Four teenagers were killed in a single-vehicle crash in an industrial area of Montana’s largest city, authorities said. Police said speed, no seatbelts and possibly alcohol contributed to the accident just before 2 a.m. Saturday morning in Billings. The vehicle went off the roadway, causing the driver to lose control …
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TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey lawmakers on Monday passed legislation to boost their annual salaries from $49,000 to $82,000, along with raises for the governor and other top officials. The Democrat-led Legislature approved the bill a day before a new session starts and when lawmakers take their oaths of …
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California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday set a mid-March special election date to fill the U.S. House seat vacated by former Speaker Kevin McCarthy. In a statement, Newsom set the March 19 primary date for the 20th Congressional District contest. If no candidate wins a majority of the vote, …
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A 26-year-old man who tried to sell what he claimed was a walking stick used by the late Queen Elizabeth II has been sentenced for defrauding eBay buyers. BRITISH ROYALS EXCHANGE ‘SLIGHTLY RUDE’ CHRISTMAS GIFTS, INCLUDING WHOOPEE CUSHIONS AND TOILET SEATS Dru Marshall, from Hampshire in southern England, claimed he …
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Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said Wednesday he will introduce measures to overturn the convictions of more than 700 post office branch managers who were wrongly accused of theft or fraud because of a faulty computer system. The scandal, which saw hundreds of postmasters falsely convicted of stealing money because …
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The caretakers of part of one of Maine’s most beloved lighthouses said Thursday they believe they can rebuild a portion of the structure that was damaged in a storm this week. The strong storm that brought high winds and heavy rains to the Northeast badly damaged the site of Pemaquid …
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Six Turkish soldiers were killed Friday in an attack on a military base in northern Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdish region, the Turkish Defense Ministry said. Authorities blamed Kurdish militants. Five died in the assault and another soldier succumbed to his wounds later. Another seven soldiers were wounded, two of them seriously, …
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Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy entered a prison in Paris on Tuesday to begin serving a five-year sentence for a criminal conspiracy to finance his 2007 election campaign with funds from Libya — a historic moment that makes him the first ex-leader of modern France to be imprisoned. Sarkozy, 70, …
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