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The year in review: Influential people who died in 2023Dec 29, 2023 9:32 am - Yevgeny Prigozhin rose from being an ex-con and hot dog vendor to winning lucrative Kremlin contracts and heading a formidable mercenary army. But it all came to a sudden...
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What stores are open and closed for New Year’s Eve 2023? See hours for Walmart, Target, CVS and moreDec 29, 2023 8:39 am - It's just about time to celebrate New Year's Eve and say goodbye to 2023. Preparing for a midnight toast and more year-end festivities may require a run or two to the sto...
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Perspective: Children born poor have little margin for mistakes or bad decisions, regardless of raceDec 29, 2023 7:32 am - ALEXANDRIA, La. — Alfred King was lying in the parking lot of a small apartment building, mortally wounded when police in Alexandria, Louisiana, got to the intersection ...
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Maui's economy needs tourists. Can they visit without compounding wildfire trauma?Dec 29, 2023 7:24 am - LAHAINA, Hawaii — The restaurant where Katie Austin was a server burned in the wildfire that devastated Hawaii's historic town of Lahaina this summer. Two months later, a...
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Russia fires 122 missiles and 36 drones in what Ukraine calls the biggest aerial barrage of the warDec 29, 2023 7:21 am - KYIV, Ukraine — Russia launched 122 missiles and dozens of drones against Ukrainian targets, officials said Friday, killing at least 30 civilians across the country in wh...
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Palestinians stream into a southern Gaza town as Israel expands its offensive in the centerDec 29, 2023 7:18 am - RAFAH, Gaza Strip — Tens of thousands of Palestinians streamed into an already crowded town at the southernmost end of Gaza in recent days, according to the United Nation...
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Illinois suspends star basketball player Terrence Shannon Jr. following rape chargeDec 28, 2023 3:05 pm - CHAMPAIGN — Illinois suspended basketball player Terrence Shannon Jr. on Thursday after he was charged with rape for an alleged incident that happened when the football t...
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The year in clean energy: Wind, solar and batteries grow despite economic challengesDec 28, 2023 11:59 am - Led by new solar power, the world added renewable energy at breakneck speed in 2023, a trend that if amplified will help Earth turn away from fossil fuels and prevent sev...
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Nikki Haley, asked what caused the Civil War, leaves out slavery. It's not the first timeDec 28, 2023 10:02 am - COLUMBIA, S.C. — Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley was asked by a New Hampshire voter about the reason for the Civil War, and she didn’t mention slavery in he...
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Mexican officials clear border camp as US pressure mounts to limit migrant crossingsDec 28, 2023 8:21 am - MATAMOROS, Mexico — A ragged migrant tent camp next to the Rio Grande is a long way from Mexico's National Palace, where a U.S. delegation met this week with Mexico's pre...