7.0 earthquake off N. California prompts brief tsunami warning
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December 6, 2024
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A 7.0 magnitude earthquake shook a large area of Northern California on Thursday, knocking items off grocery store shelves, sending children scrambling under desks and prompting a...
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December 6, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) — The masked gunman who stalked and killed the leader of one of the largest U.S. health insurance companies outside a Manhattan hotel used ammunition emblazoned with the words “deny,” “d...
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2004
December 6, 2024
• The paper published a photo of California University of Pittsburgh interim President Geraldine Jones helping students to load toys into a Vulcan Flyer bus. She was helping with a “Stuff-A-Bus” proje...
Trump, Republican senators plan agenda for first 30 days
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December 4, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump dialed in to what was described as a “love fest” Tuesday with Senate Republicans as they begin laying the groundwork for control of government in the new...
Cyber Monday shoppers expected to set a record
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December 3, 2024
By HALELUYA HADERO and WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writers Consumers in the United States are scouring the internet for online deals as they look to take advantage of the post-Thanksgiving sho...
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2004
December 2, 2024
• Geraldine Jones, the Brownsville native who was named the interim president of the California University of Pennsylvania 18 months ago, literally grew into the job. Except for a short stint as an el...
Heavy snow keeps parts of U.S. in a deep freeze
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December 2, 2024
LOWVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — Heavy snowfall and numbing temperatures kept parts of the U.S. in a deep freeze Sunday as the Thanksgiving holiday weekend drew to a close. Some snowmobilers and skiers reveled i...
Retailers still see Black Friday as the high point of holiday shopping season
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November 29, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) — After weeks of plugging increasingly inviting discounts, retailers in the United States and several other countries are preparing for prime time: Black Friday, the bargain bonanza that...
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November 27, 2024
TODAY IN HISTORY 27 Today is Wednesday, Nov. 27, the 332nd day of 2024. There are 34 days left in the year. Today in history: On Nov. 27, 1978, San Francisco Mayor George Moscone and city Supervisor a...
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2004
November 27, 2024
• Monessen Council was trying to hold the line on taxes for the upcoming year’s budget. The police force needed a new police cruiser and Mayor Mary Jo Smith and three of the four council members were ...
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By By RYAN DETO TribLive 
November 27, 2024
Allegheny County Council members presented their plan Tuesday to make over $70 million in cuts to Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato’s budget proposal as a means to lower the proposed property...
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November 26, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Jack Smith moved to abandon two criminal cases against Donald Trump on Monday, acknowledging that Trump’s return to the White House will preclude attempts to federall...
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November 26, 2024
Macy’s reported stronger- than-expected sales for the third quarter and said it’s delaying the release of its full quarterly results after it discovered an employee intentionally hid up to $154 millio...
Forecasts warn of possible winter storms during Thanksgiving week
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November 25, 2024
WINDSOR, Calif. (AP) — Forecasters throughout the U.S. issued warnings that another round of wintry weather could complicate travel leading up to the Thanksgiving holiday, while California and Washing...