Republicans will take control of key committees, giving them the ability to shape legislation and launch investigations of President Biden, his family and his administration.
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Plea deal reached for missing New Hampshire girl’s stepmother
Her estranged husband, Adam Montgomery, pleaded not guilty to killing Harmony Montgomery, falsifying physical evidence and abuse of a corpse.
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Tom Brady, Larry David, other celebrities named in FTX suit
The class-action lawsuit against the cryptocurrency exchange argues that their celebrity status made them culpable for promoting the firm’s failed business model.
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Trump criminal probes will proceed – even while he’s a candidate
Donald Trump enters the race facing federal investigations related to his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results and into the hoarding of top-secret government documents at his Florida estate – plus a separate state probe in Georgia.
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Amazon begins mass layoffs among its corporate workforce
The online retail giant saw sizable profits during the COVID-19 pandemic, as homebound shoppers purchased more items online, but consumers now rely less on ecommerce.
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University of Virginia shooting suspect targeted victims, witness told police
The violence Sunday night left 3 football players dead and 1 player and another student wounded.
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University of Idaho students fleeing campus after slayings of 4 students
The lack of public information about the deaths has left students and the broader community feeling uneasy, according to law enforcement and residents.
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NASA’s mightiest moon rocket lifts off 50 years after Apollo
The Orion capsule was perched on top and, less than 2 hours into the flight, busted out of Earth’s orbit toward the moon.
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Rent stabilization measures win in U.S. midterm election
Ballot measures to build more affordable housing and protect tenants from soaring rent increases were plentiful and fared well in last week’s midterm elections, including in Portland.
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Poland, NATO say missile strike wasn’t a Russian attack
The NATO chief and the president of Poland both say there are no indications a missile that came down in Polish farmland, killing 2 people, was a deliberate attack.