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Former Uber driver pleads guilty in deadly 2016 shooting spree

A Michigan man charged with killing six strangers between picking up rides for Uber pleaded guilty to murder on Monday, just before attorneys were set to interview jurors for his trial.  Jason Dalton’s surprise move…
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Talks on government shutdown continue on Sunday

White House officials and congressional aides are returning Sunday to talks on how to get the government reopened, though they wrapped up the first round of weekend talks without a breakthrough. President Donald Trump tweeted:…
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Union sues GM, says laid-off workers should replace temps

The United Auto Workers union is accusing General Motors of violating a national contract by using temporary workers instead of employing full-timers who were laid off from its factories.  The union filed a federal lawsuit…
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US average for gasoline seen peaking at $3 a gallon in May

A price-tracking service says the national average for gasoline will surge to about $3 a gallon by May before easing the rest of 2019. GasBuddy predicted Wednesday that the full-year average price will settle at…
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Thousands of sausage products recalled

Thousands of pounds of sausage products may contain metal bits in them.  The USDA announced yesterday that R-L Zeigler Company has recalled nearly 12,000 pounds of its products. The recalled items include the 24-oz plastic…
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Times Square New Year's Eve ball gets some new sparkle

Preparations for New Year's Eve in Times Square are taking shape, and some of those shapes are 192 new crystal triangles on the famous ball. The new Waterford crystal triangles will join about 2,500 others…
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Team to skip events with ref who told wrestler to cut dreads

A New Jersey school district says its wrestling team will no longer compete in events officiated by a referee who told a wrestler to lose his dreadlocks or forfeit his bout. The announcement came during…
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Medical checks ordered after 2nd detained child migrant dies

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has ordered medical checks on every child in its custody after an 8-year-old boy from Guatemala died, marking the second death of an immigrant child in the agency's care this…
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Police say a Colorado woman was likely killed at home, fiance charged

The fiance of a Colorado woman who has been missing since Thanksgiving Day was arrested Friday on allegations of killing the mother of his child, and police said she likely died at her house in…
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Fiance of missing Colorado mom arrested

The fiancé of missing Colorado mother Kelsey Berreth was arrested Friday morning, a law enforcement source involved in the investigation said.  Authorities arrested Patrick Frazee nearly one month after Berreth, the mother of his 1-year-old…
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