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R Kelly girlfriend charged after fight at singer’s condo

CHICAGO — A fight between two of R. Kelly's girlfriends inside the embattled singer’s Trump Tower condominium has led to a domestic battery charge aga...
13:46 9 January 2022
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Global stocks, oil prices stabilize as Iran anxiety eases

BEIJING — Global stock markets and oil prices edged up Thursday as anxiety over potential U.S.-Iranian armed conflict eased.
12:54 9 January 2022
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Questions, questions: What’s next for Prince Harry & Meghan?

LONDON — The announcement by Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, that they will step back from royal duties and seek a new “progressive” p...
12:46 9 January 2022
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Booker: Impeachment trial could be ‘big blow’ to my campaign

WASHINGTON — Sen. Cory Booker said a looming impeachment trial and other pressing issues in Washington could deal a “big, big blow” to his Democratic ...
12:21 9 January 2022
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Statue mocking Donald Trump torched in Slovenia

LJUBLJANA, Slovenia — A wooden statue mocking U.S. President Donald Trump was burned to the ground Thursday in Slovenia, the birthplace of his wife Me...
11:43 9 January 2022
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Agnes Keleti, the oldest living Olympic champion, turns 99

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Although she turned 99 on Thursday, even a 9-year-old would have a hard time keeping up with Agnes Keleti's irrepressible energy a...
11:41 9 January 2022
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Old-fashioned No. 9′s are back in fashion in Serie A

ROME — Forget the false nine. Traditional No. 9’s are back in vogue in Serie A.
10:53 9 January 2022
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Pope warns of risks from US-Iran tensions in policy speech

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis warned Thursday that increasing tensions between the U.S. and Iran are setting the stage for a broader conflict in the Mid...
10:38 9 January 2022
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Nationwide protest in France over pensions as talks continue

PARIS — Rail workers, teachers, doctors, lawyers and others joined a nationwide day of protests and strikes Thursday to denounce French President Emma...
10:33 9 January 2022
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Risky Gulf Arab strategy tested by killing of Iran general

DUBAI, United Arab Emirate — U.S. allies in the Persian Gulf have loudly pushed for hawkish policies by Washington to pressure, isolate and cripple Ir...
8:23 9 January 2022
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Filipino Catholics pray for Mideast peace in huge gathering

MANILA, Philippines — A mammoth crowd of mostly barefoot Filipino Catholics prayed for peace in the Middle East on Thursday at the start of an annual ...
7:39 9 January 2022
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Pitt, Sandler and ‘The Irishman’ celebrated at NBR Awards

NEW YORK — The National Board of Review toasted Martin Scorsese’s “The Irishman” as the year’s best film in an awards ceremony Wednesday night that in...
6:16 9 January 2022
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Soaring pork prices keep China’s inflation at 7-year high

BEIJING — Soaring pork prices that nearly doubled in December over a year ago kept inflation at a seven-year high despite government efforts to ease m...
5:36 9 January 2022
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Jones leads No. 2 Duke to 73-64 victory over scrappy Ga Tech

ATLANTA — Tre Jones hit two key baskets down the stretch and No. 2 Duke extended its decade-long domination of Georgia Tech, holding off the Yellow Ja...
4:40 9 January 2022
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Taiwan leader gets election boost from unlikely place: China

TAIPEI, Taiwan — A year ago, Taiwan's leader was on the ropes. Then she got a boost from an unexpected corner: Chinese President Xi Jinping.
3:56 9 January 2022
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Harden, Young get 40-point triple-doubles; Rockets top Hawks

ATLANTA — James Harden scored 41 points, including 22 in the first quarter, to lead the Houston Rockets over Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks 122-115 ...
3:25 9 January 2022
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Court reverses $35M verdict against Jehovah’s Witnesses

HELENA, Mont. — The Montana Supreme Court on Wednesday reversed a $35 million judgment against the Jehovah's Witnesses for not reporting a girl's sexu...
3:06 9 January 2022
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California governor seeks $1 billion to target homelessness

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A billion-dollar investment last year has yet to curtail California's growing homeless crisis, and with the state awash in revenu...
1:01 9 January 2022
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Mississippi moms question state as they bury slain inmates

HATTIESBURG, Miss. — Manslaughter isn't supposed to be a death sentence. Nor is burglary. Nor is armed robbery, selling cocaine or stealing a vehicle.
0:29 9 January 2022
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Justin Bieber says he’s battling Lyme disease

NEW YORK — Justin Bieber says that he has been battling Lyme disease.
0:01 9 January 2022
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Court to decide if private border wall can go next to river

HOUSTON — For Tommy Fisher, a federal court hearing set for Thursday next to the U.S.-Mexico border could result in his company getting a chance to pr...
23:59 8 January 2022
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New Hawaiian island, new course, same big wind for Sony Open

HONOLULU — Same state, new island, two courses that could not be more different.
23:47 8 January 2022
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How tensions with Iran could reshape Democratic primary

WASHINGTON — Democratic presidential candidates have spent the past year in a largely polite debate over domestic issues such as whether private healt...
22:51 8 January 2022
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Ukrainian jet crash kills 176, sets off mourning in Canada

The crash of an Ukrainian jetliner that killed 176 people in Iran touched off mourning Wednesday in both Ukraine and Canada — where many of the victim...
22:37 8 January 2022
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Texas city paid Enrique Iglesias $485,000 for 2015 concert

MCALLEN, Texas — A South Texas city used $485,000 in taxpayer money to pay singer Enrique Iglesias to perform at a holiday concert in 2015, according ...
21:59 8 January 2022
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In surprising request, Trump asks NATO to do more in Mideast

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he would ask NATO to step up its involvement in the Middle East, an unexpected request from a ...
21:32 8 January 2022
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Moon river: Rocket part ferried on the mighty Mississippi

NEW ORLEANS — With a brass band playing and a parade of workers sporting Mardi Gras beads, a huge component of a new rocket system was wheeled slowly ...
21:24 8 January 2022
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Heisman reunion: 5 winners suit up for Ravens-Titans matchup

OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The top prize for individual excellence in college football is the Heisman Trophy. For the first time in the Super Bowl era, five ...
21:21 8 January 2022
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‘Modern Family’ to bid farewell in April series finale

PASADENA, Calif. — “Modern Family” will air its finale after 11 seasons on April 8, and there are no spin-offs in the works involving its large cast.
21:10 8 January 2022
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Stars will compete on ABC’s ‘Who Wants To Be A Millionaire’

PASADENA, Calif. — Jimmy Kimmel is going to help celebrities help their favorite charities. He’s hosting a prime-time edition of “Who Wants To Be A Mi...
20:44 8 January 2022