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Ohio Head Start programs face closure as government shutdown threatens federal funding

Coshocton County Head Start, which serves 140 children and employs 58 people, is one of the programs at risk of closure in November.

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Inside the federal gambling case that ensnared NBA stars and mobsters

The U.S. attorney in Brooklyn outlined two cases: an insider sports betting scheme and a high-tech plot to rig underground poker games.

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Looming Medicaid, ACA Cuts Stand to Bring a D.C. Hospital to Its Knees

Howard University administrators are bracing for staff reductions that risk shortchanging patient care

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A Backlash Is Growing Against Another Elite College Practice: ‘Legacy’ Admissions

Advocates who helped abolish affirmative action have set their sights on the longtime practice of giving preferences to the children of alumni.

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Gov. declares state of emergency over SNAP funding

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LeBron James and Anthony Davis injury secrets apparently sold to sports gamblers, indictment suggests

Former NBA player and assistant coach Damon Jones is accused selling nonpublic information about players to conspirators who bet on games.

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FOX 8 Poll: Most New Orleans voters confident in post-Katrina levee system

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More military families turning to food banks as government shutdown wears on

Armed Services YMCA food banks are seeing a 30%-75% surge in demand across the country as the government shutdown continues.

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The Rigged Poker Games That Used NBA Stars and James Bond Tech to Steal Millions

Hidden cameras, X-ray tables and a Hall of Famer as bait. How an illegal card ring deployed Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups to attract unsuspecting victims.

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Meta Layoffs Included Employees Who Monitored Risks to User Privacy

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Oregon SNAP benefit cuts to affect over 750,000 residents

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#NEWS | (ABCNews) Alaska Airlines Grounds Flights Nationwide After Major IT Outage — Thousands Stuck at Airports | Breaking: Alaska Airlines faces a massive IT outage that grounded flights across the ...

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YourAssignmentEditor @topstory.bsky.social · 9h

Car rams into ICE vehicle in Avondale, 2 officers taken to hospital

Federal officers have set up a perimeter around an Avondale residence after a car rammed into an ICE vehicle on Thursday.

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The airline has requested the FAA for the ground stop.
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Alaska Airlines grounds flights nationwide due to IT outage

Alaska Airlines flights are grounded nationwide on Thursday after the airline said it is experiencing an "IT outage affecting operations."

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Prosecutors expressed their concerns in a memo last month, sources said.
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Evidence appears to undercut claims against Letitia James, prosecutors found: Sources

Prosecutors who investigated NY AG Letitia James for mortgage fraud found evidence that would appear to undercut some of the allegations in her indictment, sources say.

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Exclusive | U.S. Sends B-1 Bombers Near Venezuela, Ramping Up Military Pressure

The flights signal a possible widening of the U.S. campaign against cartels and alleged drug traffickers.

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SC cattle farmers worry about imported beef

The Trump administration is calling for more beef imports from Argentina, local farmers say it will make it harder to be competitive.

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From Mexico to Ireland, Fury Mounts Over a Global A.I. Frenzy

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Jonathan Rinderknecht is accused of starting a fire that eventually turned into the Palisades Fire.
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Palisades Fire suspect pleads not guilty during first LA court appearance

Jonathan Rinderknecht is accused of starting a fire that eventually turned into the Palisades Fire.

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NY AG Letitia James to ask for her case to be dismissed due to appointment of Lindsey Halligan

By Devan Cole, Casey Gannon, Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a notice on Thursday that her legal team plans to ask for her indictment to be dismissed, citing t...

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Zuckerberg Firing Hundreds of AI Developers After Hiring Spree

Mark Zuckerberg's Meta is cutting some 600 roles from its superintelligence lab and is encouraging them to take on other roles within Meta.

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People in masks prompt Milwaukee Area Technical College lockdown, suspects still sought

No one was harmed during the event.

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Target cuts 1,800 corporate jobs in its first major layoffs in a decade

Target's incoming CEO Michael Fiddelke said the cuts are designed to spur growth and make the retailer faster.

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The Adam Schiff criminal probe has stalled, sources say

After months of investigating, federal prosecutors in Maryland have not produced enough evidence to bring charges, according to four people familiar with the investigation.

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‘Brother Wang,’ Accused of Being Drug Cartel Fixer, Is Arrested in Cuba

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