 2025 GrammysJan 28, 2025 3:09 pm - LOS ANGELES — The Grammy Awards will look a little bit different this week. Each year, the Recording Academy hosts a multitude of events to welcome the music industry dur...
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Egg prices are soaring. Don’t expect that to change anytime soonJan 28, 2025 8:11 am - Bird flu is forcing farmers to slaughter millions of chickens a month, pushing U.S. egg prices to more than double their cost in the summer of 2023. And it appears there may be no relief in sight, given the surge in demand as Easter approaches.
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Trump fills his government with billionaires after running on a working-class messageJan 28, 2025 7:31 am - President Donald Trump’s brash populism has always involved incongruence: the billionaire businessman-politician stirring the passions of millions who, regardless of the U.S. economy’s trajectory, could never afford to live in his Manhattan skyscraper or visit his club in south Florida.