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One thing that hasn’t changed in 250 years: Americans’ willingness to get suckered
NEW YORK (AP) — America: land of possibility. And also: land of suckers.
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Scientists hope deeper-rooted soybeans can withstand climate extremes and store more carbon
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Research scientist Ashish Rajurkar kneels in the dirt, lifting a large clod of soil tangled around a soybean plant. He knocks away pieces of earth from the plant's roots, which slope straight down instead of out to the side like typical soybean plants.
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The Latest: Early midterm voting gets underway with control of Congress at stake
In-person voting for this year’s midterm elections is underway in Virginia, ushering in the final six weeks for Americans to decide which party they trust to lead Congress at a time of a cost-of-living crisis, a prolonged war in Iran and other pressing issues. Voters in Idaho, Minnesota and South...
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Trump pushes his $5,000 'dividend' pledge if GOP wins midterms. Republican candidates, not as much
President Donald Trump came to battleground North Carolina doubling down on a tantalizing and implausible midterm promise. “If we win," he said, “we’re going to get you $5,000. So that’s it. Very simple.”
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ICE officer pleads not guilty to charges he lied to the FBI about nonfatal Minneapolis shooting
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — An immigration officer pleaded not guilty Friday to federal charges that he lied to the FBI about being attacked before he shot and wounded a Venezuelan man during the immigration crackdown in Minneapolis early this year.
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Billionaire Warren Buffett steps down as Berkshire Hathaway chairman, a post he has held since 1970
Warren Buffett is stepping down as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway in the next step of the transition at the top of the $1 trillion conglomerate he led for more than six decades.. The company said Friday that the 96-year-old Buffett will take become chairman emeritus and will take on his new role...
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A truck driver built a model of NYC with over 800,000 structures for fun. Now it's a museum exhibit
A truck driver who spent two decades building a massive scale model of his native New York City was delighted when it went viral on TikTok. Now, Joe Macken’s sprawling balsa wood and foam board creation is on display at the Museum of the City of New York. The immense model is 50 feet long and nea...
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Jon Stewart explains his ongoing philanthropic support of first responders
Jon Stewart says he never really decided to focus his charity efforts on first responders and their families. It just happened.
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Early voting begins in US midterm elections that could flip control of Congress
In-person voting for this year’s midterm elections is underway. Friday marks the start of early voting in Virginia, and voters in a few other states, including Minnesota and South Dakota, can now cast absentee ballots in person. At a voting location in Fairfax, Virginia, 18-year-old college stude...
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Trump refers to Black man from racially offensive 1988 campaign ad while stumping in North Carolina
President Donald Trump is using a controversial campaign ad from 1988 to criticize Democrats on crime. During a Wednesday rally in Gastonia, North Carolina, Trump referenced the Willie Horton ad, which targeted then-Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis. Trump compared it to a recent case involving ...
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Kauai small businesses ask tourists to return after Hurricane Lowell, with aloha and some patience
Watching her staff happily hand out free meals for hundreds of residents outside their Wailua commercial kitchen, food truck co-owner Kelly Kakalia felt fulfilled.
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Judge strikes down Trump policy that cut millions in teacher-training money
BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday struck down a 2025 order from the Trump administration that cut hundreds of millions of dollars in teacher-training money.
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Virginia's attorney general says DHS may have violated state election law after whistleblower report
Virginia’s attorney general says the Department of Homeland Security may have violated several state election laws following a whistleblower report. The report released Monday accused DHS of requiring federal employees to misrepresent themselves on voter lookup tools in a hunt for noncitizen vote...
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Anthropic says its model Claude is helping to build the next version of itself
Anthropic has announced that its AI model, Claude, is significantly aiding in the development of building its successor. Claude is handling 26% of the model research and development for Anthropic, completing tasks under human supervision. Although Claude isn't fully autonomous, it collaborates on...
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Jury convicts woman of negligent homicide in death of reporter covering Super Bowl in New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Louisiana jury convicted a woman of negligent homicide on Thursday in the death of a Telemundo television reporter who had been visiting New Orleans to cover the Super Bowl, according to the Jefferson Parish district attorney's office.
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Prize-winning author Phil Klay takes over at PEN America amid Israel-Hamas war rifts
NEW YORK (AP) — Prize-winning author Phil Klay has been named the new president of PEN America, taking on the role as the literary and free expression organization continues to be torn by disagreements stemming from the Israel-Hamas war.
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Senators from both parties voice criticism about Pentagon briefing on US defense strategy
WASHINGTON (AP) — Tensions are mounting between the Pentagon and Congress over the flow of information to lawmakers about the U.S. military's priorities, with both Democrats and Republicans accusing a Defense Department leader of being frustratingly opaque.
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A judge rejects Pamela Smart’s latest bid for a new trial in 1990 accomplice to murder case
A New Hampshire judge has dismissed Pamela Smart's latest petition for a new trial. Smart is serving a life sentence for orchestrating her husband's murder by her teenage student over three decades ago. On Thursday, a Merrimack County Superior Court judge ruled her arguments lacked merit or had b...
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The driver who slammed into an LA bus before a news helicopter crash is charged with murder
Prosecutors say an SUV driver was under the influence of drugs when she swerved into the wrong lane, blew a red light and slammed into a Los Angeles city bus, killing two riders. It was a tragedy compounded by the subsequent fatal crash of a TV news helicopter that had been covering the collision...
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Killing endangered wildlife is legal if they aren't the target, new Trump rule says
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Killing endangered animals while logging a forest or building a dam would not be considered illegal unless the animals were specifically targeted, under a new interpretation of the Endangered Species Act by President Donald Trump's administration that marks a sea change in ...
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Military: An F-16 crashes during training in Michigan; pilot ejects safely
A military spokesman says an F-16 fighter jet from Texas crashed in rural Michigan during a routine training exercise. The pilot ejected safely and received medical treatment at a local hospital. The crash happened Thursday afternoon at a National Guard base in Alpena, Michigan. Authorities advis...
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Russia and China veto US proposal for UN experts to keep monitoring sanctions on Iran
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia and China vetoed a United Nations resolution Thursday that would have authorized U.N. experts to keep monitoring sanctions that were reimposed against Iran last year over its nuclear program.
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Ex-Connecticut official flees to Greece before sentencing for corruption
A former senior budget official for Connecticut's Democratic governor is now a fugitive in Greece after fleeing the U.S. by boat and plane ahead of his sentencing for corruption, his lawyer and prosecutors told a federal judge on Thursday.
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Why the Federal Reserve is lifting rates now, and what it means
WASHINGTON (AP) — About six weeks ago, Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh announced that a divided central bank was keeping its key interest rate unchanged.
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Bail set for ICE officer accused of lying and assault in non-fatal shooting in Minneapolis
A federal immigration officer charged with shooting a Venezuelan man during the immigration crackdown that roiled Minneapolis early this year has made a brief first appearance before a Minnesota judge. Thursday's hearing followed months of legal and political battles over whether Christian Castro...
