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First Republic Bank shares plummet, reigniting fears about U.S. banking sector
Trading of First Republic Bank shares were halted multiple times today, as investors sold off shares, alarmed by financial disclosures from the bank.
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No one is driving this taxi. What possibly could go wrong?
An Associated Press reporter recalls the first time he took a ride in a car without sitting in the driver's seat. The half hour ride was going fine until an error occurred.
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Disney sues DeSantis, calling park takeover ‘retaliation’
The suit came after a Disney World oversight board appointed by DeSantis voted to void a deal that placed theme park design and construction decisions in the company's hands.
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HBCUs capitalize on growing interest by adding sport options
HBCUs are adding sports outside the more typical offerings of football, basketball, and track and field.
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Montana transgender lawmaker barred by GOP from House floor
The punishment of the freshman lawmaker caps a weeklong standoff between House Democrats and Republicans.
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Chief Justice Roberts declines to testify before Senate panel
The Senate Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing to examine proposals to hold Supreme Court justices to the same ethical standards as the rest of the federal judiciary.
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What is a sweeper? A look at the pitch taking over MLB
Angels superstar Shohei Ohtani uses it, as do Padres starter Yu Darvish, Yankees lefty Nestor Cortes and dozens of other pitchers.
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Drug for rare form of Lou Gehrig’s disease OK’d by FDA
The Food and Drug Administration approved Biogen's infused drug for patients with a rare genetic mutation that affects less than 500 people in the U.S.
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Diet culture can hurt kids. This author advises parents to reclaim the word ‘fat’
"The chronic experience of weight stigma ... is similar to the research we see on chronic experiences of racism or other forms of bias," Sole-Smith of Burnt Toast Podcast.
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It took a while, but Aaron Rodgers is poised to become a New York Jet
The 39-year-old four-time NFL MVP had been vocal about his frustrations on the Green Bay Packers. Now, he'll be dropping the No. 12 in exchange for the No. 8 on the Jets.
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Fox’s settlement with Dominion unlikely to cost it $787.5M
Fox has said it doesn’t expect the settlement to affect its operations.
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Supreme Court preserves access to abortion pill for now
The Supreme Court has preserved women’s access to a drug used in the most common method of abortion, rejecting lower-court restrictions while a lawsuit continues.
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Frequent shootings put U.S. mass killings on a record pace
On average the data shows at least four people have died in mass killings once every six and 1/2 days this year. The numbers exclude perpetrator deaths.
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MMA fighter training in Philly inspires city artists ahead of championship bout in Hawaii
DeAnna Bennett is training at the Globe Dye Works compound, inspiring a community of artists and makers to take up mixed martial arts.
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Listen 3:59Charge to be dropped in Alec Baldwin movie set shooting
The actor and the film’s weapons supervisor Hannah Gutierrez-Reed were both charged with involuntary manslaughter in the shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.
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