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Prosecutors rest case against fake German heiress
NEW YORK (AP) — New York prosecutors have rested their case against the woman accused of passing herself off as a German heiress and swindling friends, banks and hotels. Anna Sorokin told a judge Monday…
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How the major US stock indexes fared Monday
Major U.S. stock indexes closed mostly lower Monday, as losses in banks and other sectors offset solid gains in energy companies following a surge in crude oil prices. The price of crude oil rose to…
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Samsung delays folding phone launch after breaking issues
Samsung is pushing back this week’s planned public launch of its highly anticipated, $2000 folding phone after reports that reviewers’ phones were breaking.
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US stock indexes end mostly lower after listless trading day
Wall Street capped a day of mostly sideways trading Monday with a slight gain for the benchmark S&P 500 index, as a spike in crude oil prices sent energy companies broadly higher. Energy sector stocks…
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Video released of suspect in 2017 killings of Indiana girls
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Authorities on Monday released video of a man suspected of killing two Indiana teenagers two years ago and urged the public to scrutinize the footage, which shows him walking on an abandoned…
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Wisconsin woman pleads guilty to terrorism charges
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A Wisconsin mother of seven pleaded has guilty to trying to plan terrorist attacks on behalf of the Islamic State group by distributing information on making explosives and biological weapons. Waheba Issa…
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Top court skeptical of paper’s argument over food stamp data
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday seemed inclined to rule against a South Dakota newspaper seeking data about the government’s food assistance program, previously known as food stamps. The high court was hearing…
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Ohio top court to hear arguments in TV news defamation case
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday in an appeal involving a defamation lawsuit that alleged a television station falsely labeled three siblings as “robbers.” A Columbus family sued WBNS-TV in…
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Earthquake sways tall buildings in Mexico City
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Earthquake sways tall buildings in Mexico City.
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Israeli teen who fell to death in Yosemite was taking photo
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — An Israeli teenager who fell to his death last year at an iconic waterfall in California’s Yosemite National Park was trying to mimic a popular social media photograph when he fell,…
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Markets Right Now: Stocks end mostly lower, oil price rises
NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 4 p.m. Stocks closed mostly lower on Wall Street, but energy companies rose sharply as the price of crude oil shot…
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Trump, business organization sue Democratic House chairman
The complaint, filed in federal court in Washington, says the subpoena from Rep. Elijah Cummings “has no legitimate legislative purpose” and accuses Democrats of harassing Trump and wielding their new majority in Congress to try to stain the president’s standing.
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Judge orders mental review in SC police ambush shooting case
FLORENCE, S.C. (AP) — A judge has ordered a man who authorities say killed two police officers in an ambush from his upscale South Carolina home to have a mental examination. Prosecutor Ed Clements asked…
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A win for people who park too long: Tire marking thrown out
DETROIT (AP) — Marking tires to enforce parking rules is like entering property without a search warrant, a federal court said Monday as it declared the practice unconstitutional in Michigan and three other states. Alison…
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Latest: New Mexico man charged after weapons found at home
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — The Latest on weapons charges filed against a member of an armed civilian group that detained migrants on the US-Mexico border (all times local): 1:10 p.m. A member of an…
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