The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits remained low by historic standards last week.
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Florida expands ban on sexual orientation, gender identity discussion in school to all grades
The Florida Board of Education has approved expanding the law critics call ‘Don’t Say Gay’ at the request of Gov. Ron DeSantis.
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U.S.-made Patriot guided missile systems arrive in Ukraine
The U.S. agreed in October to send the surface-to-air systems, which can target aircraft, cruise missiles and shorter-range ballistic missiles.
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Three charged with murder in shooting at Sweet 16 party in Alabama
Alabama investigators say 2 teenagers have been arrested and charged with murder in connection with a shooting that killed 4 young people at a Sweet 16 birthday party.
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Tennessee Rep. Justin Pearson, a Bowdoin grad, charts progressive path
Tennessee Rep. Justin Pearson never guessed he’d be expelled for leading a gun control protest on the House floor after a school shooting left three children and three adults dead
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Crime in New York City is not worst ever, despite claims
Social media users are claiming crime in New York City is the worst it’s been in a generation, especially in Manhattan where former President Donald Trump faces criminal charges.
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Kansas City man opened fire ‘within a few seconds’ of seeing 16-year-old at door
The man, Andrew D. Lester, who is white, allegedly told police he feared for his safety when he answered the door and saw Ralph Yarl there.
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Southwest passengers face delays after nationwide grounding
The hold on departures was lifted by late morning but not before traffic at airports from Denver to New York City backed up.
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Sweden public radio exits Twitter, says its audience already has
Sveriges Radio, which has been active on Twitter since 2009, noted the ‘recent turbulence’ around Twitter’s operations and said it was worrying that the social media platform has reduced its workforce dramatically.
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Putin, Zelensky rally troops with war poised for new phase
While official coverage of Vladimir Putin showed him in mostly formal settings, photographs issued by Volodymyr Zelensky’s office showed the Ukrainian president taking selfies with soldiers, eating cake with them and drinking out of paper cups.