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Jay-Z's lawyer says accuser's rape claim is 'provably, demonstrably false'

NEW YORK (AP) — An attorney defending Jay-Z against the rape allegation brought against him last week by an unnamed woman outlined a range of evidence Monday that he said showed the accuser’s account to…
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Freddie Freeman's walk-off grand slam ball sells for $1.56 million at auction

LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. (AP) — Freddie Freeman’s historic walk-off grand slam ball from Game 1 of the World Series has sold for $1.56 million at auction. The bidding at SCP Auctions went into the late hours of…
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Trump is named Time's Person of the Year and rings the New York Stock Exchange's opening bell

NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump rang the opening bell Thursday at the New York Stock Exchange after being recognized for the second time by Time magazine as its person of the year. The honors for the businessman-turned-politician…
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Wisconsin kayaker who faked his death and fled the country is charged after returning to US

GREEN LAKE, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin man who faked his own drowning and left his wife and three children for Eastern Europe willingly returned to the U.S. after four months and was charged Wednesday with obstructing…
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What did you Google in 2024? From the elections to Copa América, here's what search trends show

NEW YORK (AP) — Remember what you searched for in 2024? Google does. Google released its annual “Year in Search” on Tuesday, rounding up the top trending queries entered into its namesake search engine in 2024. The…
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TikTok asks federal appeals court to bar enforcement of potential ban until Supreme Court review

WASHINGTON (AP) -- TikTok asked a federal appeals court on Monday to bar the Biden administration from enforcing a law that could lead to a ban on the popular platform until the Supreme Court reviews its challenge…
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Stolen ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in 'The Wizard of Oz' are auctioned for $28 million

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A pair of iconic ruby slippers that were worn by Judy Garland in “The Wizard of Oz” and stolen from a museum nearly two decades ago sold for a winning bid of…
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3 climbers from the US and Canada are believed to have died in a fall on New Zealand's highest peak

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Three mountain climbers — two from the U.S. and one from Canada — missing for five days on Aoraki, New Zealand's tallest peak, are believed to have died in a fall,…
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WWE is seeking a bigger stage and Netflix, pushing for more live events, is providing it

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- WWE will perform on a stage next month that could be vastly larger than its current home on cable television when “Raw,” its weekly live show, makes its debut on Netflix.…
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Philadelphia ready to go the distance with RockyFest week dedicated to 'Rocky' movies

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Rocky Balboa fans are ready to go the distance — by bus, by ice skates, by 72 steps — to honor Philly’s favorite fictional fighter almost 50 years after the first movie…
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