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Humorously morose comedian Richard Lewis dies at 76
NEW YORK Richard Lewis, an acclaimed comedian known for exploring his neuroses in frantic, stream-of-consciousness diatribes while dressed in all-black, leading to his nickname The Prince of Pain, has died. He was 76. Lewis, whorevealed he had been diagnosed with Parkinsons diseasein 2023, died at his home in Los Angeles…
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Man to plead guilty to helping kill 3,600 eagles, other birds and selling feathers prized by tribes
A Washington state man accused of helping kill more than 3,000 birds including eagles on a Montana Indian reservation then illegally selling their feathers intends to plead guilty to illegal wildlife trafficking and other criminal charges, court documents show. Prosecutors have alleged Travis John Branson and others killed about 3,600…
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Meet the man who exposed Mike Lindell’s election lies and won $5 million
SIOUX FALLS Bob Zeidman has visited South Dakota just once in his lifetime. He could be $5 million richer because of it. The computer forensics expert attended a Cyber Symposium in August 2021 in Sioux Falls hosted by My Pillow founder and election conspiracy theorist Mike Lindell, who claimed to…
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Welcome to the ‘Hotel California’ case: The trial over handwritten lyrics to an Eagles classic
NEW YORK In the mid-1970s, the Eagles were working on a spooky, cryptic new song. On a lined yellow pad, Don Henley, with input from band co-founder Glenn Frey, jotted thoughts about a dark desert highway” and a lovely place with a luxurious surface and ominous undertones. And something on…
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Indian farmers reject government offer, plan to carry on marching to New Delhi
NEW DELHI Indian farmers who have been protesting for a week to demand guaranteed crop prices have rejected a proposal from the government, and say they will continue their march to the capital New Delhi. Theprotesting farmers began their marchlast week, but their efforts to reach the city have beenblocked…
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Alabama Supreme Court: Frozen embryos are ‘children’ under state law
MONTGOMERY, Ala. The Alabama Supreme Court has ruled that frozen embryos can be considered children under state law, a ruling critics said could have sweeping implications for fertility treatments. The decision was issued in a pair of wrongful death casesbrought by three couples who had frozen embryos destroyed in an…
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Astronomers find what may be universe’s brightest object with a black hole devouring a sun a day
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) Astronomers have discovered what may be the brightest object in the universe, a quasar with a black hole at its heart growing so fast that it swallows the equivalent of a sun a day. The record-breaking quasar shines 500 trillion times brighter than our sun. The…
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The keeper of the Vaticans secrets is retiring. Heres what he wants you to know
VATICAN CITY The Vatican has been trying for years to debunk the idea that its vaunted secret archives are all that secret: It has opened up the files of controversial World War II-era Pope Pius XIIto scholars and changed the official name to remove the word Secret from its title.…
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Stalled US aid for Ukraine underscores GOP’s shift away from confronting Russia
At about 2 a.m. last Tuesday, Republican Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin stood on the Senate floor and explained why he opposed sending more aid to help Ukraine fend offthe invasionlaunched in 2022 by Russian President Vladimir Putin. I don’t like this reality,” Johnson said. Vladimir Putin is an evil…
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What we know about Minnesota shooting that killed 2 officers, firefighter
BURNSVILLE, Minn. Two police officers and a firefighter who responded to a domestic situation at a suburban Minneapolis home were killed early Sundayduring a standoff by a heavily armed man who shot at police from the home where seven children were also inside. The suspect is dead, and another police…
