Articles filed under Associated Press
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How grief, creating characters helped comic Heather McMahan to build a loyal followingNov 29, 2023 5:00 am - When Heather McMahan recently debuted her first Netflix comedy special, "Son I Never Had," the fan reaction was as though their best girlfriend had achieved a major win....
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Conservative Supreme Court justices seem open to an attack on the Securities and Exchange CommissionNov 29, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Conservative Supreme Court justices on Wednesday seemed open to a challenge to how the Securities and Exchange Commission fights fraud, in a case that could...
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U.S. life expectancy rose last year, but it remains below its pre-pandemic levelNov 29, 2023 12:00 am - NEW YORK - U.S. life expectancy rose last year - by more than a year - but still isn't close to what it was before the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2022 rise was mainly due to...
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Biden targets GOP Rep. Boebert in her district in a fresh political attack on RepublicansNov 29, 2023 12:00 am - DENVER - President Joe Biden will try to turn Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado into the embodiment of Republican opposition to his agenda as he visits her congressional d...
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GM says it can handle rising labor costs as it announces huge share buyback and dividend increaseNov 29, 2023 12:00 am - DETROIT - Clearly frustrated with its languishing share price, General Motors on Wednesday announced a massive stock buyback plan, raised its dividend and told investors...
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An ailing Pope Francis tells the public he's better than a day earlier but has aides read speechesNov 29, 2023 12:00 am - VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis presided at his weekly audience with the public at the Vatican, but he said that he's still unwell and asked an aide to read his remarks for ...
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UK's Sunak ramps up criticism of Greek leader in Parthenon Marbles spatNov 29, 2023 12:00 am - LONDON (AP) - British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak escalated his war of words with the leader of Greece on Wednesday, accusing Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis of trying...
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Trump embraces the Jan. 6 rioters on the trail. In court, his lawyers hope to distance him from themNov 29, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Donald Trump has embraced the rioters who attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, as patriots, vowed to pardon a large portion of them if he wins a secon...
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The world economy will slow next year because of inflation, high rates and war, OECD saysNov 29, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The global economy, which has proved surprisingly resilient this year, is expected to falter next year under the strain of wars, still-elevated inflati...
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Henry Kissinger, secretary of state under Presidents Nixon and Ford, dies at 100Nov 29, 2023 12:00 am - Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, the diplomat with the thick glasses and gravelly voice who dominated foreign policy as the United States extricated itself fro...