Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock has defeated Republican challenger Herschel Walker in a runoff election in Georgia.
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Kirstie Alley, Emmy-winning ‘Cheers’ star, dies at 71
Alley died of cancer that was only recently discovered, her children said.
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What’s at stake as Trump Organization trial deliberations continue
Jurors in the Trump Organization’s criminal tax fraud trial will continue deliberating for a second day on Tuesday.
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Remains of soldier who died in WWII POW camp to be reburied in Augusta
Army Pfc. Arthur L. Pierce, 26, of Malden, Mass., was accounted for in July through mitochondrial DNA analysis as well as anthropological analysis and circumstantial evidence.
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Lawyer Michael Avenatti sentenced to 14 years in California fraud case
Already incarcerated, Avenatti pleaded guilty this year to 4 counts of wire fraud and a tax-related charge without reaching a plea deal with federal prosecutors, saying he wanted to be accountable.
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Approval of armed police robots in San Francisco renews debate
Maine is among the places where police have used robots over the past decade to communicate with barricaded suspects and to enter potentially dangerous spaces.
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U.S. offshore wind power gets jump-start with 1st lease auction
The auction Tuesday is to develop commercial-scale floating wind farms in the deep waters off the West Coast, and similar auctions are in the works off Oregon’s coast next year and in the Gulf of Maine in 2024.
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Supreme Court justices split in clash of religion and gay rights
The Supreme Court is hearing the case of a Christian graphic artist who objects to designing wedding websites for gay couples.
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Pfizer asks FDA to clear updated COVID shot for kids under 5
Children ages 6 months through 4 years already are supposed to get three extra-small doses of the original Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.
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Oxford Dictionaries names ‘goblin mode’ its word of the year
First seen on Twitter in 2009, the word gained popularity in 2022 as people around the world emerged uncertainly from pandemic lockdowns.