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U.S. flu season off to a fast start as other viruses spread
Reports of flu are already high in 17 states, and the hospitalization rate hasn’t been this high this early since the 2009 swine flu pandemic.
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Trump Organization trial off until Thursday after witness tests positive for COVID
A criminal trial involving tax fraud charges against Donald Trump’s company won’t resume until late next week at the earliest as a key witness continues to recover from COVID-19
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Wall Street rallies, in fits and starts, after jobs report
Wall Street rallied Friday, but only after yo-yoing several times.
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Oath Keepers head testifies in his trial for seditious conspiracy
Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes told jurors he is a patriotic American as he took the witness stand to defend himself against charges his far-right extremist group planned an armed rebellion at the U.S. Capitol.
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Closest known black hole to Earth spotted by astronomers
The black hole is 10 times more massive than the sun and three times closer than the previous record-holder.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Trump ally Tom Barrack acquitted of foreign agent charges
Tom Barrack is an old friend of Donald Trump and chaired the former president’s inaugural committee.
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Alex Jones trial moves to punitive damages phase
The Infowars host’s lawyer, Norm Pattis, has asked the judge not to award any punitive damages under the Unfair Trade Practices Act.
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U.S. to send $400 million more to Ukraine in military aid
The Pentagon says the U.S. is sending Ukraine another $400 million in military aid and establishing a security assistance headquarters in Germany.
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American employers keep hiring briskly even in face of Fed rate hikes
America’s employers kept hiring vigorously in October, adding 261,000 positions, a sign that as Election Day nears, the economy remains a picture of solid job growth and painful inflation.