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Payless files for bankruptcy, closing North American stores
NEW YORK (AP) — Payless ShoeSource has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and is shuttering its remaining stores in North America. The filing on Monday came a day after the shoe chain began holding…
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West Virginia House tables bill that prompted teacher strike
Just as the strike began Tuesday, the West Virginia House of Delegates effectively killed a complex education bill that sent state teachers to the picket lines nearly a year after a nine-day strike closed schools.
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AP source: FBI had backup plan to save Russia probe evidence
WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI developed a backup plan to protect evidence in its Russia investigation soon after the firing of FBI Director James Comey in the event that other senior officials were dismissed as…
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New hate-crime charges filed in Florida MLK confrontation
MIAMI (AP) — An armed white man who got into a traffic confrontation with a group of black teenagers protesting housing inequality on Martin Luther King Jr. Day has been charged with hate crimes, prosecutors…
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The top 10 books on Apple’s iBooks-US
iBook charts for week ending February 17, 2019: (Rank, Book Title by Author Name, ISBN, Publisher : iBooks US Bestseller List – Paid Books 1. Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens – 9780735219113 –…
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The top iPhone and iPad apps on App Store
App Store Official Charts for the week ending February 17, 2019: Top Paid iPhone Apps: 1. Minecraft, Mojang 2. Heads Up!, Warner Bros. 3. Plague Inc., Ndemic Creations 4. Facetune, Lightricks Ltd. 5. iSchedule, HotSchedules…
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Michael B. Jordan, Michelle Yeoh added to Oscars presenters
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael B. Jordan, Brian Tyree Henry, Michelle Yeoh and Elsie Fisher may have missed out on Oscar nominations this year, but they will be on stage at the Dolby Theatre during…
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The top 10 movies on the iTunes Store
iTunes Movies U.S. charts for week ending February 17, 2019: iTunes Movies US Charts: 1. Bohemian Rhapsody 2. Ralph Breaks the Internet 3. Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald 4. Creed II 5. Free Solo…
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UN envoy says Yemen ports deal is chance for peace talks
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The expected pullout of forces from three key ports in Yemen provides an opportunity to move to the major goal of ending the four-year conflict that has created the world’s worst…
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Flynn pushed to share nuclear tech with Saudis, report says
Senior White House officials pushed a project to share nuclear power technology with Saudi Arabia despite the objections of ethics and national security officials, according to a new congressional report.
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Former AP photographer Peter Cosgrove dies at age 84
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Peter Cosgrove, a former Associated Press photographer in Florida who covered more than 100 space shuttle launches, the Elian Gonzalez saga, and the presidential recount, has died. He died of a…
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The Latest: Police: Aurora gunman lied to get firearm card
AURORA, Ill. (AP) — The Latest on the mass shooting at a warehouse in Aurora, Illinois (all times local): 12:35 a.m. Illinois State Police say a man who fatally shot five people at a suburban…
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US charity opens cancer ward for children in Gaza
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — A U.S. charity on Tuesday inaugurated the first children’s cancer department in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, bringing a much-needed service to the blockaded territory that will prevent the need…
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Iowa mom gets life for death of baby son found in swing
NEW HAMPTON, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa woman whose infant son’s lifeless body was found in a baby swing has been imprisoned for life without possibility of parole. Court records say 22-year-old Cheyanne Harris was…
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Governor signs measure to hike Illinois minimum wage to $15
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed a measure gradually hiking the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2025, the highest in the Midwest. It was one of the new…
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