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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DALLAS (AP) _ HollyFrontier Corp. (HFC) on Wednesday reported first-quarter net income of $148.2 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier...

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MARYSVILLE, Ohio (AP) _ Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (SMG) on Wednesday reported fiscal second-quarter profit of $310 million...

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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ Performance Food Group Co. (PFGC) on Wednesday reported a loss of $7.6 million in its fiscal third quarter...

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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) _ Editas Medicine Inc. (EDIT) on Wednesday reported a loss of $56.7 million in its first quarter...

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HUNT VALLEY, Md. (AP) _ Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. (SBGI) on Wednesday reported a first-quarter loss of $12 million, after reporting a profit in the same period a year earlier...

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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) _ America First Multifamily Investors LP (ATAX) on Wednesday reported first-quarter earnings of $7 million...

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FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) _ NeoGenomics Inc. (NEO) on Wednesday reported a loss of $22.1 million in its first quarter...

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BERLIN (AP) - Former Germany goalkeeper Jens Lehmann was removed from Hertha Berlin's supervisory board on Wednesday after sending what the Bundesliga club called a racist text message to a Black former player...

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island Gov. Daniel McKee is working on a plan to boost the state's post-pandemic economy by distributing tens of thousands of $25 gift cards to residents to encourage them to shop at local businesses...

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee gravel and sand mining operator has been ignoring a cease and desist letter for months, and opponents say its continued construction on the banks of North America's most biodiverse river may already be harming wildlife...

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NEW YORK (AP) - The government's key COVID-19 relief program for small businesses has run out of money. The Small Business Administration said Wednesday that the Paycheck Protection Program has been exhausted...

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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina lawmakers on Wednesday advanced a proposal to prevent state and local governments from firing or retaliating against employees who decide not to get a COVID-19 vaccine...

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WASHINGTON (AP) - Family members who lost relatives in the second deadly crash of a Boeing 737 Max met Wednesday with top officials of the Transportation Department to renew their push for the ouster of top federal aviation officials, whom they accuse of being too cozy with Boeing...

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