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'Broken promises.' Tech industry's real estate pullback leaves communities reeling
When Microsoft President Brad Smith announced in February 2021 that the tech giant had purchased a 90-acre plot of land in Atlanta's westside, he laid out a bold vision: The company, he said, would invest in the community and put it "on the path toward becoming one of Microsoft's largest hubs" in the United States.
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Mississippi House votes to create an unelected, state-appointed court system within majority-Black Jackson
Lawmakers in Mississippi are at odds over a bill that would create an unelected, state-appointed court system in a district within Jackson, a majority Black city, with some concerned that the move smacks of a modern-day Jim Crow regime.
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US jury convicts Russian businessman in $90-million hacking and insider trading scheme
A federal jury in Boston has convicted a prominent Russian businessman for his alleged role in a $90-million insider trading scheme that involved hacking into companies and viewing financial data before it became public.
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Wife receives liver transplant from husband ahead of Valentine's Day
A married couple on Long Island will soon have a Valentine's Day that they will forever cherish, after the husband donated part of his liver to his wife, saving her life.
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A married couple on Long Island will soon have a Valentine's Day that they will forever cherish, after the husband donated part of his liver …
Published on February 14, 2023
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Feeling ripped off on Valentine's Day? Popular chocolate boxes look big, but have more plastic than ever
Get ready for heartbreak in the candy aisle. As Valentine's Day arrives, so does the annual frenzy to buy or gift the classic Russell Stover and Whitman's Sampler chocolate boxes that come in under $12 or so at Walgreens, CVS, Walmart and Target stores.
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Edgar Dworsky removed all of the packaging from inside of the Whitman's Sampler chocolate box and saw that the chocolate pieces only filled about one-third …
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Parents of Reeva Steenkamp 'still grieving' daughter's death, a decade after she was killed by Oscar Pistorius
Reeva Steenkamp's parents say they are "still grieving" for their daughter, 10 years after she was shot and killed by her boyfriend, former South African Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius.
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Biden reshuffles economic team midway through first term
President Joe Biden's economic team is taking new shape midway through his first term and as he gears up for an expected reelection bid, with the White House Tuesday officially naming Federal Reserve Vice Chair Lael Brainard as his top economic adviser and nominating Jared Bernstein to serve as his chair for the Council of Economic Advisers.
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In this November 2021 photo, Lael Brainard, a member of the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors, speaks after she was nominated by U.S. President Joe …
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NTSB to investigate United 777's scary plunge toward the ocean shortly after takeoff
A United Airlines 777 leaving Hawaii in December plunged toward the Pacific Ocean for 21 seconds shortly after takeoff and came within about 800 feet of sea level, flight tracking data show.
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A United Airlines 777 leaving Hawaii in December made a scary plunge toward the ocean shortly after takeoff. Mandatory Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images/FILE
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Gabby Petito's family attorney wants the letter he says Brian Laundrie's mom wrote him offering to bury a body, with inscription 'burn after reading'
Brian Laundrie's mother wrote a letter to her son that included references to getting a shovel and burying a body, an attorney representing the parents of Gabby Petito said during a court hearing Tuesday.
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The lawyer for Petito's parents, Patrick Reilly, said during a remote hearing in Sarasota County Circuit Court in Florida that he saw the letter at …
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Most young people aren't getting latest Covid-19 booster, but they're not filling hospital beds at three large health care systems
As the US mulls over its future Covid-19 vaccination plan, data from three large health care systems indicate that even though a small percentage of people under age 65 have gotten the new Covid-19 booster, people this age are not becoming severely ill and overwhelming hospitals.
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Dianne Feinstein announces she won't run for reelection in 2024
Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein announced on Tuesday that she will not run for reelection in 2024, a major moment for a historic political career as the fight to succeed her is already under way.
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The gunman who killed 3 Michigan State students and wounded 5 may have planned to attack New Jersey schools, police say, as heroes helped classmates flee
The gunman who killed three Michigan State University students and left five others in critical condition may have had plans to target two schools in New Jersey, police there said.
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Biden announces a Boeing and Air India deal for more than 200 jets
Air India will purchase more than 200 planes from Boeing, President Joe Biden announced Tuesday. It's the third biggest sale of all time for the aircraft manufacturer.
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Man who allegedly assaulted congresswoman in DC apartment building makes first appearance in federal court
The man who allegedly assaulted Rep. Angie Craig in her Washington, DC, apartment last week made his initial appearance in federal court Monday.
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Pharrell Williams will be Louis Vuitton's next men's creative director
American musician, record producer and designer Pharrell Williams will succeed Virgil Abloh as Louis Vuitton's men's creative director, according to a statement issued by the French luxury fashion house on Tuesday.
