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Hunter Biden paintings pose ethical challenge for president

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WASHINGTON — The White House has established an arrangement that would allow President Joe Biden’s son Hunter to sell his artwork for tens of...

Storms thwart outdoor Pyer Moss show, forcing postponement

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IRVINGTON, N.Y. — It was a glorious setting for a buzzy fashion show: the lawn outside a 34-room, columned Italianate mansion in Irvington, New...

Judge extends order halting WVa needle exchange law

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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A federal judge Thursday extended a temporary restraining order on West Virginia's new law that tightens requirements on needle exchange programs. ...

White man sentenced in attack on Black teen at Michigan park

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DETROIT — A white man has been sentenced to five years in prison for attacking a Black teenager with a bike lock because of...

EXPLAINER: How Richard Branson will ride own rocket to space

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Virgin Galactic will become the first rocket company to launch the boss when Richard Branson straps into one of his sleek, shiny space planes...

Cold weather virus in summer baffles docs, worries parents

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The recent emergence of a virus that typically sickens children in colder months has baffled U.S. pediatricians and put many infants in the hospital...

Michael Avenatti faces sentencing in Nike extortion scheme

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NEW YORK — Michael Avenatti, the brash California lawyer who publicly sparred with then-President Donald Trump before criminal fraud charges on two coasts disrupted...

With fans back, ballpark workers enjoy chance to return

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A suite attendant at the Miami Marlins’ home ballpark, Lisa Eckstein had a chance to reconnect with a familiar face when she returned to...

Report: 2 Seattle police officers broke law during DC riots

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SEATTLE — Two Seattle police officers who were in Washington, D.C., during the Jan. 6 insurrection were illegally trespassing on Capitol grounds while rioters...

Racial bias reports threaten Tulane med school accreditation

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Associated Press — Allegations of racial discrimination in the Tulane University School of Medicine's Graduate Medical Education program have prompted an accrediting organization to...