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House passes $858 billion defense bill, scrapping COVID vaccine mandate for military members

by KEVIN FREKING Associated Press December 8, 2022December 8, 2022

It now goes to the Senate, where it is expected to pass easily, then to the president to be signed into law.

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Judge unseals documents in gay bar shooting suspect’s past case

by COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press December 8, 2022December 8, 2022

Under Colorado law, records are automatically sealed when a case is dropped and defendants are not prosecuted as happened in Anderson Lee Aldrich’s 2021 case.

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Kremlin says up to Zelensky when Ukraine conflict ends

by E. EDUARDO CASTILLO Associated Press December 8, 2022December 8, 2022

The Kremlin has long said that Ukraine must accept Russian conditions to end the fighting, now in its tenth month.

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Average long-term mortgage rate falls a fourth straight week

by MATT OTT Associated Press December 8, 2022December 8, 2022

Mortgage rates are still more than double what they were a year ago, mirroring a sharp rise in the yield on the 10-year Treasury note.

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Former Theranos executive gets nearly 13 years

by MICHAEL LIEDTKE Associated Press December 8, 2022December 8, 2022

After years of promoting the technology, ex-CEO Elizabeth Holmes and Balwani were warned that the blood tests were inaccurate, but they continued to raise money from investors.

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House passes bill protecting same-sex, interracial unions

by MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press December 8, 2022December 8, 2022

Both of Maine’s representatives voted with their fellow House Democrats in favor of the legislation. Sen. Susan Collins, who helped lead negotiations in the Senate, attended a ceremony after the vote with Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Majority Leader Chuck Schumer.

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WNBA star Brittney Griner freed in U.S.-Russia prisoner swap

by ERIC TUCKER, MATTHEW LEE and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press December 8, 2022December 8, 2022

Russia freed Griner on Thursday in a dramatic high-level prisoner exchange, with the U.S. releasing notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout.

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Bill protecting same-sex, interracial unions set for passage

by MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press December 8, 2022December 8, 2022

The bipartisan legislation would also protect interracial unions by requiring states to recognize legal marriages regardless of ‘sex, race, ethnicity, or national origin.’