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A Mega Millions ticket sold in Florida wins $1.58 billion jackpot, the third-largest in US history

August 9, 2023

NEPTUNE BEACH, Fla. (AP) A single ticket sold in Florida is good for a $1.58 billion Mega Millions jackpot, ending a stretch of lottery futility that had stretched for nearly four months. A Publix grocery store in Neptune Beach sold […]

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Boston man files lawsuit seeking to bankrupt white supremacist group he says assaulted him

August 8, 2023

BY MARK PRATT BOSTON (AP) – A Black teacher and musician who says members of a white nationalist hate group punched, kicked and beat him with metal shields during a march through Boston last year sued the organization on Tuesday. Charles […]

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Bursting ice dam in Alaska highlights risks of glacial flooding around the globe

August 8, 2023

BY BECKY BOHRER AND MARK THIESSEN UNEAU, Alaska (AP) – The gray, two-story home with white trim toppled and slid, crashing into the river below as rushing waters carried off a bobbing chunk of its roof. Next door, a condo building […]

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Powerful storm kills 2 people and leaves 1.1 million without power in eastern US

August 8, 2023

BY ASHRAF KHALIL AND JEFFREY COLLINS WASHINGTON (AP) – At least two people died, thousands of U.S. flights were canceled or delayed, and more than 1.1 million homes and businesses lost power Monday as severe storms, including hail and lightning, moved […]

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US inflation has steadily cooled. Getting it down to the Fed’s target rate will be the toughest mile

August 8, 2023

BY CHRISTOPHER RUGABER WASHINGTON (AP) – Over the past year, inflation in the United States has tumbled from 9% all the way to 3%, softening most of the price pressures that have gripped the nation for more than two years. Now […]

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Trucking giant Yellow Corp. declares bankruptcy after years of financial struggles

August 7, 2023

BY WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS NEW YORK (AP) – Trucking company Yellow Corp. has declared bankruptcy after years of financial struggles and growing debt, marking a significant shift for the U.S. transportation industry and shippers nationwide. The Chapter 11 bankruptcy, which was filed […]

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North Carolina state budget won’t become law until September, House leader says

August 7, 2023

BY GARY D. ROBERTSON RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – A final North Carolina state budget won’t be enacted until September, the House’s top leader said Monday. That could scuttle efforts by Gov. Roy Cooper’s administration for Medicaid expansion to begin in early […]

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Cost of federal census recounts push growing towns to do it themselves

August 6, 2023

BY MIKE SCHNEIDER Officials in the city of Lebanon worried that the amount of state money distributed from Tennessee agencies based on 2020 census figures wasn’t keeping pace with their explosive growth. So they reached out to the U.S. Census Bureau […]

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US Rep. Dan Bishop announces a run for North Carolina attorney general

August 6, 2023

BY GARY D. ROBERTSON RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – North Carolina Rep. Dan Bishop, a vocal member of the Freedom Caucus that’s become a foil to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, announced on Thursday that he would run for state attorney general next […]

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Why are gas prices rising? Experts point to extreme heat and oil production cuts

August 4, 2023

BY WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS NEW YORK (AP) – Drivers are in for another headache at the pump as U.S. gas prices continue to rise. The national average for gas prices stood at about $3.78 a gallon on Tuesday – about 25 cents […]

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