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Chief: City employee targeted co-worker in deadly shooting

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — A deadly shooting at a city building in Winston-Salem, North Carolina was an act of “workplace violence" by one city employee wh...
20:41 20 December 2021
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Obamacare sign-ups steady as debate persists over its future

WASHINGTON — More than 8 million people have signed up for coverage next year under former President Barack Obama's health care law, the government sa...
20:18 20 December 2021
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Community mourns victim of housing complex shooting

WESTERLY, R.I. — A Rhode Island community were remembering on Friday a woman gunned down in a shooting that wounded two others as a loving mother and ...
20:03 20 December 2021
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California still most populous, but stalls at 39.9 million

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California's population has stalled at 39.9 million people as expensive housing prices and other factors convince more people to ...
19:30 20 December 2021
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Column: Wiseman shows he’s wise young man by dumping college

Congratulations to James Wiseman, a wise young man indeed.
19:07 20 December 2021
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Review: Jordan and Foxx shine in urgent drama ‘Just Mercy’

There's usually one film that tops lists whenever powerful legal thrillers are debated — “To Kill a Mockingbird," set in the 1930s. Now comes a film s...
17:35 20 December 2021
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Mahomes flourishes in snow as Chiefs keep winning

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Patrick Mahomes leaned his head back with a smile stretching ear to ear, gazing up toward the sky as snow swirled around him, the y...
17:13 20 December 2021
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Palace: Prince Philip in hospital as ‘precautionary measure’

LONDON — Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II, was admitted to a London hospital Friday “as a precautionary measure,” Buckingham Palace sa...
16:42 20 December 2021
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What if you knew a cookie would take 20 minutes to run off?

NEW YORK — Would you put down that bag of chips if you saw it had 170 calories? What if the label said it would take 16 minutes of running to burn off...
16:29 20 December 2021
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Putin bristles at Western criticism of 1939 Soviet-Nazi pact

MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday strongly rejected Western criticism of a 1939 Soviet pact with Nazi Germany, arguing that Western ...
15:40 20 December 2021
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Greece: Bitcoin fraud suspect to be extradited to France

Greece's justice minister has signed an order for bitcoin fraud suspect Alexander Vinnik to be extradited to France — concluding an international lega...
14:52 20 December 2021
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Toy stores hope playtime inside their shops leads to sales

PARAMUS, N.J. — Jaelyn Farrell climbed into a tree fort, played in fake sand and pushed around a “Paw Patrol” toy car.
14:43 20 December 2021
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UK charges US diplomat’s wife over teen’s death in crash

LONDON — An American diplomat's wife who left Britain after being involved in a fatal road accident that killed a British teenager has been charged, B...
14:36 20 December 2021
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Q&A: Sam Mendes on making ’1917′ in one long take

NEW YORK — After the juggling act of two Bond films, with their cadre of characters and armory of gadgets, Sam Mendes had something cleaner in mind fo...
14:35 20 December 2021
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Q&A: Anthony Daniels talks long ride as C-3PO in ‘Star Wars’

LOS ANGELES — Anthony Daniels went through a painful experience after not receiving the same amount of public recognition as other co-stars when the f...
14:22 20 December 2021
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Germany OKs cheaper train tickets in plan to lower emissions

BERLIN — Germany's upper house of parliament has approved a plan to lower the value-added tax on train tickets, making rail travel cheaper beginning J...
13:57 20 December 2021
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Romania confronts ugly past involving abusive orphanages

BUCHAREST, Romania — Whenever he returns to the orphanage where he grew up, Florin Catanescu is overwhelmed by sad memories.
13:13 20 December 2021
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Activists cheer victory in landmark Dutch climate case

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — In a ruling hailed as an “immense victory for climate justice,” the Netherlands' top court ruled Friday in favor of activists...
13:05 20 December 2021
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Warren’s origin story, her mother and THE dress, comes home

OKLAHOMA CITY — Elizabeth Warren lets the dramatic tension build as she begins the foundational story of her biography, the one about her mother and t...
13:02 20 December 2021
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Suspect in custody after man shot at Oklahoma City mall

OKLAHOMA CITY — A person suspected of shooting another man during an argument inside an Oklahoma City mall, prompting frightened shoppers to hide foll...
12:41 20 December 2021
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Impeachment of Trump voted top 2019 news story in AP poll

NEW YORK — The drive by the Democratic-led House of Representatives to impeach President Donald Trump was the top news story of 2019, according to The...
12:00 20 December 2021
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Lebanon’s new PM says he plans a government of experts

BEIRUT — Lebanon's newly designated prime minister said on Monday he plans to form a government of experts and independents to deal with the country's...
11:54 20 December 2021
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Catalan separatist politicians win new EU legal victory

BRUSSELS — The European Union’s top court said Friday that it wants a lower court to re-consider its decision to prevent fugitive former Catalan leade...
11:02 20 December 2021
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Andrew Bailey to succeed Carney as Bank of England governor

LONDON — Andrew Bailey, head of Britain’s financial watchdog, will be the next governor of the Bank of England, where his top challenge will be naviga...
10:53 20 December 2021
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French telecom company Orange convicted over suicides

French phone and Internet provider Orange was found guilty Friday of a string of employee suicides.
10:23 20 December 2021
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Iran’s Rouhani in Japan to meet Japan PM amid nuke impasse

TOKYO — Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is visiting Tokyo to meet with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday in hopes of easing a nuclear impa...
9:23 20 December 2021
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World shares mixed as US says trade deal with China ready

TOKYO — Global shares meandered in a narrow range on Friday despite another session of record highs on Wall Street.
8:55 20 December 2021
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Notre Dame Cathedral to miss first Christmas in centuries

PARIS — Notre Dame kept Christmas going even during two world wars — a beacon of hope amid the bloodshed.
8:33 20 December 2021
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Vatican tribunal now overwhelmed by clergy abuse cases

VATICAN CITY — The Vatican office responsible for processing clergy sex abuse complaints saw a record 1,000 cases reported from around the world this ...
7:23 20 December 2021
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Westbrook scores 40 as Rockets rally to defeat Clippers

LOS ANGELES — Russell Westbrook scored a season-high 40 points, James Harden added 28 and the Houston Rockets rallied from a 16-point deficit in the s...
6:34 20 December 2021