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Trump refers to Black man from racially offensive 1988 campaign ad while stumping in North Carolina
As President Donald Trump tries to convince voters that Democrats have let crime run amok, he’s digging into the country’s political past to reference one of the most controversial campaign advertisements that relied heavily on racist tropes. During a campaign stop Wednesday in G...
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Early voting begins in US midterm elections that could flip control of Congress
In-person voting for this year’s midterm elections begins Friday, ushering in the final six weeks for Americans to decide who they trust to lead Congress through a cost-of-living crisis , a prolonged war in Iran and other pressing issues. Election administrators say they’re prepa...
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Josh Allen opens the Bills' new stadium with a 5-TD outing in a 41-31 win over the Lions
Forget the official name of the Buffalo Bills' new stadium. It’s Josh Allen’s house. The quarterback quickly put his stamp on Highmark Stadium by throwing three touchdown passes and running for two more scores in a 41-31 victory over the Detroit Lions on Thursday night in the fir...
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Asian shares mostly rise, cheered by a US rally and easing oil prices
Asian shares mostly rose in early Friday trading, getting a lift from a rally on Wall Street as well as declining oil prices. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 gained 1.9% to 65,332.57 after the Bank of Japan raised the benchmark interest rate to 1.25% from 1.0%, a 31-year high. The m...
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Japan's central bank raises benchmark interest rate to 1.25%
Japan’s central bank on Friday raised the benchmark interest rate to 1.25% from 1.0%, a 31-year-high. The Bank of Japan has been trying to normalize monetary policy after decades of keeping interest rates near or below zero to try to encourage more borrowing and spending to count...
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Harris County crime: Family speaks out after man shot, killed while following robbery suspect
A family is heartbroken after 34-year-old Victor Thomas Gonzalez was murdered in north Harris County. Investigators say he was robbed at gunpoint, called 911 and then was shot while following the suspects....
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Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo breaks ground on multi-million-dollar agricultural complex
The complex will be located near Highway 288 and will house additional rodeo operations beginning in 2029.
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Harris County commissioners approve $1.4 million fund for 24/7 ankle-monitoring services
On Thursday, Harris County commissioners approved a $1.4 million fund for 24/7 ankle-monitoring services, according to Adrian Garcia's press secretary, Scott Spiegel....
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OpenAI flags concerning new AI behavior and vows to track it more closely
OpenAI has disclosed six reports of "unexpected or concerning" behavior in AI models, including an unreleased research model inserting "jailbreak-like instructions" into its own notes to disregard its normal constraints and telling itself to be "freed from the roles and identitie...
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Juror who blocked Lindsay Clancy verdict disputes fellow jurors' claims: report
The lone holdout juror whose refusal to find Lindsay Clancy not guilty by reason of insanity led to a mistrial is speaking publicly for the first time....
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3 Harris County commissioners defend largest property tax increase in county history and blame Trump, Abbott
Three Harris County commissioners voted Thursday to raise property taxes and immediately after the vote, shared the reasons for the hike and who they believe is to blame. Commissioners Court approved a tax rate increase in a 3-1 vote. The new tax rate represents approximately a 7...
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Virginia's attorney general says DHS may have violated state election law after whistleblower report
Virginia's attorney general said Thursday that the Department of Homeland Security may have violated several state laws after a whistleblower accused its employees of misrepresenting themselves on voter lookup tools to hunt for noncitizen voters . In a letter obtained by The Asso...