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By MIKE CORDER, Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — For days it seemed there was no way out of the latest standoff between Europe and the United States: U.S. President Donald Trump insisted he must have Greenland — and would settle for nothing short of total ownership. Even after he dropped the threat of…
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By MIKE SCHNEIDER ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Texas supplied the most new residents of any U.S. state for nine other states, despite having the biggest population growth this decade, according to figures released this week by the U.S. Census Bureau. Related Articles Prices ticked up in November as Americans keep spending a key inflation measure…
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IRVINE – University 2.0 tipped off Wednesday hoping to take advantage of Senior Night emotion with a lineup that started two sophomores – one of them a backup to another sophomore. But life without a starting point guard can be tough – even one in the 10th grade – and the Trojans fell to Northwood…
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By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO, Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A woman who led an anti-immigration enforcement protest that disrupted a service at a Minnesota church has been arrested, Attorney General Pam Bondi said Thursday. Cities Church is seen in St. Paul, Minn. where activists shut down a service claiming the pastor was also working…
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With the overwhelming passage of Proposition 36 in November 2024, California voters sent a clear message to state lawmakers: it is time to end the public safety and public health crises of untreated addiction and rampant retail theft. Proposition 36 enacted a transformative approach targeting these issues, mandating treatment programs for those suffering from addiction…
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One more reason things cost more today: cybercrime. A survey by the Identity Theft Resource Center, a San Diego-based education and victim resource nonprofit, found that 38% of small businesses hit by a cyberscam or breach in the previous 12 months passed those losses to customers by raising prices. Another key finding: Cybercrime against small…
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By HALLIE GOLDEN, Associated Press A 5-year-old boy arriving home from preschool in Minnesota was taken by federal agents along with his father to a detention facility in Texas, school officials and the family’s lawyer said, making him the latest child caught up in the immigration enforcement surge that has riled the Twin Cities in…
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Jorge Destrade says nearly a year of “political hot air” morphed into some harsh financial reality this month, when he learned that the annual bill for his family’s health insurance will jump by about $4,200. “I’ve got to answer a lot of questions I really wish I didn’t have to deal with,” said Destrade, a…
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By Sarah Jane Tribble, Arielle Zionts and Maia Rosenfeld, KFF Health News Imagine starting the new year with the promise of at least a $147 million payout from the federal government. Related Articles States go their own way as RFK Jr. shifts federal vaccine policy The US is on the verge of losing its measles…
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By MARCUS SAMUELSSON, Voracious The green salad in this recipe calls for two types of greens, turnip and mustard. A mess of greens, whether they be turnip, collard or mustard, have been staples in the homes of African Americans for hundreds of years. Collard leaves are large; mustards have a slightly peppery taste; and turnips…
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