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US applications for jobless benefits fell below 200,000 last week with layoffs historically low

DOJ pushed to prosecute Kilmar Abrego Garcia only after mistaken deportation, judge’s order says

Idaho company recalls nearly 3,000 pounds of ground beef for E. coli risk

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Israel says it will halt operations of several humanitarian organizations in Gaza starting in 2026

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The year’s first meteor shower and supermoon clash in January skies

United Arab Emirates says it will withdraw its remaining forces in Yemen

Pipe bomb suspect told FBI he targeted US political parties because they were ‘in charge,’ memo says

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Judge orders release of transcript from closed hearing for man accused of killing Charlie Kirk

Trump welcomes Zelenskyy for talks, asserts Russia and Ukraine both want peace, however elusive

US stocks hover at record highs in quiet trading; gold and silver prices jump

Virtual reality opens doors for older people to build closer connections in real life

Times Square to feature patriotic ball drop for New Year’s Eve, kicking off US’s 250th birthday

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Explosion at a Pennsylvania nursing home traps people inside, authorities say

Mexican Navy medical flight lost communication for several minutes before Texas crash

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Resilient US consumers drive strongest economic expansion in 2 years

Chiefs’ move to Kansas leaves Missouri fans heartbroken over another NFL franchise leaving

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Brown attack suspect died the two days before his body was found, autopsy finds

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Trump administration pauses 5 wind projects off the East Coast

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Rural schools hit by Trump’s grant cuts have few options for making up for the lost money

Man suspected in Brown University shooting and MIT professor’s killing is found dead, officials say

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Tennessee governor pardons country star Jelly Roll, who has sought redemption from criminal past

House Democrats release more photos from Epstein’s estate

The shortest day of the year is descending on the Northern Hemisphere. Here’s what to know

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Florida man set to be executed for killing 2 during a home invasion

Pulitzer Prize-winning correspondent Peter Arnett, who reported on Vietnam and Gulf wars, has died

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Georgia Senate committee questions Fani Willis over Trump prosecution

Ohio University fires coach Brian Smith over ‘serious professional misconduct’

‘Buck Rogers’ star Gil Gerard dies at 82

An MIT professor was fatally shot at his home and police launched a homicide investigation

Trump expands travel ban and restrictions to include an additional 20 countries

Prosecutors will charge Rob Reiner’s son Nick with 2 counts of murder in killing of his parents

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Kraft Heinz taps former Kellogg chief as its CEO as it prepares to split into 2 companies

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Ford scraps fully-electric F-150 Lightning as mounting losses and falling demand hits EV plans

Australian police say Bondi Beach mass shooting was inspired by Islamic State group

‘General Hospital’ star Anthony Geary of Luke and Laura fame dies at 78

Australian police say Bondi Beach mass shooting was inspired by Islamic State group

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Rob Reiner’s son Nick arrested after the director and his wife were found dead at their home

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Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes to get second opinion on torn ACL before having surgery

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4 charged with plotting New Year’s Eve attacks in Southern California, prosecutors say

Authorities renew search for the Brown University shooter after releasing a person of interest

Authorities say they will release person of interest detained in Brown University shooting

Rob Reiner and his wife found dead in Los Angeles home, AP source says

Time magazine names ‘Architects of AI’ as its person of the year for 2025

Study finds humans were making fire 400,000 years ago, far earlier than once thought

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Nearly 30,000 trafficked animals were rescued in a monthlong global operation led by Interpol

Noem links the seizure of an oil tanker off Venezuela to US antidrug efforts

Sherrone Moore spent the night in jail after being fired as Michigan’s football coach

Botulism outbreak sickens more than 50 babies and expands to all ByHeart products

US has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, Trump says

NASA loses contact with its Maven spacecraft orbiting Mars for the past decade

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