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Cooper vetoes NC bill banning Down syndrome abortions

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RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed on Friday a measure barring women from getting an abortion specifically due to a prenatal...

Break them up? 5 ways Congress is trying to rein in Big Tech

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WASHINGTON — Groundbreaking legislation is advancing in Congress that would curb the market power of tech giants Facebook, Google, Amazon and Apple and could...

John McAfee, software pioneer turned fugitive, dead at 75

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John McAfee, the outlandish security software pioneer who tried to live life as a hedonistic outsider while running from a host of legal troubles,...

John McAfee, software pioneer turned fugitive, dead at 75

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John McAfee, the outlandish security software pioneer who tried to live life as a hedonistic outsider while running from a host of legal troubles,...

Lilly to seek FDA approval for potential Alzheimer’s drug

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INDIANAPOLIS — Eli Lilly said Thursday that it will submit its potential Alzheimer’s treatment to federal regulators later this year. ...

US blocks solar components from China over labor abuses

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WASHINGTON — A major Chinese producer of material used to make solar panels will be barred from the U.S. market as part of...

Bipartisan policing deal unlikely this week in blow to talks

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WASHINGTON — Congressional bargainers are likely to miss their deadline for completing a bipartisan deal on overhauling police practices, people familiar with the talks...

Kenosha officials reject damage claim sought by Jacob Blake

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KENOSHA, Wis. — Officials in Kenosha, Wisconsin, have denied a claim for damages from Jacob Blake Jr., the Black man who was paralyzed when...

Belarus leader: We won’t stop migrants from heading to EU

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KYIV, Ukraine — Belarus' authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko has warned that his country will not try to stem a flow of illegal migrants to...

Pentagon leaders testily defend efforts on racism, extremism

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WASHINGTON — Top Pentagon leaders on Wednesday passionately defended the military's approach to addressing racism and extremism, pushing back against accusations by Republican lawmakers...