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New Mexico recreational pot legalization passes 1st test

SANTA FE, N.M. — A Democrat-backed bill to legalize recreational marijuana businesses in all towns and counties across New Mexico passed its first tes...
1:41 29 January 2022
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Foreigners staying in virus-hit Wuhan now wonder what’s next

BEIJING — As the U.S. evacuates some Americans out of the Chinese city hardest-hit by a viral outbreak, many like Doug Perez are opting to stay.
1:38 29 January 2022
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Shaq: ‘Never could have imagined’ anything like Kobe’s death

Shaquille O'Neal tearfully said Tuesday he never could have imagined anything like Kobe Bryant's death, remembering his former teammate as a great pla...
1:02 29 January 2022
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Pentagon: 50 troops suffered brain injuries in Iran strike

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon on Tuesday raised to 50 the number of U.S. service members who suffered traumatic brain injuries in Iran's missile strike ea...
0:59 29 January 2022
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GOP squirms as Bolton prepares to dish on Trump White House

WASHINGTON — For much of the last 20 years, John Bolton was a conservative poster child, a Republican hawk whose worldview helped shape the GOP establ...
0:36 29 January 2022
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Trial highlights: Trump defense urges end to impeachment

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s legal team on Tuesday concluded its three-day presentation as they started it — arguing that the Democrats’ case...
0:28 29 January 2022
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Tributes build outside arena known as House that Kobe Built

LOS ANGELES — Fans call it The House that Kobe Built, and since Kobe Bryant's death in a helicopter crash mourners by the thousands have gathered dail...
0:03 29 January 2022
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At Harvey Weinstein’s trial, a big role for other accusers

NEW YORK — In his former life as a Hollywood big shot, Harvey Weinstein knew the importance of a good supporting role. In his New York City trial, it’...
23:26 28 January 2022
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Midwestern states consider banning bias based on hairstyles

TOPEKA, Kan. — Black female legislators in two predominantly white Midwestern states urged their Republican colleagues Tuesday to join a national push...
22:44 28 January 2022
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Apple holiday season tops projections as iPhone bounces back

SAN FRANCISCO — Apple is still reaping huge profits from the iPhone while mining more moneymaking opportunities from the growing popularity of its sma...
22:40 28 January 2022
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Unite Here labor union staying neutral in Democratic primary

LAS VEGAS — Unite Here, the parent of the large Nevada union representing hotel and casino workers, announced Tuesday that it is not planning to endor...
22:28 28 January 2022
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Mag 7.7 quake hits between Cuba and Jamaica, but no injuries

HAVANA — A powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck in the Caribbean Sea between Jamaica and eastern Cuba on Tuesday, shaking a vast area from Mexico ...
22:01 28 January 2022
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Harvard professor charged with hiding China ties, payments

BOSTON — A Harvard University professor was charged Tuesday with lying about his ties to a Chinese-run recruitment program and concealing payments he ...
21:44 28 January 2022
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Sanders’ Social Security ‘adjustments’ undercut Biden attack

DES MOINES, Iowa — As a congressman in the 1990s, Bernie Sanders expressed an openness to making “adjustments" to the tax and benefit structure of Soc...
20:39 28 January 2022
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Barr says there will be ‘zero tolerance’ on anti-Semitism

NEW YORK — Attorney General William Barr ordered federal prosecutors across the U.S. to step up their efforts to combat anti-Semitic hate crimes as he...
19:56 28 January 2022
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Strike by Seattle nurses, staff closes emergency rooms

SEATTLE — Thousands of nurses and other employees at a Seattle hospital system began a three-day strike over staffing levels and wages Tuesday, forcin...
19:03 28 January 2022
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‘Minari,’ a Korean immigrant drama, breaks out at Sundance

PARK CITY, Utah — After the premiere of “Minari” at the Sundance Film Festival, while many in the audience were still drying their eyes, director Lee ...
18:51 28 January 2022
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Iowans adjust to ‘weird’ final days of caucus campaign

DES MOINES, Iowa — In normal years, Iowa is the center of the political universe during the final stretch before its famed caucuses. Top candidates ru...
18:30 28 January 2022
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Reports: Fotis Dulos, accused of killing his wife, is dead

FARMINGTON, Conn. — A Connecticut man charged with murdering his estranged and missing wife has died, according to reports Tuesday.
18:17 28 January 2022
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Review: Louis Tomlinson drops a total snoozer of an album

Louis Tomlinson, “Walls” (Sony)
18:04 28 January 2022
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Kobe Bryant leaves lasting impact on women’s basketball

HARTFORD, Conn. — Kobe Bryant always had an interest in women's basketball, one that he shared with many in the sport even before his daughter Gianna ...
17:27 28 January 2022
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Column: A new tour without Tiger is no tour at all

SAN DIEGO — Jay Monahan was at Torrey Pines for the annual players meeting, most of it pertaining to the potential of a financial windfall for top pla...
17:19 28 January 2022
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New pressure on Prince Andrew to help Epstein investigation

LONDON — The pressure on Britain’s disgraced Prince Andrew increased Tuesday after the revelation by U.S. authorities that he has failed to cooperate ...
16:42 28 January 2022
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‘Like I’m trapped’: Africans in China lockdown see no escape

JOHANNESBURG — The normally bustling supermarket in Wuhan was deserted, looking more foreign than ever. Khamis Hassan Bakari walked the aisles and saw...
16:12 28 January 2022
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Huey Lewis pushes past hearing pain to keep making music

NEW YORK — There’s mixed news when it comes to Huey Lewis these days. The good part is that the '80s hitmaker and his band have their first new album ...
15:52 28 January 2022
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Kobe Bryant and Philly: From hero to traitor to beloved

PHILADELPHIA — Jeered like a traitor just a few miles from the high school where he won a state title, Kobe Bryant stewed on the bench as the final mi...
15:33 28 January 2022
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Weinstein trial moves swiftly with more accusers on deck

NEW YORK — The closely watched #Metoo-era rape trial of Harvey Weinstein is moving at a faster pace than predicted, with three more of his accusers ex...
15:19 28 January 2022
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Astronaut craves salsa and surf after record 11 months aloft

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — After nearly 11 months in orbit, the astronaut holding the record for the longest spaceflight by a woman can't wait to dig into...
14:31 28 January 2022
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Sit tight, gardeners, the plants need to chill

Outdoor plants in cold climates need to bank a certain number of hours being chilly during the winter for their buds to awaken in the coming months. A...
13:55 28 January 2022
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‘Confused and angry’: Brexit unsettles EU citizens in the UK

LONDON — Anxious, angry, abandoned. Brexit elicits strong emotions, and as Britain’s departure from the European Union approaches, more than 3 million...
12:41 28 January 2022