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UK faces another fierce storm; 2 found dead in rough seas

LONDON — Rescuers pulled two male bodies from rough seas off the coast of southeast England and military personnel mobilized to help build flood barri...
18:35 15 February 2022
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14-year-old charged with Barnard College student death

NEW YORK — A 14-year-old has been arrested in the fatal stabbing of a Barnard College student in a Manhattan park in December, authorities said Saturd...
18:19 15 February 2022
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Baker to MLB: Tell teams to ‘stop the comments’ on Astros

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Astros manager Dusty Baker wants action from Major League Baseball: End the critcism of his team from across baseball over sig...
18:17 15 February 2022
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France announces 1st death of virus patient outside Asia

PARIS — France on Saturday reported the first death outside Asia of a person infected with the new virus from China, an 80-year-old Chinese tourist wh...
18:00 15 February 2022
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Ex-Michigan State hoops star Appling facing heroin charges

WARREN, Mich. — Former Michigan State basketball player Keith Appling was charged with drug crimes after authorities say they found heroin in his vehi...
17:47 15 February 2022
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Trump looks to rev up his base at Daytona 500

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is out to rev up his appeal with a key voting demographic — NASCAR fans — as he takes in the Daytona 500 on Sunday...
17:33 15 February 2022
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Democrats gaining voter edge in California House battles

LOS ANGELES — Republicans hope to recapture seven California U.S. House seats lost in a 2018 rout, but Democrats are gaining ground among registered v...
15:57 15 February 2022
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Houston blast prompts safety debate in city with no zoning

HOUSTON — Houston’s lack of zoning restrictions has left many residents with neighbors they don't want: petrochemical facilities and businesses that h...
15:22 15 February 2022
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WHO chief praises China’s virus fight, urges more from world

MUNICH — The head of the World Health Organization is urging governments to step up their efforts to prepare for the COVID-19 virus and says “it’s imp...
14:55 15 February 2022
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AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s wall claim is beyond ‘redemption’

WASHINGTON — On the eve of the New Hampshire primary, President Donald Trump told a rally that people who are in the United States illegally are payin...
13:34 15 February 2022
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France’s Macron urges better long-term relations with Russia

MUNICH — Europe needs to strive for better relations with Russia in the long term, French President Emmanuel Macron said Saturday, adding that while h...
12:35 15 February 2022
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Esper says Taliban deal is promising but not without risk

MUNICH — U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Saturday that a truce agreement between the United States and the Taliban that could lead to the withd...
11:01 15 February 2022
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US defense chief slams China as rising threat to world order

MUNICH, Germany — U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Saturday cast China as a rising threat to world order — saying the world's most populous nation...
10:00 15 February 2022
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1 dead, 4 injured in shooting outside Berlin music venue

BERLIN — One person has been killed and 4 others were injured in a shooting late Friday outside a Berlin event venue, German authorities said Saturday...
9:46 15 February 2022
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Not done: Caster Semenya runs again, says ‘I’m here to stay’

Caster Semenya ran her first public race in eight months and broke the national 300-meter record at a low-level meet at a South African university bef...
9:09 15 February 2022
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Amid virus outbreak, concerns about a hockey stick shortage

Jack Eichel snapped his stick over the crossbar in frustration after an empty-net goal sealed a Buffalo Sabres loss, splintering it across the ice. He...
7:18 15 February 2022
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Lakers’ Davis back in hometown for All-Star Game

CHICAGO — Anthony Davis knows smooth. He has been making basketball look easy for years, from his early days in his native Chicago all the way through...
7:09 15 February 2022
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Klobuchar shifts on immigration before Nevada caucuses

LAS VEGAS — Democratic presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar says she no longer believes English should be the national language of the U.S., disavowin...
5:44 15 February 2022
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No handshakes: Viral outbreak spooks Asian places of worship

MANILA, Philippines — In a popular Catholic church in the Philippines, nearly half of the pews were empty for Sunday Mass. The few hundred worshippers...
4:17 15 February 2022
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Grant Enfinger wins wild Truck Series opener at Daytona

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — NASCAR opened the Truck Series season with one fiery crash, a truck stuck on its roof and Grrant Enfinger in victory lane follow...
4:16 15 February 2022
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Woods to skip first World Golf Championship of the year

LOS ANGELES — Tiger Woods is among four players from the top 10 who are skipping the Mexico Championship next week, a World Golf Championships event w...
2:48 15 February 2022
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Kuchar leads by 2 at Riviera as Woods falls 9 shots behind

LOS ANGELES — Matt Kuchar made a mess of the easiest hole at Riviera. He couldn't find the fairway and felt he was on the defensive all afternoon Frid...
2:20 15 February 2022
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Zack Kassian suspended 7 games for kicking opponent

NEW YORK — Edmonton Oilers forward Zack Kassian was suspended seven games by the NHL on Friday for kicking an opponent in the chest.
1:40 15 February 2022
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Kentucky Derby winner Country House retired with foot injury

Country House, the horse who won the Kentucky Derby in 2019 after the first horse over the finish line was disqualified, has been retired because of a...
1:17 15 February 2022
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De Blasio endorses former 2020 rival Sanders for president

NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is endorsing Bernie Sanders for president, a move that puts de Blasio in a position to become a leading ...
23:35 14 February 2022
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Column: Some schools cling to antiquated female nicknames

Amazingly, this is still a thing as we begin the third decade of the 21st century.
23:17 14 February 2022
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Winfrey holds TV discussion on ‘American Dirt’ in Arizona

TUCSON, Ariz. — Oprah Winfrey's soon-to-be televised discussion about the controversial novel “American Dirt” is drawing scrutiny for not inviting som...
23:15 14 February 2022
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Delta says it will invest $1 billion to cut carbon emissions

Delta Air Lines said Friday it will invest $1 billion over the next 10 years in measures designed to offset climate-warming carbon emissions from its ...
22:00 14 February 2022
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Haiti officials say 15 children died in residence fire

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A fire swept through a Haitian children's home run by a Pennsylvania-based religious nonprofit group, killing 15 children, off...
21:48 14 February 2022
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Parkland widow renovates home, preserves memories

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — Debbi Hixon was a bundle of nerves waiting to see the 10-day makeover that had transformed her home. She wasn't concerned about the ...
21:42 14 February 2022