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Cosori recalling over 2 million air fryers for fire risk

by DEE-ANN DURBIN Associated Press February 24, 2023

They were sold between June 2018 and December 2022 in Best Buy, Target and Home Depot and online at Amazon, Walmart and other retailers.

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Key U.S. inflation measure surges at fastest rate since June

by PAUL WISEMAN Associated Press February 24, 2023

The personal consumption expenditures price index echoes other data that suggest the economy remains gripped by inflation despite the Fed’s efforts to tame it.

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Jill Biden voices kinship with Africans’ fight for democracy

by DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press February 24, 2023February 24, 2023

Biden told The Associated Press she wants to support nations fighting for democracy.

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U.S. Navy applies lessons from costly shipbuilding mistakes

by DAVID SHARP Associated Press February 24, 2023February 24, 2023

At Bath Iron Works, where the first Arleigh Burke was built, shipbuilders are happy to continue working on existing vessels while new designs are tested out.

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Prosecutor: Alex Murdaugh ‘fuzzy’ about new details of case

by JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press February 24, 2023February 24, 2023

Murdaugh couldn’t remember how long he was at the kennels or the last words he would ever say to his son and his wife.

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Ukraine’s leader defiant on anniversary of Russian invasion

by JOHN LEICESTER, HANNA ARHIROVA and SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press February 24, 2023February 24, 2023

Ukraine’s leader is using an ongoing news conference on the anniversary of Russia’s invasion to urge Moscow to change course

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Zelensky gives qualified support for China cease-fire proposals

by Katherine Lee February 24, 2023February 24, 2023

Beijing claims to have a neutral stance in the war that began one year ago, but has also said it has a ‘no limits friendship’ with Russia and has refused to criticize its invasion of Ukraine.

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U.S. announces sweeping new sanctions against Russia 1 year into war

by FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press February 24, 2023February 24, 2023

The sanctions come after the White House announced early Friday morning that the Pentagon would commit $2 billion for more rounds of ammunition and a variety of small, high-tech drones into the fight against Russia.