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Charlie Baker, the president of the NCAA, testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee during a hearing about legalized sports gambling.

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  • Sports

The president of the NCAA calls for a ban on 'prop bets' in college sports

As sports betting has spread across the U.S., college athletes have increasingly faced harassment from bettors. A federal ban on wagers that concern individual performances could help, the NCAA says.

December 17, 2024
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  • Becky Sullivan
Vice President Harris speaks to students and recent graduates at Prince George's Community College in Largo, Md., on Dec. 17, 2024.

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  • Politics

Harris nods to the coconut tree meme that started it all

Vice President Harris had some fleeting meme-mentum in the early days of her campaign. On Tuesday, she nodded to that in remarks to young voters.

December 17, 2024
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By:
  • Elena Moore
Billie Eilish performs onstage during in New York City in May 2024.

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  • Music

Billie Eilish thought she'd always have a soft voice. Singing lessons changed that

The Grammy Award-winning singer says working with a vocal coach "honestly changed my life." Eilish and her brother/collaborator Finneas talk about their new album, Hit Me Hard and Soft.

December 17, 2024
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  • Terry Gross
The campus of Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wis., where a teenage girl opened fire on Monday.

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  • National

The Wisconsin shooting suspect is female. That's rare, data says

Authorities say a 15-year-old girl carried out the shooting that killed two and wounded several at a Wisconsin school. Female shooters are relatively rare, statistically speaking.

December 17, 2024
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
Leander Antwione Williams, identified by the FBI as the man with a “W” on his shirt, is seen on bodycam footage in an altercation with police officers during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.

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  • Politics

Former NFL, Ga. Southern player in Savannah pleads not guilty to Jan. 6 charges

Leander Antwione Williams is due back in court after President-elect Trump takes office.

December 17, 2024
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  • Benjamin Payne
A roaster holds coffee beans ready to be ground. The cost of raw, or green, coffee has soared following a drought in top-grower Brazil.

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  • Business

Coffee prices are higher than ever. Here's what it means for your cup

Droughts in top coffee-growing countries have shrunk the supply of beans. Supermarket brands like Nescafé and Folgers have already raised prices — but the world keeps drinking more and more coffee.

December 17, 2024
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By:
  • Alina Selyukh
Sarah Abdel Hamid Al-A'ami holds photos of her 4 brothers who were all accused of terrorism under the Assad regime, and though she came to search posters of dead bodies, she still hasn't found any signs of them.

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  • Middle East

Syrian families scour hospitals and morgues for loved ones lost under Assad's rule

People in Syria are looking for their relatives and friends in prisons, hospitals and morgues. The U.N. estimates over 100,00 people have gone missing in Syria under the Assad regime.

December 17, 2024
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By:
  • Leila Fadel,
  • Arezou Rezvani,
  • and 2 more
Nevada Republican Party Chair Michael McDonald, one of the 2024 presidential electors facing felony charges related to the 2020 "fake electors" scheme, speaks during the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee in July.

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  • Elections

'Fake electors' from 2020 are casting 2024 votes for Trump while facing felony charges

Eight of the Republicans set to cast Michigan and Nevada's 2024 Electoral College votes for President-elect Donald Trump still face felony charges related to efforts to reverse Trump's 2020 loss.

December 17, 2024
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  • Hansi Lo Wang
A surgical team at NYU Langone Health hospital, including Dr. Robert Montgomery (right), transplants a kidney from a genetically modified pig into patient Towana Looney, who's been on dialysis since 2016.

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  • Health

A transplanted pig kidney offers a grandmother hope for life without dialysis

The patient was in kidney failure and her immune system would reject a human organ. Scientists hope genetically modified pig organs prove safe and will alleviate the organ shortage and save lives.

December 17, 2024
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  • Rob Stein
Every year, the National Film Registry picks 25 movies to be preserved for posterity by the Library of Congress. <em>Dirty Dancing, </em>starring Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey, is among the latest crop.

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  • Movies

'Dirty Dancing,' 'Wrath of Khan' added to the National Film Registry

Every year, the National Film Registry picks 25 movies to be preserved for posterity by the Library of Congress. This year's crop also includes Beverly Hills Cop, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and more.

December 17, 2024
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By:
  • Neda Ulaby
The TikTok Inc. building is seen in Culver City, Calif., on March 17, 2023.

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  • News

TikTok asks Supreme Court for an emergency order to block a U.S. ban unless it's sold

A similar plea was filed by content creators who rely on the platform for income and some of TikTok's more than 170 million users in the U.S.

December 17, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
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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By:
  • Ximena Bustillo
A police officer stands guard in front of Abundant Life Christian School on Monday in Madison, Wis.

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  • National

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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By:
  • Jason Breslow and
  • Ayana Archie
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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  • News

Deadly Wisconsin school shooting. And, a pig kidney transplant surgery provides hope

A Wisconsin school shooting left multiple people dead and several injured. Here's the latest. And, a milestone pig kidney transplant provides doctors with hope for the future of transplant surgeries.

December 17, 2024
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By:
  • Brittney Melton
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
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