‘Polarization’ is Merriam-Webster’s 2024 word of the year
Associated Press The results of the 2024 U.S. presidential election rattled the country and sent shockwaves across the world — or were cause for…
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Associated Press The results of the 2024 U.S. presidential election rattled the country and sent shockwaves across the world — or were cause for…
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Associated Press DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Tens of thousands of people held in Syria’s notorious prisons have been freed in the 10 days since…
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AP Film Writer Jacques Audiard’s audacious musical “Emilia Pérez,” about a Mexican drug lord who undergoes gender affirming surgery, led…
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Associated Press An auction company executive involved in the liquidation of Alex Jones’ conspiracy theory platform Infowars testified for nearly…
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Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A Marine veteran who used a chokehold on an agitated subway rider was acquitted on Monday in a death that became a…
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Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Tonga’s Prime Minister Siaosi Sovaleni has abruptly quit his post in parliament ahead of a…
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Associated Press TAMESNA, Morocco (AP) — After African countries struggled to get testing kits during the COVID-19 pandemic, officials vowed to…
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Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australian law enforcement authorities have declared an arson attack on a synagogue last week a…
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AP Baseball Writer DALLAS (AP) — Star outfielder Juan Soto and the New York Mets agreed Sunday to a record $765 million, 15-year contract, a person…
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Juan Soto and the New York Mets agreed to a record $765 million, 15-year contract Sunday night, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated…
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Associated Press Lara Trump will step down as co-chair of the Republican National Committee. One of her potential next steps is replacing Florida…
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Associated Press Earth just experienced its second-warmest November on record — second only to 2023 — making it all but certain that 2024 will…
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AP Baseball Writer DALLAS (AP) — Having waited for the call from Cooperstown for nearly three decades, Dave Parker burst into tears Sunday when he…
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Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s Justice Ministry has imposed an overseas travel ban on President Yoon Suk Yeol as…
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AMCHITKA ISLAND, Alaska (AP) — A series of moderate to strong earthquakes that have struck Alaska’s western Aleutian Islands and offshore areas…
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Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has announced that he is appointing one of his defense attorneys in the…
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The first 12-team College Football Playoff field has been revealed. Undefeated Oregon earned the top seed, while SMU beat out Alabama for the 12th…
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REFORM, Ala. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that the family of former NFL player Glenn Foster Jr., who died in law enforcement custody in…
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Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — After days of searching, police have announced the arrest of a suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO…
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AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Kylian Mbappé says he reacted with disbelief when he saw media reports from Sweden two months ago that he was the…
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Associated Press TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Tens of thousands of people joined an 11th straight day of protests in Georgia on Sunday after the…
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Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Sunday that the U.S. government believes missing American journalist Austin Tice, who…
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Associated Press DEIR AL BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli airstrikes in central Gaza killed at least 14 people including children Sunday,…
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Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says the sudden collapse of the Syrian government under Bashar Assad is a “fundamental act…
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Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump said he can’t guarantee that his promised tariffs on key U.S. foreign trade partners…
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AP Sports Writer ROME (AP) — A promise is a promise. Danilo Cataldi texted hospitalized Fiorentina teammate Edoardo Bove to say that he would score…
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AP Film Writer The Walt Disney Co.’s animated film “Moana 2” remained at the top of the box office in its second weekend in theaters as it…
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The fall of Syria’s authoritarian government at the hands of jihadi militants has set off waves of jubilation, trepidation and alarm around the…
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say 10 people have been injured after a police traffic officer on a motorcycle crashed into bystanders at a…
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Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The reopening ceremonies for Notre Dame were as much a celebration of people as they were a rejoicing of the…
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