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Darryl Strawberry resting comfortably after heart attack, according to New York Mets
Former New York Mets and Yankees star Darryl Strawberry is recovering from a heart attack and is at SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital.
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Two 18-year-olds are being held on $2M bail in Philadelphia bus stop shooting that injured 8 teens
Two 18-year-olds were arrested in the shooting of eight Philadelphia high school students at a bus stop last week, and authorities recovered a fully loaded, fully automatic weapon that matches evidence found at the scene, they announced Monday.
Sports
2 dogs die during 1,000-mile Iditarod, prompting call from PETA to end the race across Alaska
Two dogs died over the weekend during Alaska's annual Iditarod sled dog race, marking the first deaths during the race in five years and renewing calls to end the 1,000-mile (1,609-kilometer) competition that sees mushers and their canine teams traverse mountain ranges, a frozen river and sea ice — often during treacherous weather.
Business
George Soros' Open Society Foundations name new president after years of layoffs and transition
George Soros' Open Society Foundations announced a leadership change Monday with its president Mark Malloch-Brown stepping down in June, set to be replaced by a senior leader, Binaifer Nowrojee. She will be the first woman from the global south to lead OSF.
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Sen. Bob Menendez enters not guilty plea to latest criminal indictment
Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife pleaded not guilty on Monday to new obstruction of justice charges in a New York court.
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'Oppenheimer' crowned best picture at an Academy Awards shadowed by war
''Oppenheimer,'' a solemn three-hour biopic that became an unlikely billion-dollar box-office sensation, was crowned best picture at a 96th Academy Awards that doubled as a coronation for Christopher Nolan.
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'The Zone of Interest' director condemns war in Gaza as he accepts Oscar for best international film
The harrowing Holocaust drama '' The Zone of Interest,'' which explores questions of complicity while depicting the mundane lives of a Nazi family in their home adjacent to the Auschwitz death camp, won the Academy Award for best international film.
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Authorities are trying to help a sperm whale beached off Florida's Gulf Coast
Authorities were seeking to assist a beached sperm whale stranded on a sandbar off Florida's Gulf Coast on Sunday, but said conditions in the water were too dangerous for crews to safely approach and administer a sedative.
Business
Insurer delays and denials hamper patients seeking at-home breathing machines
Lou Gehrig's disease took away Grace Armant's ability to speak, but the 84-year-old still has plenty to say about her insurance.
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New Hampshire troopers fatally shoot armed man during foot pursuit with a police dog, official says
Police in New Hampshire shot and killed a man during a foot chase after he was taken down by a police dog and pulled a weapon Friday evening, the state attorney general said.
Sports
Some fans at frigid Chiefs playoff game underwent amputations, hospital confirms
Some of the people who attended the near-record cold Kansas City Chiefs playoff game in January had to undergo amputations after suffering frostbite, a Missouri hospital said Friday.
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Nathan Hochman advances to Los Angeles County district attorney runoff against George Gascón
Former federal prosecutor Nathan Hochman has advanced to a runoff against Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón, one of the country's most progressive prosecutors.
Business
Lead-tainted cinnamon has been recalled. Here's what you should know
Several U.S. discount retailers recalled packages of ground cinnamon after federal health officials warned that they were contaminated with high levels of lead.
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Michigan residents urged not to pick up debris from explosive vaping supplies fire that killed 1
Authorities investigating a fire and explosions that rocked a suburban Detroit building filled with vaping industry supplies, killing one man as gas canisters soared up to 2 miles (3.2 kilometers) away, urged residents Friday not to pick up any debris because they still pose potential hazards.
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Two former Texas deputies have been acquitted in the death of a motorist following a police chase
Two former Texas deputies have been acquitted in the death of a Black motorist who was shot several times with a stun gun following a police chase that was filmed by the now-canceled real-time police TV series ''Live PD.''
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Democrat Min to face Republican Baugh in California's competitive 47th Congressional District
Democratic state Sen. Dave Min has advanced to the November general election in California's competitive 47th Congressional District.
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Iowa House OKs bill to criminalize death of an "unborn person" despite IVF concerns
Republicans in Iowa's House of Representatives approved a bill Thursday that would criminalize the death of an ''unborn person'' — over Democrats' concerns about how it might apply to in vitro fertilization, after an Alabama court found frozen embryos can be considered children.
Politics
Here comes the general election: Long, negative and consequential
With Super Tuesday comes the end to the 2024 presidential primary season and the start of the general campaign.
Nation
California's closely watched House primaries offer preview of battle to control Congress
Voters settled House primaries across California this week, with all eyes on a handful of swing districts whose November matchups will help determine which party controls Congress for the next two years.
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'Rust' armorer convicted of involuntary manslaughter in fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin on movie set
A jury convicted a movie weapons supervisor of involuntary manslaughter Wednesday in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by actor Alec Baldwin during a rehearsal on the set of the Western movie ''Rust.''
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