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Olympic great Shaun White's next chapter: Shaping snowboarding from outside the halfpipe

In some ways, Shaun White’s next trip to the Winter Olympics might be the toughest. Retired for four years and now trying to shape his sport from outside of the halfpipe he once commanded,...

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Final day to select ACA health plans arrives in most states, with no subsidy deal yet

NEW YORK (AP) — Thursday was the final day to select an Affordable Care Act health insurance plan across much of the country, as the expiration of federal subsidies drives up health costs and lawmakers...

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Civilians flee on foot as Syrian military offensive looms east of Aleppo

HAMIMA, Syria (AP) — A trickle of civilians left a contested area east of Aleppo on Thursday after a warning by the Syrian military to evacuate ahead of an anticipated government military offensive against...

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15 former NCAA players among those charged in alleged scheme to rig basketball games

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Federal prosecutors charged 20 people on Thursday, including 15 former college basketball players, in what they called a betting scheme to rig NCAA and Chinese Basketball Association...

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Floods in South Africa force evacuations from famed Kruger National Park; 19 dead in other regions

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Flooding caused by weeks of torrential rains in northern South Africa forced the famed Kruger National Park to suspend visits and evacuate some guests and staff members by helicopter...

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Appeals court reverses decision that freed pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil

A federal appeals panel on Thursday reversed a lower court decision that released former Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil from an immigration jail, bringing the government one step closer...

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US seizes in Caribbean Sea another sanctioned oil tanker it says has ties to Venezuela

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. forces in the Caribbean Sea have seized another sanctioned oil tanker the Trump administration says has ties to Venezuela, part of a broader U.S. effort to take control of the...

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France's Macron laughs off 'harmless' eye condition as he addresses troops

French President Emmanuel Macron joked about a “completely harmless” eye condition on Thursday during a New Year address to France’s armed forces. “Please pardon the unsightly appearance...

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Control of the House is at the center of midterms. These charts help explain the fight

Donald Trump is determined to maintain Republicans' threadbare House majority this fall and avoid a repeat of his first presidency, when Democrats won control of the chamber in midterm elections and went...

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Live updates: Trump threatens to use the Insurrection Act in Minneapolis

President Donald Trump threatened on Thursday to invoke the Insurrection Act to justify deploying troops as protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement persist in Minneapolis. Trump...

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