Thursday, April 25, 2024

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D.C. Councilmember Who Once Spread Rothschild Conspiracy Theory Is Running For Mayor

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WASHINGTON (JTA) — A Democratic member of Washington, D.C.’s city council who once said “the Rothschilds” control the weather and has given money to the Nation of Islam says he is ...

Trump Campaign, Others: Dominion Worker Suit Is Groundless

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DENVER (AP) — Attorneys for President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign, its onetime attorney Rudy Giuliani and conservative media figures asked a judge Wednesday to dismiss a de...

Mayor: Just 15 Businesses Fined Over NYC Vaccine Mandate

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NEW YORK (AP) — New York City's COVID-19 vaccination mandate for restaurants, gyms and entertainment venues is going so well that only 15 businesses have been fined for not enforci...

Trump Stars In Madame Tussauds Branch In Dubai 1st Mideast

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — In the United Arab Emirates, home to the only Trump-branded golf course in the region and rulers who for years cultivated warm ties with the form...

COVID-19 Hospital Visitor Rules: Families Want More Access

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MIAMI (AP) — Banned from the Florida hospital room where her mother lay dying of COVID-19, Jayden Arbelaez pitched an idea to construction employees working nearby. “Is there an...

FDA Spells Out Lower Sodium Goals For Food Industry

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NEW YORK (AP) — Food companies are coming under renewed pressure to use less salt after U.S. regulators spelled out long-awaited guidelines aimed at reducing sodium levels in dozen...

US Does Not Support Normalization Of Relations With Syria

BEIRUT (AP) — The United States does not support efforts to normalize relations with the government of President Bashar Assad or lift sanctions imposed on Damascus until there is p...

Aim To Ease Supply Chain Bottlenecks With LA Port Going 24/7

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WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House said Wednesday it has helped broker an agreement for the Port of Los Angeles to become a 24-hour, seven-days-a-week operation, part of an effort t...

US, Israel Say They Are Exploring A ‘Plan B’ For Iran

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and Israel said Wednesday they are exploring a “Plan B” for dealing with Iran if the Islamic Republic does not return in good faith to negotiati...

Police: Drunk Driver Was Going 152 MPH On Virginia Highway

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LEXINGTON, Va. (AP) — A drunk driver was going 152 mph (245 kph) when he was pulled over in Rockbridge County over the weekend, Virginia State Police said. The 29-year-old man w...

US To Reopen Land Borders In November For Fully Vaccinated

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will reopen its land borders to nonessential travel next month, ending a 19-month freeze due to the COVID-19 pandemic as the country moves to require all...

Social Security COLA Largest In Decades As Inflation Jumps

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of retirees on Social Security will get a 5.9% boost in benefits for 2022. The biggest cost-of-living adjustment in 39 years follows a burst in inflation...

William Shatner, TV’s Capt. Kirk, Blasts Into Space

VAN HORN, Texas (AP) — Hollywood’s Captain Kirk, 90-year-old William Shatner, blasted into space Wednesday in a convergence of science fiction and science reality, reaching the fin...

Inflation Rises 5.4% From Year Ago, Matching 13-Year High

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Another surge in consumer prices in September pushed inflation up 5.4% from where it was a year ago, matching the highest shift higher since 2008 as tangled globa...

Delta Posts $1.2 Billion Q3 Profit, Touts Holiday Bookings

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NEW YORK (AP) - Delta Air Lines posted a $1.2 billion profit for the third quarter on Wednesday, helped by the latest installment of federal pandemic aid for the airline industry, ...

Boeing Tells Workers They Must Get COVID-19 Vaccine

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SEATTLE (AP) — The Boeing Co. has told employees they must be vaccinated against COVID-19 or possibly be fired. The Seattle Times reports the deadline for workers at the aerospa...

WATCH: 16-Year-Old Girl Handcuffed And Arrested For Not Wearing Mask To School

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WYOMING (VINnews) — A 16-year-old girl from Wyoming was arrested after showing up to Laramie High School maskless. Grace Smith sat with state Sen. Anthony Bouchard for an interv...

FDA Authorizes First E-cigarettes, Cites Benefit For Smokers

WASHINGTON (AP) — Heath officials on Tuesday authorized the first electronic cigarettes in the U.S., saying the R.J. Reynolds vaping products can benefit adult smokers. The Food...

Florida Fines Key County $3.5 Million For Mandating Vaccines

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The county government that is home to Florida's capital was fined $3.5 million on Tuesday by state health officials for requiring its employees to get COVI...

Slain Reporter’s Father Takes On Facebook Over Violent Video

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The family of a slain journalist is asking the Federal Trade Commission to take action against Facebook for failing to remove online footage of her shooting death...