US soldier to receive highest peacetime award for heroism after defending woman
A US soldier in Hawaii is receiving the military's highest award for valor not in combat on Wednesday for saving a woman's life and repeatedly fighting off a man who was attacking her.
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Stanford University president to quit after review of scientific work
By Brad Brooks The president of Stanford University, one of the most prestigious U.S. schools, announced plans on
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How Putin just spiked worldwide wheat prices
Russian President Vladimir Putin appears to have declared open season on Ukraine's consequential grain exports, targeting the port city of Odesa with new ferocity and jeopardizing worldwide food prices.
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UPS and Teamsters to meet next week ahead of looming strike
Negotiations will resume next week between UPS and the Teamsters union, which represents 340,000 UPS workers, ahead of a looming nationwide strike.
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New York to distribute flyers telling migrants at U.S.-Mexico border to 'consider another city'
By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON New York City will distribute flyers at the U.S.-Mexico border telling newly arrived migrants
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Hollywood's absolutely bizarre accounting tactics are under renewed scrutiny
"Forrest Gump" has never made a single penny for the studio that made it, despite selling over $300 million worth of tickets at the box office. "Return of the Jedi" was a similarly monumental financial flop. Same goes for at least one Harry Potter film. All of them wildly popular, yet wildly unprofitable. At least on paper.
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Judge denies Trump bid to move hush money case to federal court
A federal judge on Wednesday denied Donald Trump's effort to move the New York indictment charging him with falsifying business records into federal court, finding that Trump failed to show that any of the allegedly illegal conduct related to his role as president.
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'He was going so fast': US officials try to piece together why soldier bolted into North Korea
Just one day before crossing into North Korea, Private Travis King texted his US military handlers to let them know he had arrived at his gate at Incheon Airport in Seoul and was preparing to board a plane back to the US.
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Four arrested over €1.6m Celtic coin theft
German authorities say investigations are continuing into the November museum heist in Bavaria.
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Ho-Chunk Nation elders record their language to help keep it going
Elder members of the Ho-Chunk Nation gathered Tuesday in Black River Falls, Wisconsin, to record the tribe's language to preserve the history for the next generation.
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Why Is TV Called the ‘Boob Tube’?
When TVs became popular in the 20th century, some people started calling it ‘the tube.’ That nickname soon spawned an even catchier one: ‘the boob tube.’
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Deranged Message Directed to 'Becky' Displayed On Giant Coors Field Scoreboard
Coors Field scoreboard message goes viral.
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