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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The races to fill the U.S. House seats of former Reps. Mike Waltz and Matt

A plan to sell, rather than close, the largest power plant in North Dakota has received approval fro

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department and the city of Louisville have reached an agreem

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Pulitzer Prize-winning Santa Barbara News-Press, one of California’s oldest

Santa Barbara’s paper, one of California’s oldest, stops publishing after owner declares bankruptcy