The victims, primarily children, died Thursday when a gunman opened fire in the childcare center, authorities said.
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Amazon plans to hire 150,000 workers for holiday season
The world’s largest online retailer typically hires legions of temporary workers this time of year to help store, pack and ship items from its warehouses.
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Herschel Walker sticks to abortion denial, blames Democrats
Digging in on his denials of The Daily Beast’s reporting, Walker, a football icon turned celebrity politician and staunch abortion foe, blamed the stories on Democrats and their ‘desperation.’
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Mother of Herschel Walker’s child says he paid for her abortion, report says
A new report says a woman who claims Georgia Republican Senate nominee Herschel Walker paid for her 2009 abortion is the mother of one of his children.
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Ian deals blow to Florida’s teetering insurance sector
Even before last week’s hurricane, Florida’s home insurance market was dealing with billions of dollars in losses from a string of natural disasters, rampant litigation and increasing fraud.
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WTO predicts trade growth to slow next year amid crises
In 2023, the prediction is for global trade volumes to grow just 1%, down from the 3.4% expected previously.
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Colorado baker fighting ruling over gender transition cake
The Colorado baker who won a partial Supreme Court victory after refusing to make a wedding cake for a gay couple may have broken laws again after refusing to make a cake celebrating a gender transition.
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Relatives of kidnapped California family beg for help, tips
The alleged kidnapper is in custody, but the whereabouts of a baby, her parents and uncle are unknown.
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Climate change made summer drought 20 times more likely
Researchers say this type of drought would only happen once every 400 years across the Northern Hemisphere if not for human-caused climate change. Now they expect it every 20 years.
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Revised ‘Dreamers’ program to get another review by court
The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program was adopted by former President Obama’s administration and has had a complicated ride through federal court challenges.