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Businessman found guilty of defrauding former NBA star Dwight Howard of millions of dollars to buy the WNBA team

NEW YORK (AP) — A Georgia businessman was convicted Friday of cheating with a former NBA star Dwight Howard from millions of dollars in a sham plan to buy the WNBA's Atlanta Dream. The jury returned its verdict against Calvin Darden Jr. Friday afternoon after a trial in New York City. Darden was also found […]

By Andrew Jack

October 5, 2024October 5, 2024

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Florida residents have been hit by hurricanes three times and are struggling to rebuild

HORSESHOE BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Just a month ago, Brooke Hiers walked out of the state-issued emergency trailer where her family had lived ever since Hurricane Idalia crashed into their Gulf Coast fishing village Horseshoe Beach in August 2023. Hiers and her husband Clint were still finishing up the electrical work on the house they […]

By Andrew Jack

October 4, 2024October 4, 2024

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Biden's student loan cancellation can easily move forward

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden last attempt Student loan cancellation is free to proceed – at least temporarily – after a Georgia judge ruled that a legal challenge should be handled by a Missouri court. Biden's plan has been on hold since September after seven Republican-led states challenged it in federal court in Georgia. […]

By Andrew Jack

October 3, 2024October 3, 2024

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The death toll in Helene now stands at at least 166 as Biden plans to visit devastated Carolina

SWANNANOA, N.C. (AP) — President Joe Biden will survey the devastation in North and South Carolina on Wednesday as rescuers continue their search for people still missing after Hurricane Helene caused catastrophic damage in the Southeast, killing at least 166 people. Many residents of both states were still without running water, cell service and electricity […]

By Andrew Jack

October 2, 2024October 2, 2024

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Longshoremen could have a bargaining advantage in the US port strike

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The 45,000 longshoremen who left on strike On Tuesday, for the first time in decades, 36 US ports from Maine to Texas could gain the upper hand in the standoff with port operators Wages and the use of automation. Organized labor enjoys growing public support and has won a number of recent […]

By Andrew Jack

October 1, 2024October 1, 2024

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Jimmy Carter and his hometown of Plains celebrate the 39th president's 100th birthday

ATLANTA (AP) — Jimmy Carter is preparing for his celebration 100th birthday Tuesday marked the first time an American president has lived a full century, and the latest milestone in a life that has seen the son of a Depression-era farmer become a Nobel Peace Prize-winning humanitarian and lawyer Democracy led to the White House […]

By Andrew Jack

October 1, 2024October 1, 2024

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The Mets make the playoffs, beat the Braves and achieve the comeback with a score of 22:33

ATLANTA (AP) — These New York Mets know a thing or two about comebacks. They saved their best result for the final day of the regular season. They overcame deficits of 3-0 in the eighth inning and 7-6 in the ninth inning to secure a playoff spot when Francisco Lindor hit a two-run home run […]

By Andrew Jack

October 1, 2024October 1, 2024

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Harris, Trump change campaign plans after Hurricane Helene devastation

VALDOSTA, Ga. (AP) — Donald Trump on Monday repeatedly spread falsehoods about the federal response to Hurricane Helene, even as he claimed not to politicize the disaster as he toured hard-hit areas in south Georgia. The former president and Republican nominee claimed as he landed in Valdosta that President Joe Biden was “asleep” and did […]

By Andrew Jack

September 30, 2024September 30, 2024

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The aftermath of Hurricane Helene: Deliveries go to remote communities as death toll rises

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Widespread devastation left behind Hurricane Helene came to light in the South on Monday, revealing a wasteland of splintered homes, smashed shipping containers and mud-covered highways in one of the worst storms in U.S. history. The death toll rose to 121. There was a crisis in western North Carolina. Residents stuck […]

By Andrew Jack

September 30, 2024September 30, 2024

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Trump criticizes the US response to Helene, even as his supporters call for cuts to federal disaster management authorities

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump criticized the Biden administration's response to the Great devastation caused by Hurricane Heleneeven as his supporters call for cuts to federal agencies that warn of weather disasters and provide aid to the hardest-hit communities. As President Trump delayed disaster relief for hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico and Money diverted from […]

By Andrew Jack

September 30, 2024September 30, 2024