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Indiana funeral director faces jail after police find unburied bodies

JEFFERSONVILLE, Indiana: Randy Lankford, owner of Lankford Funeral Home and Family Center in Jeffersonville, Indiana, has pleaded guilty to more ...


Target moving away from LGBTQ pride due to customer backlash

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota: Reuters reported that after facing a backlash from customers, Target is pulling some products from its Pride Collection ...


LSU vs. Florida St. rematch highlights Week 1 of CFB season

Florida programs are back on the college football map in Week 1 of the 2023 season. Florida will visit Utah ...


10 SEC teams earn berths in NCAA tournament

The Southeastern Conference landed 10 teams in the field of 64 in the NCAA Division I baseball championship, announced Monday. ...


Mpox Is Down, But US Cities Could Be at Risk for Summertime Outbreaks

New Orelans, Louisiana - The mpox health emergency has ended, but U.S. health officials are aiming to prevent a repeat ...


Rookie receiver Dontayvion Wicks 'fits the Green Bay way'

Packers’ draft pick ready for yet another adjustmentMike Spofford GREEN BAY - Dontayvion Wicks might've had to wait until the ...


Professor defamation

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Failed desegregation

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India readies graft charges against BAE, Rolls-Royce for jet trainers

NEW DELHI, India: Indian federal police documents indicate that the country has filed a graft case against the UK's BAE ...

U.S. stock markets rally on debt ceiling bill advance

NEW YORK, New York - U.S. stocks rallied sharply on Thursday after the House of Representatives passed the controversial bill ...

Nvidia says will build AI supercomputer in Israel by end 2023

SANTA CLARA, California: Nvidia Corp, the world's most valuable listed chip company, said that to meet soaring customer demand for ...

Record $95 million taken in at 'Little Mermaid' weekend opening

BURBANK, California: Over the US Memorial Day weekend, Disney's live-action remake of its 1989 animated classic, "The Little Mermaid," brought ...

At 6 million viewers per night, CBS most-watched tv network in US

NEW YORK CITY, New York: The Nielsen company said that CBS has again claimed the title of most-watched television network ...

U.S. stocks dive Wednesday on debt ceiling, global jitters

NEW YORK, New York - U.S. and global stocks tumbled Wednesday as lawmakers continued to navigate their way through Congress ...

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Champion women's college basketball player faints at White House

WASHINGTON D.C.: A member of the championship Louisiana State University women's basketball team fainted this week during a White House ...

US fishermen seek baby eels valued at $2,000 per pound

PORTLAND, Maine: Fishermen in the US's only commercial-scale fishing industry for valuable baby eels, called elvers, have recorded a productive ...

Indiana funeral director faces jail after police find unburied bodies

JEFFERSONVILLE, Indiana: Randy Lankford, owner of Lankford Funeral Home and Family Center in Jeffersonville, Indiana, has pleaded guilty to more ...

Target moving away from LGBTQ pride due to customer backlash

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota: Reuters reported that after facing a backlash from customers, Target is pulling some products from its Pride Collection ...

Server outage slows NBA 2K League's Tipoff

The NBA 2K League postponed eight of the scheduled 10 Eastern Conference group-play matches for The Tipoff event on Thursday, ...

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India readies graft charges against BAE, Rolls-Royce for jet trainers

NEW DELHI, India: Indian federal police documents indicate that the country has filed a graft case against the UK's BAE ...


Ireland unemployment figures plummet to record low 3.8 percent

DUBLIN, Ireland: Ireland has set a record as unemployment fell to 3.8 percent in May, according to the Central Statistics ...


At 6 million viewers per night, CBS most-watched tv network in US

NEW YORK CITY, New York: The Nielsen company said that CBS has again claimed the title of most-watched television network ...


Washington coordinates 14-country supply chain agreement

WASHINGTON D.C.: The U.S. Commerce Department has said that trade ministers from 14 countries have taken part in the US-led ...


Ireland prepares laws to end e-cigarette, vaping sales to teens

DUBLIN, Ireland: The Government of Ireland is preparing legislation to outlaw vaping, and the sale of vaping products, to those ...


Musk's Neuralink to begin trial human brain implants

FREMONT, California: Brain implant company Neuralink announced that it has received approval from US regulators to begin human brain implant ...


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Hyatt Regency New Orleans

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