
Jordan faces grim prospects in speaker's fight after whirlwind week for House GOP
After a series of setbacks, Republicans ended the week no closer to electing a new speaker as deep internal divisions have left the conference struggling to govern and the House in a state of paralysis.
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Amid a mental health crisis, toy industry takes on a new role: building resilience
As more children emerge from the pandemic grappling with mental health issues, their parents are seeking ways for them to build emotional resilience
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Louisiana Republicans face first test in effort to flip governor's office
Republicans' efforts to win control of the Louisiana governor's office face a first test Saturday in a "jungle primary" that is likely to narrow the field to a head-to-head runoff next month.
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Best Buy will soon stop selling DVDs
Grab physical DVDs while you still can.
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Mexican American woman becomes first NCAA Division I female kicker at an HBCU
A Mexican American woman has become the first female kicker at Jackson State University, a NCAA Division I Historically Black College and University. Leilani Armenta told CNN she was nervous when she stepped onto the field during the team's September 23 game against rival Bethune-Cookman University, but she knew she had a job to do. She said she just focused on playing the game.
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House speaker crisis is a symptom of historic Republican divisions
You might have thought it was a Democrat who recently said that House Republicans were in the "same stupid clown car with a different driver." And while I'm sure many Democrats feel that way, it was Republican Rep. Dusty Johnson who uttered that memorable phrase.
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Why is movie candy sold in boxes?
Imagine you're at the movies: The lights have dimmed, the previews are over, chatter dwindles to a hush. You take a sip of soda through a straw. You pop some artificially buttery popcorn into your mouth. You tear open a bag of Skittles and start to chew.
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Officers involved in tasing man who caught fire and later died won't be criminally charged, New York attorney general's office says
The New York attorney general's office says criminal charges won't be brought against officers after a man covered in hand sanitizer was tased and caught on fire -- an incident that left him dead weeks later.
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'An incredible find': Florida road crews discover 19th-century boat buried in St. Augustine
Construction workers in northeast Florida have unearthed a piece of 19th-century history buried beneath the oldest city in the United States.
1970-01-01 08:00

X illegally fired worker over return to office protest, US labor agency says
Elon Musk's social media company, X (formerly known as Twitter), broke the law when it fired one of its employees for "exercising their right to protected concerted activity" following X's return-to-office mandate, according to a complaint from the National Labor Relations Board.
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Haley and DeSantis campaigns make case to major GOP donors
Top officials from the campaigns of Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis made their case Friday to major Republican donors, as the two compete to position themselves as the most viable alternative to former President Donald Trump.
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ACT reports record low scores on its college readiness exam
The average composite score on the ACT college admissions test dropped to their lowest levels since 1991, according to data released this week.
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