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Nation & World

Published
July 11, 2023

Be wary of scams as Amazon Prime Day kicks off, experts warn

Phishing attempts increase amid busy spending seen during significant sales events – from Black Friday to Prime Day, according to the Better Business Bureau.
Published
July 11, 2023

Jury decides 2014 document found in Aretha Franklin’s couch is a valid will

Papers found in a couch and dated 2014 are found to override a 2010 will that was discovered around the same time in a locked cabinet at the Queen of Soul’s home in suburban Detroit.
Published
July 11, 2023

Wall Street gets a late push ahead of inflation data; Activision Blizzard jumps

Much of Wall Street's gains for the day came at the end of trading, with about a third of the S&P 500's rise happening in the final 20 minutes.
Published
July 11, 2023

Threats of a strike heating up even before UAW begins negotiations with automakers

Besides wages, pensions and health care, the union has set its sights on securing a foothold in the joint-venture plants that will manufacture electric vehicle batteries.
Published
July 11, 2023

Leslie Van Houten, follower of cult leader Charles Manson, released from California prison

Van Houten, now in her 70s, received a life sentence for helping Manson’s followers carry out the 1969 killings of Leno LaBianca, a grocer in Los Angeles, and his wife, Rosemary.

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Published
July 11, 2023

Yarmouth 10-year-old advocates for diabetes research funding at U.S. Senate hearing

Of the 160 children from around the U.S. and 5 countries who attended a hearing about funding for diabetes research, Maria Muayad was the only one who spoke to the committee.
Published
July 11, 2023

Ousting Greg Norman, giving Woods and McIlroy LIV teams were discussed with PGA, records show

The deal to bring Saudi investment into the PGA shocked the golf world and invited scrutiny from Congress as well as the Justice Department, which is looking into potential antitrust violations.
Published
July 11, 2023

NATO summit reaches agreement on admitting Sweden but faces division over Ukraine

Biden said the United States agrees with a proposal to outline a path for Ukraine's eventual membership.
Published
July 10, 2023

Landslide tears apart luxury homes on Southern California’s Palos Verdes Peninsula

Twelve homes were red-tagged as unsafe, and residents were given just 20 minutes to evacuate.
Published
July 10, 2023

Republican’s block on confirmations leaves Marines without leader for 1st time in 100 years

Pentagon officials have pressed the Senate to move forward, saying that delays are already affecting more than 200 military officers, and many key leaders.