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Federal Reserve on cusp of what some thought impossible: Defeating inflation without steep recessionDec 16, 2023 8:14 am - WASHINGTON (AP) — It was the most painful inflation Americans had experienced since 1981, when “The Dukes of Hazzard” and “The Jeffersons” were topping the TV charts. Yet...
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'Insurance godmothers' sign up Latinos for Obamacare in pro-Trump areas as he threatens to repeal itDec 16, 2023 8:13 am - MIAMI (AP) — Salsa music blares from the food court in a rundown Miami shopping center as Latinos head to a kiosk and an office showing signs for “ Obamacare,” where they...
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Britain says a Royal Navy ship has shot down an attack drone over the Red SeaDec 16, 2023 8:10 am - LONDON (AP) — A Royal Navy warship has shot down a suspected attack drone targeting commercial ships in the Red Sea, Britain’s defense secretary said Saturday. Grant Shap...
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Latino Democrats shift from quiet concern to open opposition to Biden's concessions in border talksDec 16, 2023 8:09 am - WASHINGTON (AP) — Prominent Latinos in Congress looked on quietly, at first, privately raising concerns with the Biden administration over the direction of border securit...
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Putin supporters formally nominate him as independent candidate in Russian presidential electionDec 16, 2023 8:08 am - MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin 's supporters on Saturday formally nominated him to run in the 2024 presidential election as an independent candidate, stat...
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Black Ohio woman criminally charged after miscarriage underscores the perils of pregnancy post-RoeDec 16, 2023 8:08 am - COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio was in the throes of a bitter debate over abortion rights this fall when Brittany Watts, 21 weeks and 5 days pregnant, began passing thick bloo...
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AP’s top albums of 2023: Olivia Rodrigo, Peso Pluma, the Rolling Stones and moreDec 16, 2023 6:00 am - It was a blockbuster year across genres, but only a few could make Associated Press Music Writer Maria Sherman’s list of top albums.
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Airbnb agrees to pay $621 million to settle a tax dispute in ItalyDec 15, 2023 6:58 am - ROME (AP) — Short-term rental platform Airbnb has agreed to pay 576 million euros ($621 million) to settle a years-long dispute over unpaid taxes in Italy but said it won...
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The Supreme Court refuses to block an Illinois law banning some high-power semiautomatic weaponsDec 14, 2023 3:54 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to put on hold a new Illinois law that would ban high-power semiautomatic weapons like the one used in the mass k...
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House set for key vote on Biden impeachment inquiry as Republicans unite behind investigationDec 13, 2023 11:13 am - WASHINGTON (AP) — The House is pushing toward a vote Wednesday to formally authorize the impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden as Republicans rally behind the char...