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A new genetic analysis of animals in the Wuhan market in 2019 may help find COVID-19’s originSep 19, 2024 1:40 pm - Scientists searching for the origins of COVID-19 have zeroed in on a short list of animals that possibly helped spread it to people, an effort they hope could allow them to trace the outbreak back to its source.
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Bank of England keeps its main interest rate on hold at 5% in wake of big US Fed rate cutSep 19, 2024 7:35 am - LONDON — The Bank of England kept its main interest rate unchanged at 5% Thursday despite a big cut from the U.S. Federal Reserve, its first since the onset of the corona...
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These evangelicals are voting their values — by backing Kamala HarrisSep 19, 2024 7:27 am - WASHINGTON — When the Rev. Lee Scott publicly endorsed Kamala Harris for president during the Evangelicals for Harris Zoom call on Aug. 14, the Presbyterian pastor and fa...
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Residents of Springfield, Ohio, hunker down and pray for a political firestorm to blow overSep 19, 2024 6:58 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — In the quiet corners of Springfield, Ohio — out of sight of the drumbeat of politicians and journalists, troopers and newly installed security cameras...
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Jean Smart, Ariana Grande, Michael Keaton among hosts for ‘SNL’ season 50Sep 19, 2024 6:57 am - Fresh off her Emmys win, Jean Smart is taking her comedy to a new audience — she’ll kick off “Saturday Night Live’s” landmark 50th season.
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Is Israel preparing for a war with Hezbollah?Sep 19, 2024 6:54 am - JERUSALEM — With Israel's defense minister announcing a “new phase” of the war and an apparent Israeli attack setting off explosions in electronic devices in Lebanon, the...
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Hezbollah leader says pager attack crossed a ‘red line’ as fears of wider war with Israel mountSep 19, 2024 6:51 am - BEIRUT — The leader of Hezbollah vowed Thursday to keep up daily strikes on Israel despite this week's deadly sabotage of its members' communication devices, and said Isr...
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‘Transformers One’ is an origin story no one wants with brutality levels no one needsSep 19, 2024 5:30 am - Movie origin stories finally reach their nadir this week with “Transformers One,” the super-violent, toy-selling vehicle that tells the tale of how Optimus Prime and Megatron went from besties to foes. Did anyone ask for this?
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Setting 12-team playoff bracket not the same as ranking top 12 teams and could be ‘a shocker’Sep 18, 2024 9:21 pm - GRAPEVINE, Texas — Let's forget all that has happened to Florida State since the Seminoles were 13-0 after winning the ACC title game with a third-string freshman quarter...
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Iranian hackers tried but failed to interest Biden’s campaign in stolen Trump info, FBI saysSep 18, 2024 8:25 pm - WASHINGTON — Iranian hackers sought to interest President Joe Biden's campaign in information stolen from rival Donald Trump's campaign, sending unsolicited emails to peo...