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Nobel Peace Prize awarded to journalists in Philippines, Russia

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV, KIKO ROSARIO and VANESSA GERA Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Journalists Maria Ressa of the ...

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Senate dodges debt disaster by voting to extend borrowing

By KEVIN FREKING, ALAN FRAM and ALEXANDRA JAFFE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate dodged a U.S. ...

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Ship’s anchor may have snagged oil pipeline, caused spill 

By STEFANIE DAZIO, MATTHEW BROWN and BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Evidence emerged Tuesday ...

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Jenna Fryer: The hate follows Bubba Wallace on his biggest day

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) — It’s been nearly 16 months since Bubba ...

Crime

On fourth anniversary of Las Vegas massacre, survivors urge others to ‘be there for each other’

By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — People who are healing and some still struggling gathered ...

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Vote delayed as Democrats struggle to save Biden’s $3.5T bill

By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite a long night of frantic negotiations, Democrats were ...

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Bill to avert government shutdown passes; Biden signs it

By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — With only hours to spare, President Joe Biden on Thursday ...

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Supporters of man freed from prison seek Cooper pardon

RALEIGH (AP) — Dozens of people supporting a North Carolina man who served more than two decades behind ...

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Family finds unknown woman’s body in mother’s casket

AHOSKIE (AP) — A North Carolina funeral home said it has reached out to apologize after two sisters ...

Crime

Jury finds Robert Durst guilty of best friend’s murder

By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — A Los Angeles jury convicted Robert Durst on Friday ...

Nation/World

Outside experts back COVID-19 booster shots only for seniors, high-risk individuals

By MATTHEW PERRONE and LAURAN NEERGAARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Dealing the White House a stinging setback, ...

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Judge says farm workers’ union law provision is unconstitutional

By Gary D. Robertson Associated Press RALEIGH — North Carolina’s only farm worker union is pleased despite mixed ...

Crime

Davidson County deputy fired after assault on female charge

LEXINGTON (AP) — A North Carolina sheriff’s deputy has been fired after he was accused of assaulting a ...

Nation/World

Utility officials expect power to be restored in New Orleans by middle of next week

By REBECCA SANTANA, MELINDA DESLATTE and KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Power should be restored ...

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Ida’s remnants claim dozens of lives in the Northeast

By Bobby Caina Calvan, David Porter and Jennifer Peltz Associated Press NEW YORK — A stunned U.S. East ...

News

American forces keep up airlift under high threat warnings

By SAYED ZIARMAL HASHEMI, LOLITA C. BALDOR, KATHY GANNON and ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — ...

Nation/World

Redistricting activities heating up as court battles loom

By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press The fight over redrawing political maps is just ramping up in state legislatures ...

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Country singer Tom T. Hall dies at age 85

By KRISTIN M. HALL AP Entertainment Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tom T. Hall, the singer-songwriter who composed ...

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NC man surrenders after claiming to have bomb near US Capitol

By ERIC TUCKER, MICHAEL BALSAMO, COLLEEN LONG and MICHAEL BIESECKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A North Carolina ...

Nation/World

Forest Service maxed out as wildfires stretch across western states

By EUGENE GARCIA and DAISY NGUYEN Associated Press WESTWOOD, Calif. (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service said Friday ...

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Rush of troops to Kabul tests withdrawal deadline

By ROBERT BURNS and ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The last-minute decision to send 3,000 U.S. ...

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More cities requiring proof of vaccination

By MELINDA DESLATTE and OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press Hold on to that vaccination card. A rapidly growing ...

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Fred may regain tropical storm strength as it nears Florida

By ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — Tropical depression Fred was moving along Cuba’s northern coast and ...

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$1 trillion infrastructure plan clears Senate hurdle

By KEVIN FREKING and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate further advanced a roughly $1 ...

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Evictions looming as Congress refuses to extend ban that expires today

By LISA MASCARO, MICHAEL CASEY and JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A nationwide eviction moratorium is ...

Nation/World

Vaccination rules for federal workers toughened

By ALEXANDRA JAFFE, RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR and JONATHAN LEMIRE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday ...

News

Stay-at-home orders cut into commercial fishermen’s catch last year

RALEIGH (AP) — Commercial fishermen sold nearly 20% less fish and shellfish to North Carolina seafood dealers in ...

Nation/World

China’s Qian Yang earns first gold medal; Osaka lights Olympic cauldron

By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — China’s Qian Yang has won the first gold medal ...

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