Articles filed under Associated Press
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Discovery 'Shark Week' starts with some dancingJul 18, 2025 5:11 pm - Fifty years ago, “Jaws” unlocked dread in millions about man-eating sharks. This summer, that fear may be somewhat reduced as they become contestants on a TV dance show. Former “Dancing With the Stars” host Tom Bergeron steps up for a marketing masterstroke by Discovery Channel’s “Shark Week” — “Dancing with Sharks.”
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Venezuela releases jailed Americans in deal that also frees migrants deported to El Salvador by USJul 18, 2025 4:37 pm - CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela released 10 jailed Americans Friday in exchange for getting home scores of migrants deported by the United States to El Salvador months ago...
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Christian patriarchs make rare visit to Gaza after deadly Israeli strike on churchJul 18, 2025 4:32 pm - DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Top church leaders visited Gaza on Friday after its only Catholic church was struck by an Israeli shell the day before, an attack that killed ...
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Most US adults think the GOP tax bill will help the wealthy and harm the poor, AP-NORC poll findsJul 18, 2025 4:09 pm - WASHINGTON — Republican elected officials are promoting their recently passed tax and spending bill as a win for working Americans, but a new survey shows that Americans ...
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Wall Street closes a record-breaking week with a quiet finishJul 18, 2025 3:38 pm - Wall Street closed its third winning week in the last four with a quiet finish on Friday. The S&P 500 edged down by a whisper, less than 0.1%, after setting its all-time high the day before. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 142 points, or 0.3%, and the Nasdaq composite edged up by less than 0.1% to add its own record.
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Trump administration seeks release of Epstein grand jury records but not Justice Department filesJul 18, 2025 2:26 pm - WASHINGTON — Under intense pressure from President Donald Trump's own supporters, his administration on Friday asked a federal court to unseal secret documents related to...
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How adults can manage ADHD at work and turn it into a strengthJul 18, 2025 12:57 pm - Jeremy Didier had taken her son to a psychologist for a possible ADHD evaluation when she spotted an article about women with the condition. As she read it in the waiting room, she thought to herself: They're describing me.
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Training facility blast kills 3 LA deputies in one of sheriff’s department’s worst losses of lifeJul 18, 2025 11:24 am - An explosion early Friday at a law enforcement training facility in Los Angeles that left three people dead was being investigated as a possible training accident, officials said.
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Lawyers say Illinois has one of nation's worst records on sex abuse in juvenile detentionJul 18, 2025 11:00 am - Illinois has one of the nation’s worst problems with child sex abuse at juvenile detention centers, attorneys representing more than 900 survivors who have filed lawsuits...
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Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern discuss merger to create transcontinental railroad, AP source saysJul 18, 2025 8:53 am - Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern are in merger talks to create the largest railroad in North America that would connect the East and West Coasts.