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Capital One to buy Discover for $35B in deal combining major US credit card companies

The deal would bring together two of the nation's credit card companies as well as potentially shake up the payments industry.
3 years ago
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Associated Press

Donald Trump fraud verdict: $364 million penalty in civil fraud case

A New York judge ruled Friday against Donald Trump, imposing a $364 million penalty over what was ruled was a yearslong scheme to dupe banks and others.
3 years ago
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Associated Press

Taylor Swift gives $100K to family of woman killed in Chiefs parade shooting

Taylor Swift donated $100,000 to the family of Lisa Lopez-Galvan, the woman killed in the shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl victory parade.
3 years ago
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Dasha Litvinova, The Associated Press

Western officials and Kremlin critics blame Putin for Navalny’s death in prison

"He was killed for exposing Putin and his mafia as the crooks and thieves they are," Kasparov, who lives abroad, wrote on X.
3 years ago
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Associated Press

Things to know about the shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl celebration

Gunfire erupted at the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl celebration Wednesday, leaving one woman dead and more than 20 people injured, including children.
3 years ago
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Stephen Groves, The Associated Press

Senate passes a $95.3 billion aid package for Ukraine and Israel, but fate in the House is uncertain

The vote came after a small group of Republicans opposed to the $60 billion for Ukraine held the Senate floor through the night.
3 years ago
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Associated Press

Jury finds school shooter’s mother Jennifer Crumbley guilty of manslaughter

A Michigan jury convicted Crumbley of involuntary manslaughter Tuesday in a first-of-its-kind trial .
3 years ago
Britain's King Charles III, left, and Queen Camilla leave The London Clinic in London on Monday, Ja...
Associated Press

King Charles III has cancer and is receiving treatment, Buckingham Palace says

Charles will suspend public duties but will continue with state business, and won't be handing over his constitutional roles as head of state.
3 years ago
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Associated Press

Carl Weathers, linebacker-turned-actor who starred in ‘Rocky’ movies and ‘The Mandalorian,’ dies

Matt Luber, his manager, said Weathers died Thursday. His family issued a statement saying he died “peacefully in his sleep.”
3 years ago
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Associated Press

Trump, Biden win New Hampshire primaries

The former president clinched his second straight victory in his quest for the 2024 GOP nomination. Biden prevailed even though he wasn't on the ballot.
3 years ago
Associated Press

As opioids devastate WA, tribal leaders push for added funding

Tribal leaders in Washington state are urging lawmakers there to pass a bill that would send millions of dollars in funding to tribal nations to help them stem a dramatic rise in opioid overdose deaths.
3 years ago
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Here’s how ChatGPT plans to deter election misinformation in 2024

ChatGPT maker OpenAI has outlined a plan to prevent its tools from being used to spread election misinformation as voters in more than 50 countries prepare to cast their ballots in national elections this year.
3 years ago
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KYLE HIGHTOWER, AP Sports Writer

Patriots parting with coach Bill Belichick, who led team to 6 Super Bowl titles

Six-time NFL champ Bill Belichick agreed to part ways as the coach of the Patriots, ending his 24-year tenure as the architect of the decorated dynasty.
3 years ago
Associated Press

Chris Christie says he’s dropping out of the Republican presidential race before the Iowa caucuses

 Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said Wednesday that he’s ending his Republican presidential bid just days before Iowa’s leadoff caucuses in a last-ditch effort to deny Donald Trump a glidepath to the nomination.
3 years ago
Associated Press

AI-powered misinformation is the world’s biggest short-term threat

False and misleading information supercharged with cutting-edge artificial intelligence that threatens to erode democracy and polarize society is the top immediate risk to the global economy, the World Economic Forum said in a report Wednesday.
3 years ago
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee delivers his annual State of the State address to a joint legislative se...
Hallie Golden, The Associated Press

Starting his final year in office, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee stresses he isn’t finished yet

Inslee touted the state’s 1-year-old Climate Commitment Act, a policy that works to cap and reduce pollution while creating revenue for climate investments.
3 years ago
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Seung Min Kim and Zeke Miller

Defense Secretary Austin was treated for prostate cancer and a urinary tract infection, doctors say

The 70-year-old Austin was admitted to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Dec. 22 and underwent surgery to treat the cancer.
3 years ago
Associated Press

Microsoft’s OpenAI investment could trigger merger review

Microsoft’s multibillion-dollar investment in ChatGPT-maker OpenAI could trigger a European Union merger investigation, the bloc’s executive branch said Tuesday.
3 years ago
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Airlines say they found loose parts in door panels during inspections of Boeing Max 9 jets

Federal investigators say a door panel slid up before flying off an Alaska Airlines jetliner last week.
3 years ago
Associated Press

The Supreme Court will decide if Donald Trump can be kept off 2024 presidential ballots

The Supreme Court said Friday it will decide whether former President Donald Trump can be kept off the ballot because of his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss, inserting the court squarely in the 2024 presidential campaign.
3 years ago
Associated Press

SpaceX accused of unlawfully firing employees who were critical of Elon Musk

A U.S. labor agency has accused SpaceX of unlawfully firing employees who penned an open letter critical of CEO Elon Musk and creating an impression that worker activities were under surveillance by the rocket ship company.
3 years ago
DAVID B. CARUSO, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Dozens more Jeffrey Epstein documents are now public

Dozens of previously sealed court documents related to Jeffrey Epstein were made public late Wednesday, as a court releases more records from a years-old lawsuit connected to the late financier.
3 years ago
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The New York Times sues Microsoft for using its stories to train AI

The New York Times is striking back against the threat that artificial intelligence poses to the news industry, filing a federal lawsuit Wednesday against OpenAI and Microsoft seeking to end the practice of using its stories to train chatbots.
3 years ago
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Associated Press

Acquittals in Manuel Ellis’ death put Washington state’s police accountability law in the spotlight

A Washington state law aimed at improving police accountability is in the spotlight after three Tacoma officers were acquitted in the 2020 death of Manuel Ellis, a Black man who was shocked, beaten and restrained face-down on a sidewalk as he pleaded for breath.
3 years ago