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Tristan Thompson, #12 of the Cleveland Cavaliers, reacts against the Chicago Bulls on Dec. 23, in Chicago.

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  • Sports

NBA suspends Tristan Thompson after he tests positive for performance-enhancing drugs

The penalties for performance-enhancing drug use in the NBA are a 25-game suspension for the first offense, a 55-game suspension for the second offense and dismissal from the NBA on the third offense.

January 24, 2024
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  • Ayana Archie
On Tuesday, eBay announced it is laying off 1,000 employees, citing a slowdown in growth.

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  • Technology

EBay to lay off 1,000 workers as tech job losses continue in the new year

The e-commerce company is the latest in a wave of tech firms that have slashed thousands of jobs in just the first four weeks of the year.

January 24, 2024
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  • Bobby Allyn
Religiously unaffiliated people now make up 28% of U.S. adults, according to a new study from Pew Research. That's a larger cohort than Catholics or evangelical Protestants.

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  • Religion

Religious 'Nones' are now the largest single group in the U.S.

28% of Americans are now religiously unaffiliated. A new study from Pew Research looks at how atheists, agnostics and those whose religion is "nothing in particular" view God, religion and morality.

January 24, 2024
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  • Jason DeRose
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White House announces funding to help schools replace buses with cleaner choices

Electric school buses are expensive but federal dollars are helping school boards across the country switch out some old diesel buses for clean energy buses. Georgia will get $60 million in funding.

January 24, 2024
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  • Marlon Hyde
People in Ramallah look into the window of a gold store, one of the West Bank businesses affected by the economic decline resulting from Israel's war in Gaza.

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  • World

The West Bank economy has been hammered by war

More than three months into Israel's war in Gaza, the economy of the West Bank is reeling. Many fear the economic pain may lead to even more violence in the territory.

January 24, 2024
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  • Frank Langfitt
If you, like me, wake up in the middle of the night covered in sweat wondering how to best prepare yourself for Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth (pictured), read on!

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The best spin-off games, books and more to experience before Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth

Final Fantasy 7 is more than an iconic PlayStation game. It's a multimedia empire embracing novels, short stories, spin-off games — even a movie. We round up the best of it ahead of Rebirth.

January 24, 2024
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  • Andy Bickerton
Former President Donald Trump speaks at a primary election night party in Nashua, N.H., on Tuesday as Vivek Ramaswamy, Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., and Eric Trump watch.

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  • Politics

Up First briefing: Trump and Biden win New Hampshire primaries; a FAFSA fix is coming

Nikki Haley says she'll stay in the race, though the country seems headed toward a Trump-Biden rematch. The U.S. Education Department tells NPR it will fix a math error in its student aid application.

January 24, 2024
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  • Rachel Treisman
Louisiana Republican Gov. Jeff Landry speaks during the start of a special legislative session on Jan. 15 in Baton Rouge, La. Landry called the session so lawmakers could comply with a court order and create a new congressional map.

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  • Elections

After a court fight, Louisiana's new congressional map boosts Black political power

Louisiana's new congressional map is a win for Black voters and likely brings an end to the state's long-running legal battle over redistricting. It could also see Democrats gain a seat in Congress.

January 24, 2024
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  • Molly Ryan
Charles Osgood who anchored of CBS's <em>Sunday Morning</em> for more than two decades and was host of the long-running radio program <em>The Osgood File,</em> and was referred to as CBS News' poet-in-residence, has died. He was 91.

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  • Obituaries

Charles Osgood, longtime CBS host on TV and radio, has died at 91

Osgood, who anchored CBS Sunday Morning for more than two decades and hosted the long-running radio program The Osgood File, died Tuesday home in New Jersey. The cause was dementia, his family said.

January 24, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Former President Donald Trump speaks at a primary election night party Tuesday in Nashua, N.H.

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  • Elections

Trump wins the New Hampshire primary, putting him a step closer to the GOP nomination

Donald Trump's decisive victory in the New Hampshire primary puts him on a clear path to securing the Republican nomination. It is also likely to fuel calls for Nikki Haley to drop out of the race.

January 24, 2024
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  • Tamara Keith,
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A Royal Air Force Typhoon FGR4 takes off to carry out air strikes against Houthi military targets in Yemen, from RAF Akrotiri, Cyprus, Monday, Jan. 22, 2024.

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  • Middle East

U.S. hits Iraq militia sites and anti-ship missiles in Yemen

The U.S. military struck facilities in Iraq and Yemen operated by Iranian-backed militias that are said to be involved in attacks against U.S. forces in Iraq and Syria.

January 24, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Science educator Bill Nye looks at the "Doomsday Clock," shortly before the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists announces the latest decision on the "Doomsday Clock" minute hand, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024, at the National Press Club Broadcast Center, in Washington.

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  • World

'Doomsday Clock' signals existential threats of nuclear war, climate disasters and AI

Earth, for the second year running, is nearing apocalypse, a science-oriented advocacy group said, pointing to its famous "Doomsday Clock" that shows 90 seconds till midnight.

January 24, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Republican presidential hopeful and former U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks during an Election Night party in Nashua, N.H., on Jan. 23.

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  • Elections

Here's a timeline of when presidential candidates became likely nominees

Nikki Haley has vowed to continue her campaign. But if she were to suspend before South Carolina's primary, it could be the earliest a candidate wraps up the nomination in the last 40 years.

January 24, 2024
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  • Domenico Montanaro
Members of the Writers Guild of America East picket at the Warner Bros. Discovery NYC office on July 13, 2023 in New York City.

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  • Business

Union membership grew last year, but only 10% of U.S. workers belong to a union

In 2023, unions added 139,000 members, but the share of the U.S. workforce that's unionized declined from the year before due to even faster growth in nonunion jobs.

January 23, 2024
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  • Andrea Hsu
President Biden speaks during a campaign rally at Hylton Performing Arts Center in Manassas, Va., on Tuesday. Biden's name was not on the Democratic primary ballot in New Hampshire.

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  • Elections

Biden wins the New Hampshire primary after Democrats write him on the ballot

President Biden wasn't on the ballot after the Democratic Party changed its rules to sidestep New Hampshire. But the state's party establishment rallied to write his name in anyway.

January 23, 2024
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