Officials and residents of several New Jersey shore towns say the state’s law decriminalizing marijuana use is having an unintended effect: emboldening large groups of teenagers to run amok on …
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By WAYNE PARRY
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6/30/23
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A California judge has dismissed a civil lawsuit that grassroots racial justice activists from around the U.S. brought last summer against a foundation with stewardship of the Black Lives Matter …
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By AARON MORRISON
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6/29/23
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The Supreme Court’s 2018 ruling in Murphy vs. NCAA ushered in a new era of legalized sports betting in the U.S., allowing states to establish their own sports wagering laws and operations. The high …
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By KYLE HIGHTOWER
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6/29/23
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The fatal police shooting of a 17-year-old outside Paris this week has set off widespread disorder in French suburbs, with protesters burning cars, garbage and buildings. The killing also has raised …
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By SAMUEL PETREQUIN
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6/29/23
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Former Vice President Mike Pence has made a surprise visit to Ukraine, meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and touring the war-torn country as it fights Russian aggression. Pence …
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By JILL COLVIN
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6/29/23
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More than 1,000 people have returned to their homes in the Phoenix suburb of Scottsdale after firefighters declared a brush fire to be 30% contained. The Arizona Department of Forestry lifted …
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6/29/23
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France’s highest administrative jurisdiction says the country's soccer federation is entitled to ban headscarves in matches. The Council of State issued its ruling after a collective of …
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By SAMUEL PETREQUIN
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6/29/23
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Oak Flat in central Arizona is the subject of a tug of war between people in the historic mining town of Superior who want a huge copper mine developed there for its economic benefits. Meanwhile, …
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By ANITA SNOW
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6/29/23
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Americans 60 and older can get a new RSV vaccine but should discuss it with their doctor first. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday that those eligible for the newly approved …
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By MIKE STOBBE and CARLA K. JOHNSON
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6/29/23
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A 15-year-old Palestinian girl, Sadeel Naghniyeh, was killed by suspected Israeli fire when a raid into the refugee camp last week ignited the fiercest Israeli-Palestinian fighting in years. Her …
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By ISABEL DEBRE
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6/29/23
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Forecasters say the only break much of America can hope for anytime soon from eye-watering dangerous smoke from fire-struck Canada is brief bouts of shirt-soaking sweltering heat and humidity from a …
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By SETH BORENSTEIN
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6/29/23
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Two more Connecticut police officers have been fired for what officials called their misconduct and lack of compassion in how they treated Richard “Randy” Cox after he was paralyzed in the back …
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By DAVE COLLINS
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6/28/23
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Authorities say an Amtrak train carrying 198 passengers derailed after striking a truck in Southern California. A fire department official says the truck's driver was critically injured and taken to …
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6/28/23
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Scientists have observed for the first time the faint ripples caused by the motion of black holes that are gently stretching and squeezing everything in the universe. They reported Wednesday that …
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By MADDIE BURAKOFF
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6/28/23
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Lawyers for the family of a Virginia man who died of asphyxiation after he was pinned to the floor for about 11 minutes while being admitted to a psychiatric hospital have asked the U.S. Department …
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By DENISE LAVOIE
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6/28/23
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A lawsuit against a Utah woman who wrote a children's book about grief after her husband's death and now stands charged with his murder is seeking over $13 million in damages. The lawsuit was filed …
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By COLLEEN SLEVIN
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6/28/23
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Madonna has postponed her career-spanning 2023 “Celebration” tour due to what her manager calls a “serious bacterial infection.” Manager Guy Oseary says the singer had spent several days in …
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By MARIA SHERMAN
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6/28/23
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A neurologist says a gunman who massacred 11 worshippers at a Pittsburgh synagogue has schizophrenia and epilepsy. Dr. Siddhartha Nadkarni testified Wednesday as a defense expert at Robert Bowers' …
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6/28/23
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One of the mothers who successfully sued a North Carolina charter school over its requirement that girls wear skirts says she always knew she'd prevail. Bonnie Peltier told The Associated Press the …
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By BEN FINLEY
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6/28/23
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A new study says climate change is turning major snowfalls into more extreme rain over mountains, somehow worsening both dangerous flooding like the type that devastated Pakistan last year and …
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By SETH BORENSTEIN
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6/28/23
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