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Texas rises to No. 1 in AP poll, Ohio State and Oregon tumble
The unprecedented comeback by Texas to knock off Ohio State moved the Longhorns to No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 college football...
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Alexander Zverev beats Ben Shelton to win the US Open title
NEW YORK (AP) — Alexander Zverev's best year in tennis goes on, and so does that lengthy Grand Slam drought for American men.
Zverev won...
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Russian drone hits train near Ukraine-Poland border soon after visiting dignitaries passed through
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian drone struck a train near the Ukraine- Poland border on Sunday shortly after senior visiting officials — including...
Trump pulled the plug on EVs. Georgia EV makers are adapting and forging ahead
A year ago this month, federal immigration agents raided an electric vehicle battery plant in coastal Georgia and arrested more than 400 people, most...
Frustrations, remorse and pain surface on 25th anniversary of Sept. 11 attacks
Powerful U.S. officials past and present faced families, survivors and first responders Friday at ceremonies to honor the 25th anniversary of the day 2,977...
How 9/11 changed the way America surveils its citizens
(Stateline) — Twenty-five years after 9/11, the surveillance infrastructure built and expanded in its aftermath has become part of a far larger digital ecosystem...
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One common story
Long before we embarked on our journey to become a sovereign nation, people from distant lands yearned for freedom. Armed with nothing but faith...
Don’t sit down yet!
I wasn’t prepared for how Dolly Parton’s death would affect me. Perhaps it was because we were both Appalachian girls, born just a little...
Continuing the patchwork of kindness
A week ago, I wrote a story about Dolly Parton and my patchwork bear I purchased from Dollywood. I was pleasantly surprised to find...