A 4.8 magnitude earthquake shook New York City on Friday as the Yankees went through batting practice before their home opener. Three days later, the Yankees will play after another natural …
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By LARRY FLEISHER
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4/7/24
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Hank Aaron rose above racist hate mail and threats in pursuit of Ruth's home run record 50 years ago
Former teammates, Braves executives and family members remember Hank Aaron's unwavering strength despite receiving racist hate mail and threats during his pursuit of Babe Ruth's home run record. …
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By CHARLES ODUM
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4/7/24
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Davante Jennings cast his first vote for Democrat Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential race and then walked away from politics after Republican Donald Trump's election that year. Jennings sat out …
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By BILL BARROW
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4/7/24
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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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4/7/24
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Small town businesses are embracing the eclipse crowds, as weekend festivities heat up before Monday's big event. Overcast skies are forecast for Monday's cosmic wonder across Texas, already packing …
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By MARCIA DUNN
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4/6/24
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President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign and the Democratic National Committee report raising more than $90 million in March and ending the year’s first quarter with $192 million-plus in cash on …
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By WILL WEISSERT
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4/6/24
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William Woods was homeless and living in Los Angeles when he learned that someone was racking up debt using his name. But when he reported his concerns to a branch manager of a bank, he wound up …
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By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH
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4/5/24
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Months after Maine’s deadliest mass shooting, state lawmakers held an hourslong hearing to debate a so-called red flag bill that would let family members petition a judge to remove guns from …
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By STEVE LeBLANC
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4/5/24
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Ohio is pulling out all the stops for Monday’s total solar eclipse, as it braces for potentially hundreds of thousands of visitors. At a Friday news conference, Republican Gov. Mike DeWine said it …
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By JULIE CARR SMYTH
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4/5/24
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says the levels of the crucial heat-trapping gases in the atmosphere reached historic highs last year, growing at near-record fast paces. Friday's …
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By SETH BORENSTEIN
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4/5/24
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March 29 - April 4, 2024
Rescuers searched for missing people and worked to reach hundreds stranded following Taiwan’s strongest earthquake in 25 years. A crowd of people, some weeping, …
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By The Associated Press
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4/5/24
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A beloved giraffe at a zoo in South Dakota has died. On Thursday, the Great Plains Zoo and Butterfly House & Aquarium in Sioux Falls announced the death of Chioke. He was an 18-year-old reticulated …
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4/4/24
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Thomas Gumbleton, a Catholic bishop in Detroit, has died. For decades, he was an international voice against war and racism and an advocate for labor and social justice. Gumbleton was 94. He became a …
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By ED WHITE
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4/4/24
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March 29 - April 4, 2024
Israeli airstrikes that killed seven aid workers in Gaza reverberated around the world, as friends and relatives mourned the losses of those who were delivering food to …
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By The Associated Press
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4/4/24
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March 29 - April 4, 2024
Worshippers celebrate Easter across the country, Senegalese Muslim migrants pray at a mosque in New York, and dancers perform during auditions for the Radio City …
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By The Associated Press
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4/4/24
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Attorneys defending Tennessee’s sweeping abortion ban have alleged that doctors challenging the law do not want any oversight when deciding to terminate a pregnancy and instead are improperly …
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By KIMBERLEE KRUESI
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4/4/24
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Former President Donald Trump offered a tough message to Israel over its war against Hamas on Thursday, urging the country to: “Get it over with.” In an interview with conservative radio host …
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By JILL COLVIN
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4/4/24
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No Labels won’t run a third-party campaign after trying to recruit a centrist presidential candidate
The No Labels group says it won't field a presidential candidate in November after strategists for the bipartisan organization failed to attract a high-profile centrist willing to seize on the …
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By STEVE PEOPLES and JONATHAN J. COOPER
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4/4/24
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Thieves got away with $30 million in cash from a money storage facility in Los Angeles by breaking into the building on Easter Sunday and cracking the safe. Now detectives are seeking to unravel the …
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4/4/24
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Powerball is about to match a record for lottery drawings with a stretch of more than three months without a jackpot winner. It’s that string of futility that has enabled Powerball’s top prize to …
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By SCOTT McFETRIDGE
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4/4/24
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