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Buttigieg, Sanders to win most national delegates in Iowa

WASHINGTON — Pete Buttigieg and Bernie Sanders will emerge from Iowa's Democratic caucuses with the most delegates to the party's national convention,...
0:10 7 February 2022
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Messy Iowa caucuses leave cash-poor candidates scrambling

MANCHESTER, N.H. — The Iowa caucuses weren't just a colossal political mess. They were a massive money drain for Democratic presidential contenders wh...
0:02 7 February 2022
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New virus cases in UK, Germany, Italy put Europe total at 31

LONDON — Britain, Germany and Italy announced more cases of the new virus from China on Thursday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in Euro...
23:45 6 February 2022
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Wolves send Wiggins to Warriors for Russell in scorer swap

MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Timberwolves have taken on yet another new look, with D'Angelo Russell on his way to join pal Karl-Anthony Towns and Andre...
23:31 6 February 2022
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Broadcasters stick with Trump during acquittal victory talk

NEW YORK — After President Donald Trump spoke live for more than an hour Thursday about his impeachment acquittal, one television network anchor apolo...
23:19 6 February 2022
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AP Source: Bryant memorial set for Feb. 24 at Staples Center

LOS ANGELES — A public memorial service for Kobe Bryant, his daughter and seven others killed in a helicopter crash is planned for Feb. 24 at Staples ...
22:42 6 February 2022
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McConnell remaking Senate in age of Trump, impeachment

WASHINGTON — Long before Donald Trump’s impeachment landed in the Senate, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell had one piece of advice for the president: F...
22:31 6 February 2022
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New Hampshire officials confident they’ll avoid Iowa chaos

CONCORD, N.H. — New Hampshire voters rarely rubber-stamp the results of the Iowa caucuses. And they won't follow the lead of Iowa's chaotic caucuses w...
22:11 6 February 2022
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Syrian army enters key town as Turkey beefs up its troops

BEIRUT — Syrian government troops entered a strategic town in the country's last rebel stronghold Thursday after fierce clashes with opposition fighte...
22:07 6 February 2022
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Hectic end to the NBA’s trade window, but some teams sat out

MIAMI — Most of the top NBA playoff contenders stayed out of the down-to-the-wire frenzy at the trade deadline.
21:59 6 February 2022
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Uber loses $1.1B investing in food delivery, driverless cars

NEW YORK — Uber continued to lose money as it builds up its food delivery business and develops technology for driverless cars, but revenue for its ri...
21:07 6 February 2022
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A rapid descent leads to screams on severed Turkish plane

ISTANBUL — As their flight abruptly descended into Istanbul and hit the ground with a rumble, a Turkish couple tensed up. They soon relaxed when they ...
20:41 6 February 2022
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Ginsburg to present award named for her to philanthropist

WASHINGTON — Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg usually is on the receiving end of awards, but she'll be handing out one in her name next week ...
20:18 6 February 2022
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A step ahead? Nike’s Vaporfly shoe changing marathon game

To pick the favorites in this year's Olympic marathon, just glance at the shoes of the runners on the starting line.
20:15 6 February 2022
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Storms sweep over Deep South with rain, wind, floods; 1 dead

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A powerful winter storm raked the Deep South on Thursday with high winds, rain and floods that killed one person and injured severa...
19:00 6 February 2022
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Deegan begins march to NASCAR’s big leagues at Daytona

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — There was nothing special about Hailie Deegan's sports car debut as she raced around the road course last month at Daytona Inter...
18:59 6 February 2022
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Corporate America has a 1%, too, more influential than ever

NEW YORK — Now that they've already taken over our lives, big tech companies are taking over the stock market.
18:51 6 February 2022
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Trump administration moves ahead on shrinking Utah monuments

SALT LAKE CITY — The U.S. government implemented final management plans Thursday for two national monuments in Utah that President Donald Trump downsi...
18:47 6 February 2022
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Green tea party? State licenses Boston’s 1st marijuana shop

BOSTON — Boston’s first retail pot shop and Massachusetts’ first minority-owned marijuana business was approved Thursday, more than a year after the f...
18:35 6 February 2022
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King angry at CBS promo of interview questions about Bryant

NEW YORK — In the wake of a social media backlash, CBS' Gayle King says she is embarrassed and angry with how the network promoted part of her intervi...
17:58 6 February 2022
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US lets autonomous vehicle bypass human-driver safety rules

DETROIT — For the first time, the U.S. government's highway safety agency has approved a company's request to deploy a self-driving vehicle that doesn...
17:35 6 February 2022
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Experts scramble, but new virus vaccine may not come in time

WASHINGTON — The flu-like virus that exploded from China has researchers worldwide once again scrambling to find a vaccine against a surprise health t...
17:32 6 February 2022
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FDA crackdown on vaping flavors has blind spot: disposables

WASHINGTON — The U.S. government on Thursday began enforcing restrictions on flavored electronic cigarettes aimed at curbing underage vaping. But some...
17:31 6 February 2022
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MLS salaries, charter flights rise in new labor deal

NEW YORK — The minimum salary for senior players in Major League Soccer will rise from $70,250 last year to $109,200 in 2024 as part of a five-year co...
17:19 6 February 2022
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Factory farms provide abundant food, but environment suffers

AKRON, Iowa — In recent years, Fred Zenk built two barns housing about 2,400 hogs between them — long, white, concrete-and-metal structures that are u...
17:18 6 February 2022
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Experts ponder human error in Italian high-speed train crash

OSPEDALETTO LODIGIANO, Italy — A high-speed passenger train derailed in northern Italy before dawn Thursday, killing two railway workers and injuring ...
17:04 6 February 2022
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Strong 2Q for Tapestry, though China outbreak takes its toll

The luxury brand Tapestry handily beat quarterly profit expectations but warned that the virus outbreak in China is “significantly impacting” its busi...
16:53 6 February 2022
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Barr warns against Chinese ‘dominance’ in wireless networks

WASHINGTON — Attorney General William Barr waded into ongoing diplomatic tensions between the United States and China on Thursday, decrying what he sa...
16:35 6 February 2022
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Pablo Escobar’s hit man dies after short battle with cancer

BOGOTA, Colombia — A former hit man for late drug lord Pablo Escobar who confessed to killing hundreds of people during one of Colombia’s most violent...
16:30 6 February 2022
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Ill Cali cartel drug kingpin seeks early prison release

MIAMI — One of the world's major cocaine kingpins, a co-founder of Colombia's Cali Cartel that smuggled some $2 billion in drugs to the U.S., is seeki...
16:20 6 February 2022