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TOM, BRADY, NFL, RETIRING
Tom Brady, the seven-time Super Bowl champion who is one of two quarterbacks to lead two teams to championships, is set after 22 seasons in the NFL.
Brady's company TB12 Sports and ex-teammate Julian Edelman both appeared to confirm Brady's decision in separate
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STORM, COAST, EAST, WINTER
Image Snowfall in the New York City borough of Queens early Saturday. Credit... Marcus Payadue/The New York Times
As dawn neared on Saturday, a powerful winter storm was beginning to pummel eastern Massachusetts after bringing snow and brisk winds to the New
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NEIL, YOUNG, SPOTIFY, MITCHELL
On the heels of the Neil Young and Peter Frampton, and false rumors about Barely Man Enough Barry Manilow, now Joni Mitchell says she will pull her music from Spotify, because she cannot tolerate “Irresponsible people spreading lies.”
Good for you Neil.
I’ve
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UKRAINE, RUSSIA, BIDEN, TROOPS
WASHINGTON -- Russian President Vladimir Putin appears to be preparing to launch an invasion of Ukraine, with more than 100,000 troops positioned around the country. Certainly, the U.S. believes that's the case and President Joe Biden has warned Ukrainian President
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MIDLER, BETTE, KISS, STATE
A Washington State Patrol officer who defied a statewide vaccine mandate and signed off for the last time by telling Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee to “kiss my a–” is dead from COVID-19.
Former Trooper Robert LaMay, 51, who served 22 years with the State Patrol
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PROTEST, MANDATES, OTTAWA, COVID
A cross-country truck convoy reaches Canada's capital to protest COVID restrictions
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OTTAWA, Ontario — Thousands of protesters gathered in Canada's
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BORDER, PATROL, AGENTS, SHOWS
The dissension in the ranks of Customs and Border Patrol was shown in full view Friday in a leaked video from a meeting with Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas in Laredo, Texas.
"You're getting bogged
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NEW, YORK, CITY, HOCHUL
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I'm not mad about it, however, because I have decided that my new year shall actually begin in February.
That's
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SUPREME, COURT, ACTION, AFFIRMATIVE
Los Angeles County native and California Supreme Court Justice Leondra Kruger’s résumé spans the nation’s top universities, elite law firms and the federal Department of Justice.
And Kruger, 45, could soon add the U.S. Supreme Court to the list, should President
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POLICE, HOUSTON, SUSPECT, SHOOTING
On Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Lead,” San Francisco Police Chief William Scott said that rhetoric after the murder of George Floyd and lenient prosecution policies are fueling the increase in violence against police officers.
Host Jake Tapper asked, “Do
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COURT, SUPREME, ASKS, CONGRESSIONAL
(CNN) South Carolina US District Judge J. Michelle Childs is among the people President Joe Biden is considering as a Supreme Court nominee, the White House confirmed Friday night, and as a result there will not be a hearing on her nomination to the Court of
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WOMAN, BATTALION, FEMALE, KANSAS
(CNN) An American woman from Kansas who allegedly joined ISIS and led an all-woman battalion in Syria has been arrested and charged by federal prosecutors with conspiracy to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization.
Allison Fluke-Ekren,
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RUSSIAN, UKRAINIAN, TROOPS, JOIN
They come from all walks of life — Ukrainian actors, plumbers or IT professionals — and from all political persuasions. But one thing unites them, and that’s the defense of their country from a Russian invasion.
Thousands gather on weekends to learn military
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68, DAKOTA, NORTH, LONGEST
“Like so many North Dakotans who treasured his friendship and admired him for his more than four decades of exceptional service to our state, we are absolutely devastated by the passing of Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem,” Burgum said. “Wayne embodied public
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NEW, ZEALAND, JACINDA, EXPOSURE
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) – New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said late Saturday she is self-isolating after coming into close contact with a person infected with the coronavirus.
The exposure came on a flight from the town of Kerikeri to the largest
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AUSTRALIAN, BARTY, OPEN, SINGLES
Collins, 28, was a two-time N.C.A.A. singles champion at the University of Virginia and did not turn fully professional until she was 22, quite a contrast with Barty, who began her professional career at age 14.
Collins, an aggressive baseliner and fierce
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TRUMP, GOP, DESANTIS, CONSERVATIVE
The survey presented voters with the following scenario: “If the 2024 Republican presidential primaries were being held today and you had to make a choice, for whom would you vote?” and offered two choices: Donald Trump, or “a conservative Republican candidate
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TESTS, ROMNEY, POSITIVE, SEN
Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday, his office said in a statement.
"Senator Romney tested positive today for COVID-19. He is currently asymptomatic and will be isolating and working remotely for the recommended period of time,"
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A majority of Americans think the media are exaggerating the threat of the coronavirus pandemic, and less than half think the media are reporting accurately about the safety of vaccines, a Rasmussen poll released on Friday found.
According to the survey, which
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BRAGG, HOCHUL, MANHATTAN, DA
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul met with Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg Friday to discuss the escalating crime crisis in New York City and Bragg's approach to prosecuting crime.
Bragg has been under sustained criticism ever since he released a memo outlining
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PITTSBURGH, BRIDGE, COLLAPSE, NTSB
Daryl Luciani had picked up an extra shift on Friday morning and was driving a Port Authority of Allegheny County bus with two passengers aboard, headed out of Pittsburgh.
Suddenly, while driving across the Forbes Avenue bridge, the bridge collapsed, Luciani
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AUSTRIA, EASE, MANDATE, RULES
VIENNA (AP) – Austria plans to loosen coronavirus restrictions in February, government officials announced Saturday.
Starting Feb. 5, restaurants will be allowed to remain open until midnight, as opposed to 10 p.m, Chancellor Karl Nehammer said at a Saturday
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