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Oprah says she didn't take 'personal fee' for Harris event

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Person in bear costume faked attacks on cars for insurance payout, officials say

Four people have been charged with insurance fraud for claiming that their cars were trashed by a bear — which was actually someone in a bear costume, officials said Wednesday.

Person trapped beneath building collapse rubble, Kentucky officials say

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Sean 'Diddy' Combs is trying to obstruct justice from jail, prosecutors say

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Entertainment - ABC News - November 17

Cole says Republicans should 'be working with' Trump 'to try and achieve his objectives'

Rep. Tom Cole (R-Okla.), chair of the House Appropriations Committee, said in an interview Sunday that Republicans should “be working with” President-elect Trump “to try and achieve his ...

Politics - The Hill - November 17

Poll: Most say they'll try to avoid political talk at Thanksgiving

Americans are most thankful for family and friends, which may be why they'll try to steer away from politics at Thanksgiving.

Steve Bannon says spending four months in prison 'empowered' him

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Visa says spending trends are stable, and this time Wall Street agrees

Visa’s CFO expects the “stable and resilient consumer” to keep up such spending trends into the company’s new fiscal year.

Business - MarketWatch - October 29

Treasury failed to disclose ‘material’ spending pressures under Hunt, says OBR

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World - Financial Times - October 30

NATO chief says Germany will 'step up' on defence spending

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European countries are spending more on defense, a think tank says

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World - ABC News - November 8

Home Depot’s sales are improving, but it says consumers are still cautious about spending

Home Depot is mired in a sales slump as homeowners put off major projects.

Business - CNBC - November 12

PagerDuty says software customers are still being ‘prudent’ with their spending

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Over 200 unqualified Texas educators had someone else take their exams in cheating scandal, officials say

Five people have been charged in Texas with organizing and participating in an illegal cheating scheme that certified more than 200 unqualified teachers and helped the plot’s “kingpin” rake in more ...

House Education GOP says schools failed to protect Jewish students after nearly yearlong antisemitism investigation

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Politics - The Hill - October 31

Trump picks Linda McMahon for education, and says he won’t reconsider Matt Gaetz nomination – live

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Sovereign debt is the biggest risk to global growth in 2025, Saudi finance minister says

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Israeli minister says ‘certain progress’ on Lebanon ceasefire talks but Hezbollah says it has not been involved – Middle East crisis live

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