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Former President Donald Trump departs the courtroom after being found guilty on all 34 counts in his hush money trial at Manhattan Criminal Court on May 30 in New York City.

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  • News

New York judge says Trump is not immune from hush money conviction

A spokesperson for President-elect Trump said the case should never have been brought, called for its immediate dismissal.

December 17, 2024
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  • Ximena Bustillo
Many consumers mistakenly believe that date labels indicate when foods are no longer safe.

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Confused by 'best by' or 'use by' labels? The FDA wants your input to reduce food waste

Most Americans occasionally throw away food just because of the date on the label and many always do. But these 'sell by' or 'enjoy' by dates don't indicate the food isn't safe. Here's what they mean.

December 17, 2024
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  • Maria Godoy
A police officer stands guard in front of Abundant Life Christian School on Monday in Madison, Wis.

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Here's what we know about the deadly school shooting in Wisconsin

The suspect is likely to have died from a gunshot wound, but the cause of death has yet to be confirmed by a medical examiner.

December 17, 2024
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  • Jason Breslow and
  • Ayana Archie
Rex Heuermann (center) charged in the Gilgo Beach serial killings on Long Island, appears for a hearing on July 30 at Suffolk County Court in Riverhead, N.Y.

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  • National

The suspect in the Gilgo Beach killings is charged in the death of a 7th woman

The New York architect facing murder charges in a string of deaths known as the Gilgo Beach killings was charged in the death of Valerie Mack, 24, whose remains were found on Long Island in 2000.

December 17, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Pickleball player Alice Edington, 56, returns the ball to her opponents during a doubles match at the Florida Senior Games. Pickleball is the fastest-growing sport and it's also popular with older athletes.

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At the Florida Senior Games, pickleball is the crown jewel. Here's why

Pickleball is the fastest-growing sport and it's also popular with older athletes. All Things Considered went to the Florida Senior Games to find out why.

December 17, 2024
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  • Juana Summers,
  • Matt Ozug,
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Holiday medicine

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How the holidays could be affecting your medical care

A new study suggests that holidays can affect your provider's decision making.

December 17, 2024
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  • Greg Rosalsky
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau looks on at the start of a cabinet swearing in ceremony for Dominic LeBlanc, not shown, who will be sworn in as Finance Minister, at Rideau Hall in Ottawa, Ontario, on Dec. 16, 2024.

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  • Latin America

Canada's finance minister resigns, posing biggest test of Trudeau's political career

The stunning move raised questions about how much longer the prime minister of nearly 10 years — whose popularity has plummeted due to concerns about inflation and immigration — can stay on.

December 17, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Maj. Gen. Igor Kirillov, the chief of the Russian military's radiation, chemical and biological protection unit, attends a briefing in Kubinka Patriot park, outside Moscow, Russia, on June 22, 2018.

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An explosion kills the head of Russia's nuclear defense forces in Moscow

A senior Russian general was killed Tuesday by a bomb hidden in a scooter outside his apartment building in Moscow. A Ukrainian official said the country's security service carried out the attack.

December 17, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
The Netflix reality series <em>Love Is Blind</em> cast sees singles match up after days of dating while separated by a wall. The National Labor Relations Board says the show's cast members should be considered employees.

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  • Business

'Love Is Blind' cast are employees, labor board says. Could a reality TV union be next?

The case could have big implications for what glues reality show fans to the tube. A pending ruling, whatever the outcome, would set a precedent that other unscripted TV cast members could follow.

December 17, 2024
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  • Emma Bowman
Students from Abundant Life Christian School are escorted to a city bus to be reunited with their parents after a school shooting on Dec. 16, 2024 in Madison, Wis.

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  • National

Police identify Wisconsin school shooting suspect as a 15-year-old female student

At least three people, including the suspect, are dead after a shooting at a Wisconsin grade school. Police talked to the family of the suspect and searched her home, but have no motive yet.

December 16, 2024
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  • Alana Wise and
  • Natalie Escobar
The Biden administration's overtime rule would have expanded overtime protections to more than 4 million workers. A federal judge struck down the rule in November, finding the Labor Department had exceeded its authority.

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  • Business

Biden's overtime rule was struck down. Now some workers are losing pay raises

The overtime rule would have made more than 4 million workers newly eligible to earn overtime on Jan. 1. Then a federal judge in Texas said the Biden administration had gone too far.

December 16, 2024
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  • Andrea Hsu
A poster of Bashar al-Assad is defaced with red paint on a wall in Damascus, Syria, on Dec. 11.

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  • Middle East

First public comments attributed to Assad claim he never planned to leave Syria

Former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is believed to have issued his first remarks, via the Telegram app from Moscow, since opposition forces took over the capital over a week ago.

December 16, 2024
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By:
  • Hadeel Al-Shalchi
Sotheby's workers hold the stone tablet of the Ten Commandments that is scheduled for auction.

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  • Religion

Sotheby's to auction off ancient Ten Commandments tablet

One of the earliest tablets inscribed with the Ten Commandments (dating to A.D. 300-800) is scheduled to go up for auction at Sotheby's on Wednesday.

December 16, 2024
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  • Sarah Ventre
An Amazon fulfillment center in Bessemer, Ala. A Senate investigation found that Amazon workers were nearly twice as likely to be injured compared to workers at other warehouses in the industry.

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  • Business

Amazon manipulated injury data to make warehouses appear safer, a Senate probe finds

A Senate committee investigation, led by Sen. Bernie Sanders, accused Amazon of risking worker safety for speed while manipulating injury data to make its warehouses seem safer than they are.

December 16, 2024
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  • Juliana Kim
A Ford F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck is displayed for sale at a Ford dealership in Glendale, Calif., in August. Some car shoppers are hurrying to finalize EV purchases while they can still be certain to get a hefty federal tax incentive.

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  • Business

The federal EV tax credit has an uncertain fate. What car shoppers should know

Currently, drivers can get a tax credit worth up to $7,500 for buying or leasing an EV. But the incoming administration promised to roll back those credits, which they consider wasteful spending.

December 16, 2024
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  • Camila Domonoske
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