Biden picks history-making Air Force fighter pilot to serve as next Joint Chiefs chairman
President Joe Biden will announce Thursday that he is tapping a history-making Air Force fighter pilot to serve as the nation’s next top military officer, according to a U.S. official
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Wisconsin trial over fake electors set to start just before 2024 presidential election
A jury trial in a lawsuit seeking $2.4 million in damages from Republicans who attempted to cast Wisconsin’s 10 electoral votes for Donald Trump in 2020 even though he lost is scheduled to begin just two months before the 2024 presidential election
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Illinois Catholic clergy abuse report could draw lawsuits, reforms but new charges unlikely
Illinois’ attorney general ended a five-year investigation into sexual abuse of children by Catholic clergy in the state Tuesday, releasing a nearly 700-page report that revealed the problem was far worse than the church had said in 2018 at the start of the state’s review
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White House, advocates slam Florida school's 'censorship' of inauguration poem
By Sharon Bernstein and Steve Holland WASHINGTON The White House and advocates on Wednesday decried a Florida school's
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Once a whaling port, New Bedford wants to light the world again, with wind
The vessel UHF Felicity pulled into the port of New Bedford shortly before 5:00 Wednesday afternoon carrying massive parts for offshore wind turbines
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US intelligence indicates Ukrainians may have launched drone attack on Kremlin
US officials have picked up chatter amongst Ukrainian officials blaming each other for a drone attack on the Kremlin earlier this month, contributing to a US assessment that a Ukrainian group may have been responsible, sources familiar with the intelligence told CNN.
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Norwegian celebration in Dumfries ready after three-year delay
Events to mark the 80th anniversary of a town's wartime links with Norway were put on hold by Covid.
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Judge greenlights JPMorgan lawsuit blaming ex-executive in Jeffrey Epstein scandal
A federal judge says he won't block JPMorgan's legal efforts to accuse a former executive of hiding Jeffrey Epstein's decades-long sex abuse in order to keep the financier as a client
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Chinese hackers seeking to disrupt communications between US and Asia in event of crisis, Microsoft says
Chinese government-backed hackers are likely pursuing cyber capabilities that could be used to "disrupt critical communications" between the US and the Asia Pacific region in the event of a future US-China crisis, Microsoft warned on Wednesday.
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'The world has lost a legend': Fans pay tribute to legendary singer and queen of Rock 'n' Roll Tina Turner who died at 83
'Tina Turner was iconic, talented, and fierce. She was my mom's hero and was the ultimate superhero for me too,' wrote a fan
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James Holzhauer’s net worth: ‘Jeopardy! Masters’ contestant was 2019's third-highest game show-winner in America
‘Jeopardy! Masters’ contestant James Holzhauer has also participated in other game shows like ‘The Chase’ and ‘500 Questions’
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Analysis-Mexican president ramps up rhetoric, economic intervention as election nears
By Dave Graham MEXICO CITY Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's increasing attacks on adversaries and interventions in
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