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Older workers face higher unemployment amid virus pandemic

NEW YORK — For the first time in nearly 50 years, older workers face higher unemployment than their…

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Jones lands iconic No. 43 with Richard Petty Motorsports

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Erik Jones will drive NASCAR’s iconic No. 43 next season for Richard Petty Motorsports, a…

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Justice Department files landmark antitrust case against Google

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department on Tuesday, Oct. 20, sued Google for abusing its dominance in online search…

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OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma to plead to 3 criminal charges

WASHINGTON — Purdue Pharma, the company that makes OxyContin, the powerful prescription painkiller that experts say helped touch…

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Stampede kills 11 Afghans seeking visas to leave country

KABUL, Afghanistan — At least 11 women were trampled to death when a stampede broke out Wednesday, Oct.…

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‘There’s a lemur!’ 5-year-old helps crack zoo theft case SAN FRANCISCO — Police said Friday, Oct. 16, they…

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Astronaut chooses daughter’s wedding over space test flight CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The commander of Boeing’s first astronaut…

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News of the Weird | Fake asteroid? NASA expert IDs mystery object as old rocket

Fake asteroid? NASA expert IDs mystery object as old rocket CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The jig may be…

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History, mistrust spurring Black early voters in Georgia

SAVANNAH, Ga. — They came by the thousands to vote early, descendants of slaves, children of the civil…

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Supreme Court halts census in latest twist of 2020 count

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday, Oct. 13, stopped the once-a-decade head count of every U.S.…

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