Judge dismisses Disney’s lawsuit against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his allies
CNN By Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — A US judge has dismissed Disney’s lawsuit against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his political allies,…
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Donations pour in to replace destroyed Jackie Robinson statue on his 105th birthday
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press Donations poured in Wednesday to replace a destroyed statue of Jackie Robinson on what would have been the…
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El Paso City Councilwoman Cassandra Hernandez preparing to run for mayor
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso City Councilwoman Cassandra Hernandez started the paperwork to join the race to become the city’s next mayor.…
Continue Reading Chicago becomes latest US city to call for cease-fire in Israel-Hamas war
By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago’s City Council narrowly approved a resolution Wednesday calling for a permanent…
Continue Reading Georgia district attorney prosecuting Trump has been subpoenaed over claims of improper relationship
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A defense attorney who has alleged that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has had an…
Continue Reading Cal Ripken Jr. and Grant Hill are part of the investment team that has agreed to buy the Orioles
By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer Cal Ripken Jr. and Grant Hill are part of the investor group that has agreed to buy the Baltimore Orioles. So are…
Continue Reading Move to strip gender rights from Iowa’s civil rights law rejected by legislators
By HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa lawmakers have declined to advance a bill that would have stripped “gender…
Continue Reading What to know about how lawmakers are addressing deepfakes like the ones that victimized Taylor Swift
By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press Even before pornographic and violent deepfake images of Taylor Swift began widely circulating in the past few…
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Four EPISD high school mariachi bands qualify for state competition
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Four El Paso Independent School District high school mariachi bands have qualified for the 2024 UIL State Mariachi Festival.…
Continue Reading Boston doctor found not guilty on charge of lewd acts near a 14-year-old girl on an airplane
By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A Boston doctor was found not guilty Wednesday on a charge of lewd acts near a 14-year-old girl on…
Continue Reading Activists renew push to repeal Kentucky’s near-total abortion ban
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Abortion-rights supporters are mounting another push to restore abortion access in…
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5 reasons your car could be uninsurable
Insurify researched why insurance providers may not insure a car and how people can avoid being put in that…
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Student test scores are falling across the world. Is the pandemic to blame?
A HeyTutor data study of PISA’s latest exam found that student test scores have dropped worldwide since the COVID-19…
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Average credit score in the US climbs to 715 in 2023: Here's why that matters
Experian breaks down anonymized consumer credit data to find the average credit score in the US and how that figure has changed over…
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Are the Grammys biased against hip-hop and rap? Here's what the numbers say.
Stacker dove into Grammy nominations, Billboard charts, and Spotify and Last.fm data to quantify the Recording Academy’s predisposition to…
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Clean electricity is most prevalent in these 20 US states
To find where clean electricity is most prevalent, SmartAsset compared the amount of solar, wind, geothermal, and nuclear operations as a percentage…
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6 of the most groundbreaking recent technological developments that keep us connected
Airalo compiled a list of six influential technological developments over the past decade that keep us connected using various…
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These 7 hidden property manager fees are costing landlords millions
Belong breaks down 7 property manager fees that get hidden in the fine print and are costing landlords…
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10 health care industries with the largest share of retirement-age workers
Incredible Health compared medical industries’ shares of employees 65 and older to highlight which health care fields need new workers…
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These industries are responsible for the most greenhouse gas emissions
SmartAsset ranked 1,016 industries based on the estimated greenhouse gas emissions generated by individual supply chains, measured in equivalent…
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8 banking mistakes the middle class should avoid to maximize their savings potential
GOBankingrates breaks down eight banking mistakes commonly made by the middle…
Continue Reading Melinda Wilson, wife, manager and ‘savior’ of musician Brian Wilson, is dead at 77
NEW YORK (AP) — Melinda Ledbetter Wilson, the longtime wife and manager of Brian Wilson whom the Beach Boys co-founder often credited for…
Continue Reading Grant program for Black women comes under tough questioning in key anti-DEI lawsuit
By ALEXANDRA OLSON and DAVID FISCHER Associated Press Writers MIAMI (AP) — A small venture capital firm faced tough questions from conservative…
Continue Reading Oklahoma schools chief says he’s trying to let teachers keep bonuses paid in error
By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — After facing fierce criticism, the head of Oklahoma’s public schools now says his…
Continue Reading John Podesta will take over for John Kerry as top international adviser on climate change
By COLLEEN LONG and MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — White House senior adviser John Podesta will replace John Kerry as the top U.S.…
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Denver nears its breaking point as migrants and the cold pile in
CNN By Shimon Prokupecz, Norma Galeana, Evelio Contreras and Rachel Clarke, CNN Denver (CNN) — This is what an overwhelmed city can look like:…
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Fire burns abandoned Socorro house
Update: An abandoned house burned in the fire. No one was injured. HORIZON, Texas (KVIA) — The Texas Department of Transportation is warning all…
Continue Reading Florida sheriff’s deputy takes his own life outside agency headquarters
SEBRING, Fla. (AP) — Officials say a sheriff’s deputy in central Florida took his own life outside the agency’s headquarters. The Highlands…
Continue Reading Eyewitness to killing of Run-DMC’s Jam Master Jay tells jury: ‘Then I see Jay just fall’
By JENNIFER PELTZ.. Associated Press For about 15 years, Uriel Rincon told authorities he didn’t recognize the gunman who killed…
Continue Reading Deal on wartime aid and border security stalls in Congress as time runs short to bolster Ukraine
By STEPHEN GROVES, LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — With time slipping to bolster Ukraine’s defenses,…
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