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Georgia lawmakers’ sudden exit came as some Senate measures languished in the House
ATLANTA — Here’s how a Georgia legislative session is supposed to end: After a last-minute rush of negotiations, lawmakers jam through final agreements on a few more bills as the clock ticks past midnight. Legislative staffers crowd into chambers as leaders thank employees against a soundtrack of paper being ripped into pieces. Finally, the presiding […]
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US consumers rush to buy big-ticket items before Trump’s tariffs kick in
John Gutierrez had been thinking about buying a new laptop for the past year. The Austin, Texas, resident needed a computer with faster processing and increased storage for his photography work and had his sights set on a product from a Taiwanese brand. Then President Donald Trump announced expansive new import tariffs Wednesday, including a […]
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Trump hits the golf course as stock market continues to slide from his tariff plans
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Two days after sending the global economy reeling by announcing tariffs on foreign imports, President Donald Trump insisted his trade policies will never change as he remained ensconced in a bubble of wealth and power in Florida. He woke up on Friday morning at Mar-a-Lago, his private club in Palm […]
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Prosecution adds ex-US attorney to University of Idaho quadruple murder case
BOISE, Idaho — Idaho’s recently departed U.S. attorney has joined the prosecution team in the case against Bryan Kohberger, the man charged in the killings of four University of Idaho students in 2022. Joshua Hurwit will be a special deputy prosecuting attorney for the state in the murder trial scheduled for August, court documents filed […]
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A man has shot and killed a Catholic priest at his parish rectory in northeast Kansas
SENECA, Kansas — A Catholic priest was shot and killed Thursday by a man who approached him at his parish rectory in the town of Seneca, Kansas, church officials said. “I am heartbroken to share the tragic news of the death of Fr. Arul Carasala, who was fatally shot earlier today,” Archbishop Joseph Naumann, of […]
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Fewer Americans file for jobless benefits last week as labor market shows strength
The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell modestly last week, remaining within the same range of recent years. Jobless claim filings fell by 6,000 to 219,000 for the week ending March 29, the Labor Department said Thursday. That’s less than the 226,000 new applications analysts forecast. Weekly applications for jobless benefits are considered a […]
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Upstate New York officer won’t face criminal charges after fatally shooting a 13-year-old in June
NEW YORK — A police officer in upstate New York will not face criminal charges in the fatal shooting of a 13-year-old boy who pointed what turned out to be a BB gun, state Attorney General Letitia James announced Wednesday. Nyah Mway was shot and killed after he fled from officers questioning him and another […]
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Air traffic controllers to get more support after a fight and latest near miss at Washington airport
Air traffic controllers at Washington’s Ronald Reagan National Airport will be offered crisis counseling and additional supervision after a fight in the tower and another alarming near miss two months after a midair collision between a passenger jet and an Army helicopter killed 67 people. The Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday it is also evaluating […]
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After layoffs and funding problems, Head Start leaders fear what comes next
WASHINGTON — The problems for Head Start began days after President Donald Trump took office. Trump’s administration announced it would freeze federal grants — the primary funding for the early education program that serves more than half a million low-income children. Then came glitches with the funding website that forced nearly two dozen Head Start […]
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Senate confirms Matt Whitaker as Trump’s ambassador to NATO
WASHINGTON — The Senate confirmed Matt Whitaker late Tuesday as President Donald Trump’s U.S. ambassador to NATO, a crucial emissary to the Western alliance at a time of growing concern about the American commitment abroad. Whitaker, who had served in Trump’s first administration at the Justice Department, brings a law enforcement background rather than deep […]
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