FRANKLIN, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee exterminator who posed as the relative of an 85-year-old widow with dementia has been charged with defrauding the woman out of nearly $1.7 million, according to a criminal complaint unsealed Wednesday...

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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky has temporarily lifted restrictions on the transportation of petroleum to help states affected by the hack of a major fuel pipeline.Transportation Secretary Jim Gray signed an official order that temporarily relieves petroleum haulers going to affected states from ...

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - New Mexico State Auditor Brian Coln announced his candidacy Thursday for the office of state attorney general.The Democrat wants to follow in the footsteps of former law firm colleague and friend Hector Balderas, who is wrapping up his second term as New Mexico's top ...

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HONG KONG (AP) _ Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (BABA) on Thursday reported a fiscal fourth-quarter loss of $836 million, after reporting a profit in the same period a year earlier.The Hong Kong-based company said it had a loss of 30 cents per share...

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TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) - Tunisian authorities plan to reopen the economy next week amid public pushback against virus restrictions, even as the country's hospitals are struggling for enough oxygen to treat a persistently high number of COVID-19 patients...

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NEW YORK (AP) - A recent job promotion came with what seems to be a counterintuitive mandate for NBC News senior vice president Libby Leist: Drum up interest in the "Today" show anytime other than the mornings...

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Stocks were posting strong gains in early trading Thursday, following three days of losses and the biggest one-day drop in the S&P 500 since February. Technology stocks, which were hurt hard earlier in the week, were among the bigger gainers in early trading...

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The inseparable sisters always stood out - identical twins from Twinsburg Ohio, whip-smart students from the side of town with unpaved streets and no sidewalks, excluded from the gifted track because they were Black...

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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - The combination of robust state revenues and unprecedented federal aid is giving Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam and Democratic legislative leaders an opportunity to reinvigorate the state's economy after the devastation caused by the coronavirus pandemic...

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DENVER (AP) - Two small airplanes collided in the air near Denver, leaving one aircraft nearly ripped in half and forcing the other's pilot to deploy a parachute. Remarkably, both planes landed safely and no one was injured, officials said...

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Two energy projects highlighting the environmental justice movement in very different ways are under way in New Jersey.A gas-fired power backup power plant is proposed for a sewage treatment facility in an already-polluted minority community...

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SEATTLE (AP) - Now that the Seattle Kraken are full-fledged members of the NHL, general manager Ron Francis can start his wheeling and dealing. Signing players? That started this week with the addition of 21-year-old Luke Henman...

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MALIBU, Calif. (AP) - A water fill-up station in the mountains above Malibu is increasing capacity to handle larger firefighting helicopters that are being contracted to bolster Southern California fleets...

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BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Republican and Democratic lawmakers on Thursday offered differing views on the outcomes of Idaho's longest ever legislative session after lawmakers grappled with challenges brought on by fast growth and an influx of new residents straining roads, schools and tax fairness policy...

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HELENA, Mont. (AP) - Beginning this fall, all Montana physicians will be able to dispense medications they prescribe to patients, not just those whose offices are at least 10 miles (about 16 kilometers) away from a pharmacy...

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BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - North Dakota taxpayers are on the hook for nearly $3 million in rent over the next two years for unused office space for a state agency that intends to allow most of its more than 400 employees to work from home indefinitely...

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Former NFL player Tim Tebow joined Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee at the state Capitol on Thursday to announce a multimillion-dollar partnership to fight human trafficking.Tebow, who is considering a return to football with the Jacksonville Jaguars, is due for an infusion of $1.2 ...

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WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration vowed Thursday to stand by Australia in its worsening trade and other disputes with China. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told his Australian counterpart that the U.S...

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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabamians will soon be able to have a bottle of pinot noir or chardonnay delivered in the mail after Gov. Kay Ivey on Thursday signed wine shipment legislation into law. State lawmakers approved the bill this session after years of debate...

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___Desperate for workers, US restaurants and stores raise payWASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. restaurants and stores are rapidly raising pay in an urgent effort to attract more applicants and keep up with a flood of customers as the pandemic eases...

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CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - Lawmakers in Nevada have restored more than $301 million in planned cuts to Medicaid originally enacted last summer as the economy made a downward turn during the coronavirus pandemic...

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ATLANTA (AP) - Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced Thursday she will not seek a second term, an election-year surprise that marks a sharp turnabout for the city's second Black woman executive who months ago was among those President Joe Biden considered for his running mate...

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LOS ANGELES (AP) - Southern California air quality regulators are considering a rule that would curb diesel emissions from thousands of trucks that ferry goods from the growing number of massive warehouses in the region run by Amazon and other companies...

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IN THE NEWS: TOP APP STORE EXEC TESTIFIES AT TRIAL APPLE TOP APP SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) - That closely-watched trial in California in which Apple is being sued over its App Store continues. Yesterday, a lawyer for Epic Games quizzed the man who runs the store for apps used on Apple's portable gear...

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ISLAMABAD (AP) - Pakistan's prime minister was preparing to leave for a three-day visit to Saudi Arabia on Friday to boost economic ties, the foreign ministry said.The two countries are expected to sign new agreements to bolster trade and economic links during Imran Khan's visit, which comes at the ...

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TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Taiwan's exports rose by double digits in April, boosted by demand for processor chips as global manufacturing revived. Exports increased 38.7% over a year earlier to $35 billion in April, the 10th straight month of gains, Ministry of Finance data showed Friday...

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TIGARD, Ore. (AP) - Police in the Portland suburb of Tigard have announced the expansion of their body-worn camera program. The Tigard Police Department says all its officers will have the cameras in the next month, KPTV reported...

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PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - The number of COVID-19 patients in hospital intensive care units reached alarming levels as Maine raced to vaccinate residents. More contagious COVID-19 variants are likely playing a role, officials said...

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HAYS, Kan. (AP) - A few years ago, Stuart Beckman drove 65 miles with a neighbor to attend a wedding in Saint Francis in the northwest corner of Kansas...

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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Six of South Carolina's most influential lawmakers will get together soon to see if they can agree on a proposal to overhaul state-owned utility Santee Cooper.The conference committee is needed because the House and Senate passed different versions of a bill giving regulators ...

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