He will pay a $1,000 fine and serve 3 months of probation, after which the false fire alarm charge is expected to be dismissed from his record under an agreement with prosecutors.
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General Motors and Stellantis in talks with United Auto Workers to reach deals that mirror Ford’s
GM is likely to be the next company to settle because it has agreed to pull new electric vehicle battery factories into the UAW’s national contract, which essentially unionizes them.
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Israel-Hamas war could threaten already fragile economies in Egypt, Lebanon and Jordan
Economic crises are rippling through the countries bordering Israel, raising the possibility of a chain reaction that could create problems well beyond the Middle East.
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The case to break up Google hinges on 4 taps and a swipe
With billions of dollars at stake, arguments at the antitrust trial center on app design.
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Judge says Georgia’s congressional, legislative districts are discriminatory, must be redrawn
A federal judge says some of Georgia’s congressional, state Senate and state House districts are racially discriminatory, ordering the state to draw an additional Black-majority congressional district
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Biden calls on Congress to act, as U.S. officials, gun safety advocates respond to Lewiston shootings
Political leaders from around the nation take to social media following the shootings in Lewiston to express sympathy for the victims, and once again call for action on gun safety.
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Hurricane Otis survivors search for friends and necessities after monster hurricane devastates Acapulco
Survivors of the Category 5 storm that killed at least 27 people are hoping aid will come quickly after the storm strengthened with shocking swiftness before slamming into the coast early Wednesday.
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As world roils, U.S. and China seek to ease strained ties and prepare for possible Biden-Xi summit
Still, both sides have expressed a willingness to talk with each other since Secretary of State Antony Blinken canceled a planned visit to China in February after the shootdown of a Chinese spy balloon over the U.S., which marked a low point in recent relations.
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Israeli troops briefly raid northern Gaza to ‘prepare’ for expected full-scale incursion
Gaza has been under a brutal siege – running out of food, water and medicine – since Hamas’ bloody rampage across southern Israel earlier this month ignited the war.
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Maine shooting is the 36th – and deadliest – mass killing in the U.S. this year
So far this year, the nation has witnessed the second-highest number on record of mass killings and deaths to this point in a single year.