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ICE agent shoots and wounds man in Austin, Texas, officials say
Local authorities say a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer has shot and wounded a man in Austin, Texas, where anti-ICE protesters gathered at the scene. The Austin police chief said the man was in serious but stable condition at a hospital after being shot Sunday afternoon on the ci...
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Converse apologizes and pulls sneaker ad that critics said included racist imagery
The sneaker company Converse has removed a social media ad that sparked outrage among critics who viewed it as evoking the Ku Klux Klan and lynching.
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18 suspects accused in the July 2021 killing of Haiti's president being extradited from Haiti to US
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Eighteen suspects who were arrested in the July 2021 killing of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse were being extradited to the U.S. on Sunday, marking the end of a drawn-out judicial process in Haiti for a killing that shocked the troubled Caribbean country.
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Patrick Clancy to give first TV interview on '60 Minutes' after Lindsay Clancy mistrial
Patrick Clancy will give his first televised interview on "60 Minutes" on CBS News. The interview to be broadcast Sunday follows a mistrial in the Massachusetts murder case against his ex-wife, Lindsay Clancy, for killing their three children. Patrick Clancy is expected to discuss his grief and a...
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Box Office: 'Resident Evil' tops box office with franchise best debut of $60 million
Zach Cregger’s “Resident Evil” gave the North American box office a shot in the arm in its first weekend in theaters. The Sony Pictures release earned $60 million in ticket sales from 3,684 locations in the U.S. and Canada, according to studio estimates Sunday.
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Federal Reserve rate hike reflects new world of sticky inflation and faster growth
President Donald Trump has renewed his attacks on the Federal Reserve after it hiked its benchmark interest rate Wednesday, but the Fed matters less than broader economic trends when it comes to longer-term borrowing costs, economists say. The economy is growing steadily despite being hit with re...
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Alaskans will decide fate of ranked choice voting system after chaotic end to state's primary
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Even after the last votes were counted from Alaska's primary election, the final slate of candidates was far from settled.
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Rising gas prices frustrate voters. Trump says it's an 'inexpensive price to pay' for the Iran war
Voters across the nation say skyrocketing gas prices are causing financial hardships for their families. Those concerns cuts across the political spectrum and are adding to a sour political environment that may be worsening for President Donald Trump and his Republican Party as early voting begin...
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Ole Miss up to No. 4 in AP Top 25 with win over LSU, Tigers slip to No. 10, SEC has 10 teams ranked
Mississippi has moved into the top five of the AP Top 25 college football poll with its win over LSU. The Tigers remain in the top 10, and Florida and Mississippi State joined the rankings, giving the SEC 10 teams in the latest poll. The Rebels jumped to No. 4 after defeating LSU 32-24. LSU slipp...
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Music City Miscue gives Vanderbilt a win over NC State no one saw coming
Call this one the Music City Miscue. N.C. State quarterback CJ Bailey fumbled in the end zone while trying to take an intentional safety in the final seconds and essentially handed Vanderbilt a 35-31 victory no one saw coming in Nashville. It was as improbable a finish as the Music City Miracle, ...
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Longtime AP Florida politics reporter Brendan Farrington dies at 60
Brendan Farrington, a veteran news reporter who covered Florida politics, hurricanes and quirkiness for The Associated Press for more than 25 years, has died. He was 60.
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Ed Sheeran says situation in Gaza is 'catastrophic and unjustifiable' as he opens concert
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Ed Sheeran opened a concert Saturday with comments about Gaza after controversy swirled around his tour and supporting acts withdrew in solidarity with opener Macklemore, who was dropped after making pro-Palestinian comments onstage.
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Lowriding culture celebrated in San Francisco as it receives broader recognition
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Drivers in vehicles built to move low and slow cruised Saturday down San Francisco's Mission Street in celebration of one of the city’s most distinctive cultural traditions: lowriding.
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Michigan city defends itself against accusations of favoring Muslim holidays over other faiths
DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — The city of Dearborn responded Saturday to a lawsuit accusing it of celebrating Muslim holidays and ignoring religious holidays of other faiths by blaming attacks against it on its diversity and “welcoming nature.”
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Lawsuit says Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceXAI and Google made illegal agreement on AI slowdown
A new lawsuit claims that Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceXAI and Google illegally agreed to slow their AI development. Filed Friday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, the lawsuit argues that this coordination violates antitrust laws and reduces consumer value for paid AI...
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Fans in Ole Miss' Grove mock Lane Kiffin but tout their 'hospitality' as he returns with LSU
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Only one year ago, Mississippi fans hailed Lane Kiffin as the coach who helped them beat border-state rival LSU.
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For Palestinian aid groups, Macklemore's $1M pledge brings relief and attention to ongoing suffering
Macklemore's $1 million donation pledge is coming at a critical time for Palestinian relief nonprofits. The Grammy-winning rapper committed to donate his net earnings from Ed Sheeran's Loop Tour after he was dropped for making pro-Palestinian comments onstage. With his gift, Macklemore wants to s...
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No. 7 LSU sputters in Lane Kiffin's return to Ole Miss, giving the SEC a pair of top-10 losers
Lane Kiffin's much-hyped return to Mississippi ended with a fourth-down failure.
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5 must-see things at George Lucas's new Museum of Narrative Art as it opens to the public
LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Star Wars” creator George Lucas called his Lucas Museum of Narrative Art a “temple to the people's art” and a project that “almost broke my will.” Seventeen years after it was first envisioned, it will be opening to the public on Tuesday in Los Angeles.
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MS NOW, CNN and Politico say their journalists were denied access to White House after Trump ban
Reporters from CNN, MS NOW and Politico have been denied access to the White House. Reporters from the two cable networks both went live to report they’d been barred following a ban imposed by President Donald Trump. The actions escalated Trump’s long-running efforts to restrict news coverage by ...
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Voting groups sound alarm on funding shortfalls that they say could affect midterm turnout
Several of the nation’s largest left-leaning voter engagement and racial justice organizations are facing steep funding shortfalls and staffing cutbacks. Their financial woes are surfacing just as voting is getting underway in a midterm election that will determine control of Congress for the fin...
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New laws trigger a fresh legal fight over Nazi-looted art in Los Angeles and Auschwitz museums
Jewish heirs of Holocaust victims have filed lawsuits in California to reclaim Nazi-looted paintings from museums in Los Angeles and Poland. These are the first cases since new laws in California and Congress strengthened claims to art taken during World War II. One lawsuit targets the Norton Sim...
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Will AI models achieve the ability to improve autonomously? Leading labs say the scenario is near
Once a distant ambition for technology researchers, the prospect of artificial intelligence models teaching themselves autonomously to be more efficient and capable appears ever closer to reality.
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Wall Street week ahead: housing market, unemployment updates
NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street will get a key update this week on the U.S. housing market, along with a regular weekly unemployment update.
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Even as trading and markets moved faster, Warren Buffett made patience profitable and cool
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Even in the age of algorithms, short attention spans and TikTok teases, Warren Buffett continued to profit with his patient bargain-hunting approach while offering folksy advice on investing and life.
