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Hillsong church founder Brian Houston arrives Thursday at the Downing Centre Local Court in Sydney. He was ruled not guilty of a charge of concealing his father's child sex crimes.

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  • World

Hillsong Church founder found not guilty of concealing his father's child sex crimes

Brian Houston was ruled not guilty Thursday of an Australian charge of concealing his father's child sex crimes. He resigned from his church roles after being charged two years ago.

August 17, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
(From left) executive producer Aaron Korsh sits with actors Meghan Markle, Patrick J. Adams, Gabriel Macht, Gina Torres, Rick Hoffman and Sarah Rafferty of the TV show <em>Suits</em> in 2014.

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  • Television

'Suits' just set a streaming record years after it ended. Here's what's going on

Is it the writer's strike, the Meghan Markle effect, or some secret third thing?

August 17, 2023
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  • Manuela López Restrepo
View of a damaged classroom in a school in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico, on Oct. 2, 2017, after Hurricane Maria ripped through the island. Maria set off a years-long stretch of interrupted schooling for Puerto Rico's children.

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  • Education

In the 6th-largest U.S. district, natural disasters have disrupted schooling for years

Puerto Rico, the nation's sixth-largest school district, is in crisis. It's both uniquely vulnerable to natural disasters and unusually ill-equipped to help children recover from them.

August 17, 2023
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  • Kavitha Cardoza
U.S. coach Vlatko Andonovski watches during the Women's World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Sweden and the United States in Melbourne, Australia, Aug. 6, 2023. Andonovski stepped down, according to a statement from the U.S. Soccer Federation released Thursday, Aug. 17. The move comes less than two weeks after the Americans were knocked out of the Women's World Cup earlier than ever before.

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  • Sports

The head coach of the U.S. national women's soccer team has stepped down

Head coach Vlatko Andonovksi and the U.S. Soccer Federation have "mutually agree to part ways," the organization said. Last week, the USWNT was knocked out of the World Cup earlier than ever before.

August 17, 2023
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  • Ayana Archie
Smoke rises from the Head Fire in Klamath National Forest, Calif., on Tuesday Aug. 15, 2023.

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  • National

Record heat boosting wildfire risk in Pacific Northwest

Record high temperatures, strong winds and thunderstorms are prompting warnings for high wildfire danger across the Pacific Northwest.

August 17, 2023
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  • Tilda Wilson and
  • Kirk Siegler
A stack of the latest edition of the weekly Marion County Record sits in the back of the newspaper's building in Marion, Kansas, on Wednesday. The newspaper's front page was dedicated to two stories about a raid by local police on its offices and the publisher's home on Aug. 11.

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  • Media

Judge who signed Kansas newspaper search warrant had 2 DUI arrests, reports say

The Marion County Record now has all of the devices police seized in a raid. Local newspapers report that the judge who signed the search warrant had two drunken driving arrests within a year.

August 17, 2023
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  • Bill Chappell
John Hunt catches a fish during his extensive fun-filled summer.

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  • Business

This summer's crazy weather just can't stop, won't stop Americans from having fun

People are consulting weather apps, donning rain gear and downing electrolytes in a quest to enjoy the 100 days between Memorial Day and Labor Day.

August 17, 2023
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  • Lisa Lambert
Mortgage rates have been surging, making home ownership a lot less affordable for many people. The higher rates have also made people reluctant to sell their current homes, since many would likely have to pay more in mortgages for their next house.

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  • Economy

Mortgage rates just hit their highest since 2002

The average cost of a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage jumped to 7.09% this week, the highest in over two decades. Rising interest rates have put homes out of reach for many would-be buyers.

August 17, 2023
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  • Scott Horsley
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  • Music

An Elmo Hope centennial celebration: Giving a jazz piano pioneer his due

One hundred years after his birth in 1923, we celebrate the legacy of Elmo Hope — one of the most influential pianists you've probably never heard of.

August 17, 2023
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  • Christopher Johnson
The indictment in Georgia against former President Donald Trump is photographed Monday, Aug. 14, 2023.

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  • Law

Trump's tweets count as an 'overt act' in the Georgia case. What does that mean?

Former President Donald Trump made speeches and tweets that furthered the conspiracy to overturn the election results, according to Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis' office.

August 17, 2023
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
A Winn Dixie shopping cart is seen in the parking lot of the Palm Harbor, Fla., store on Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023.

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  • Business

Aldi says it will buy 400 Winn-Dixie, Harveys groceries across the southern U.S.

Under a proposed merger agreement, Aldi will acquire all outstanding shares of Jacksonville, Florida-based Southeastern Grocers Inc., the parent company of Winn-Dixie and Harveys.

August 17, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Bradley Cooper plays Leonard Bernstein in a new biopic.

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  • Movies

Leonard Bernstein's family defends appearance in 'Maestro' nose flap

Leonard Bernstein's family defends the prosthetic nose Bradley Cooper wears to portray the late conductor.

August 17, 2023
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  • Mandalit del Barco
Hannah Gross, Sophia Lillis and Michael Cera play grown siblings in <em>The Adults.</em>

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  • Movie Reviews

Snark and sarcasm rule the roost in 'The Adults,' a comedy about grown siblings

Michael Cera plays a man who returns home to see his two sisters after three years apart. This squirmy film about adults who act like overgrown children might just break your heart.

August 17, 2023
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  • Justin Chang
Rescue workers in Seaside Heights, New Jersey, walk past homes wrecked by Superstorm Sandy in 2012. Early reports suggested dozens of people died in the storm, but later assessments found the death toll to be at least 20 times higher.

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  • Climate

Hurricanes cause vast majority of storm deaths in vulnerable communities

New research puts stark numbers on a well-known disparity: poor and vulnerable communities suffer over 90% of deaths associated with major storms.

August 17, 2023
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  • Alejandra Borunda
OpenAI, maker of ChatGPT, has in recent weeks been hit with lawsuits from comedian Sarah Silverman, U.S. novelists, and others alleging copyright infringement. Now, <em>The New York Times</em> is weighing possible legal action.

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  • Media

'New York Times' considers legal action against OpenAI as copyright tensions swirl

The news publisher and maker of ChatGPT have held tense negotiations over striking a licensing deal for the use of the paper's articles to train the chatbot. Now, legal action is being considered.

August 17, 2023
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  • Bobby Allyn
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