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Middle East conflict threatens to exacerbate inflationary pressure on some things

By MATT OTT, AP Business Writer Israel’s attack on Iran Friday has catapulted their long-running conflict into what could become a wider, more dangerous ...

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Men who stole $6 million golden toilet from English mansion sentenced to prison terms

By BRIAN MELLEY LONDON (AP) — Two burglars who plotted the heist of a $6.4 million golden toilet , a fully-functional 18-karat piece of ...

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Disgraced R&B singer R. Kelly seeks presidential pardon from Trump

Former R&B star R. Kelly, serving 30 years behind bars after his conviction on racketeering and sex trafficking charges , is seeking a pardon ...

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Pope Leo XIV’s fashion choices make waves, and many wonder what they mean

By TRISHA THOMAS, Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — When Pope Leo XIV stepped out on the central loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica to ...

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Mike Love celebrates Brian Wilson and George Clinton shines at 2025 Songwriters Hall of Fame

By MARIA SHERMAN, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The Beach Boys’ Mike Love was inducted into the 2025 Songwriters Hall of Fame on ...

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A Grammy category is created for album covers just as Sabrina Carpenter’s takes the spotlight

By MARK KENNEDY NEW YORK (AP) — The Recording Academy has tweaked some of its rules for the 2026 Grammy Awards, including carving out ...

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Illegal immigrant in Massachusetts accused of assaulting ICE officers

An illegal immigrant in the Bay State is accused of assaulting ICE officers during an immigration arrest, according to the feds. Guido Andres Cuellar ...

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The reverence for Old Glory that inspired Flag Day arose decades after Betsy Ross sewed her first

By JOHN HANNA, Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The woman often credited with sewing the first national U.S. flag — at the request ...

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Ping, ping ping. Here’s what it’s like to drive into a big hailstorm in the name of science

By SETH BORENSTEIN, BRITTANY PETERSON and CAROLYN KASTER INSIDE A TEXAS HAILSTORM (AP) — Wind roared against the SUV’s windows as its tires sloshed ...

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Immigration raids on California farms seen threatening businesses supplying America’s food

By AMY TAXIN and DORANY PINEDA, Associated Press VENTURA, Calif. (AP) — Large-scale immigration raids at packinghouses and fields in California are threatening businesses ...

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