NEW ORLEANS — It’s a beloved century-old Carnival season tradition in New Orleans — masked riders on lavish floats fling strings of colorful beads or other trinkets to parade watchers…
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FILE – Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos speaks at the Amazon re:MARS convention in Las Vegas on June 6, 2019. Bezos filed a statement with federal regulators indicating his sale of…
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The CEO of one of Nigeria ‘s largest banks was killed Friday along with his wife and son when a helicopter they were riding in crashed near Interstate 15 in…
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Bill to help relocate Washington Capitals, Wizards sails through 1st Virginia legislative hearing
RICHMOND, Va. — Legislation underpinning a plan to relocate the NBA’s Washington Wizards and NHL’s Washington Capitals across the Potomac River to northern Virginia easily cleared an early hurdle in…
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Biden administration announces $5 billion commitment for research and development of computer chips
FILE – U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo speaks Dec. 11, 2023, during a visit to BAE Systems, in Nashua, N.H. The Biden administration on Friday, Feb. 9, 2024, will announce…
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They opened a Haitian food truck. Then they were told, ‘Go back to your own country,’ lawsuit says
PARKSLEY, Va. — A married couple who fled Haiti for Virginia achieved their American dream when they opened a variety market on the Eastern Shore, selling hard-to-find spices, sodas and…
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In this image provided by the Hillsborough County, Fla., Sheriff’s Office, a kangaroo is loose at a an apartment complex Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024, in Tampa, Fla. The wayward kangaroo…
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Wall Street edged lower before the bell Thursday, but 5,000 remains within reach for the S&P 500. Futures for the S&P 500 inched back 0.2% before the bell, while the…
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Stock market today: Asian shares are mostly higher as S&P 500 nears the 5,000 level for the 1st time
BANGKOK — Share were mostly higher in Asia on Thursday after the S&P 500 neared the 5,000 level for the first time. Hong Kong’s benchmark fell while Shanghai advanced after…
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Adult dancers in Washington state want a strippers’ bill of rights. Here’s how it could help them.
SEATTLE — For months, Andrea studied for her master’s degree in library sciences between dancing naked at clubs in Seattle. But then she was sexually assaulted at work and slapped…
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NTSB says bolts on Boeing jetliner were missing before a panel blew out in midflight last month
Bolts that helped secure a panel to the frame of a Boeing 737 Max 9 were missing before the panel blew off the Alaska Airlines plane last month, according to…
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NEW YORK — U.S. stocks are drifting in mixed trading Tuesday as the bond market calms down following some sharp swings. The S&P 500 was virtually unchanged in midday trading,…