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Albertsons gives up on Kroger merger and sues the grocery chain for failing to secure deal

Albertsons is giving up on its merger with Kroger and is suing the grocery chain, saying it didn't do enough to secure regulatory approval.
3 days ago
Suspect Luigi Mangione is taken into the Blair County Courthouse on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024, in Holl...
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Man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare’s CEO shouts on way into courthouse and fights extradition

Luigi Mangione writhed in the grip of sheriff’s deputies as he was led into court and then objected to being brought to New York to face trial.
3 days ago
This booking photo released Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, by the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections sho...
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Suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing charged with murder in New York, court records show

Prosecutors in Manhattan have added a charge of murder for Luigi Mangione, who was arrested Monday in Pennsylvania.
4 days ago
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Suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO case arrested at Pennsylvania McDonald’s

Police arrested a “strong person of interest” Monday in the brazen Manhattan killing of the UnitedHealthcare CEO.
5 days ago
Daniel Penny walks towards the courtroom, Friday, Dec. 6, 2024, in New York....
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Daniel Penny acquitted in fatal New York City subway chokehold case

Daniel Penny, a Marine veteran whose chokehold killed an agitated subway rider in New York, was acquitted on Monday.
5 days ago
A New York police officer stands on 54th Street outside the Hilton Hotel in midtown Manhattan where...
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UnitedHealthcare’s CEO shot and killed in ‘targeted attack’ outside New York hotel

UnitedHealthcare's CEO was shot and killed Wednesday outside a New York hotel where the health insurer was holding its investor conference.
10 days ago
A man shouts to demand South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to step down in front of the National A...
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South Korea lifts president’s martial law decree after lawmakers reject military rule

South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol has lifted the martial law he imposed on the country after lawmakers voted to reject military rule.
11 days ago
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President Joe Biden pardons his son Hunter despite previous pledges not to

President Joe Biden has pardoned his son, Hunter, sparing the younger Biden a possible prison sentence for federal felony gun and tax convictions.
13 days ago
Items on sale for Black Friday are displayed at Macy's department store on Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024, i...
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Why retailers still see Black Friday as the high point of the holiday shopping season

After weeks of plugging increasingly inviting discounts, retailers are preparing for prime time: Black Friday.
16 days ago
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Trump transition says Cabinet picks, appointees were targeted by bomb threats, swatting attacks

A number of President-elect Donald Trump 's most prominent Cabinet picks and appointees have been targeted by bomb threats and “swatting attacks," Trump's transition team said Wednesday.
16 days ago
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Israel approves proposed ceasefire with Lebanon’s Hezbollah

Israel approved a United States-brokered ceasefire agreement with Lebanon's Hezbollah on Tuesday, setting the stage for an end to nearly 14 months of fighting.
18 days ago
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Donald Trump threatens to impose new tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China

President-elect Donald Trump threatened to impose sweeping new tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China as soon as he takes office.
18 days ago
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Special counsel moves to dismiss election and document cases against Donald Trump

Special counsel Jack Smith asked a federal judge on Monday to dismiss the case accusing President-elect Donald Trump of plotting to overturn the 2020 election.
19 days ago
This image released by Universal Pictures shows Cynthia Erivo, left, and Ariana Grande in a scene f...
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‘Wicked’ and ‘Gladiator’ boost box office with boffo opening weekend

With a combined $270 million in worldwide ticket sales, “Wicked” and “Gladiator II” breathed fresh life into a box office that has struggled lately.
19 days ago
Chuck Woolery...
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Chuck Woolery, first host of ‘Wheel of Fortune,’ dies at 83

Chuck Woolery, the affable, smooth-talking game show host of “Wheel of Fortune,” “Love Connection” and “Scrabble," has died.
20 days ago
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Judge puts Donald Trump hush money case sentencing on hold

A judge confirmed Friday that President-elect Donald Trump won't be sentenced this month in his hush money case.
22 days ago
San Tan Valley incorporation...
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Leader of push to incorporate San Tan Valley feeling optimistic about latest attempt

Residents of San Tan Valley, a northern Pinal County community with a population of about 100,000, are making another push for incorporation.
22 days ago
Pam Bondi...
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Trump chooses Pam Bondi for attorney general pick after Gaetz withdraws

President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday named Pam Bondi, the former attorney general of Florida, to be U.S. attorney general just hours after Matt Gaetz withdrew.
23 days ago
Former U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz withdrew from consideration to be attorney general under Donald Trump....
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Matt Gaetz withdraws name from attorney general consideration

Matt Gaetz withdrew Thursday as President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general following continued scrutiny over a federal sex trafficking investigation.
23 days ago
President Joe Biden, right, listens as Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, speaks during...
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Biden authorizes Ukraine to use US-supplied long-range missiles for deeper strikes inside Russia

President Joe Biden has authorized Ukraine to use U.S.-supplied long-range missiles to strike deeper inside Russia.
27 days ago
Boeing...
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Boeing issues layoff notices to 400-plus workers as it begins drastic cuts

The pink slips went out last week to members of the Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace, or SPEEA.
27 days ago
The front steps of the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C....
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What to know about the congressional push to expand some Social Security benefits

The House has passed legislation that would provide full Social Security benefits to millions of people, pushing it one step closer to becoming law.
28 days ago
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Donald Trump chooses anti-vaccine activist RFK Jr. as health secretary

President-elect Donald Trump announced Thursday he will nominate anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.
30 days ago
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Satire slinger The Onion buys Alex Jones’ Infowars at auction with help from Sandy Hook families

Satirical news publication The Onion won the bidding for Alex Jones’ Infowars at a bankruptcy auction, backed by families of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims.
30 days ago