WASHINGTON (AP) — A California man with a history of political violence was sentenced on Friday to 20 years in prison for repeatedly attacking police
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Harris leads Trump by 5 points in Ipsos poll
WASHINGTON — Democrat Kamala Harris leads Republican Donald Trump 42% to 37% in the race for the Nov. 5 U.S. presidential election, according to an Ipsos poll published on Thursday.
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Georgia man indicted for $383,397 PPP fraud linked to St. Thomas greasy spoon
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A federal grand jury has indicted Georgia resident Raynaldo Oquendo for his alleged role in submitting false payroll information for a downtown,
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Utah bans 13 books at schools, including popular ‘A Court of Thorns and Roses’ series, under new law
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Thirteen popular books have been banned from all public schools in Utah in the first wave of bans expected under
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Palantir jumps on Microsoft partnership to sell AI to U.S. defense, intel agencies
NEW YORK — Palantir shares climbed about 6% this morning after the company announced a partnership with Microsoft to sell secure cloud, analytics and artificial intelligence capabilities to the
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Majority of US adults say democracy is on the ballot but they differ on the threat
NEW YORK (AP) — Roughly 3 in 4 American adults believe the upcoming presidential election is vital to the future of U.S. democracy, although which
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Extreme heat is impacting most Americans’ electricity bills, AP-NORC poll finds
MIAMI (AP) — During the summer, Levena Lindahl closes off entire rooms, covers windows with blackout curtains and budgets to manage the monthly cost of
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Kamala Harris picks Tim Walz as VP running mate for 2024 election
WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris has selected Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to be her vice presidential running mate, four sources tell CBS News, tapping a Midwestern Democrat
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Chicken parade prompts changes to proposed restrictions in Iowa’s capital city
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s capital city is establishing a new pecking order for backyard chickens and roosters after some of their diehard fans paraded
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Bloomberg gives $600 million to four Black medical schools’ endowments
NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Bloomberg’s organization Bloomberg Philanthropies is announcing a $600 million gift to the endowments of four historically Black medical schools. Bloomberg,
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