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Want a reservation at a hot NYC restaurant? Some are going for $500.
Online restaurant reservations services have exploded, offering hard-to-get reservations for a price. Two New York state lawmakers want to ban them.
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Dabney Coleman, actor who portrayed comic scoundrels, dies at 92
He created an acclaimed gallery of comically macho throwbacks in films including “9 to 5” and “Tootsie” and TV shows such as “The Slap Maxwell Story” and “Buffalo Bill.”
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Sonoma State president put on leave after announcing agreement with protesters
Sonoma State University president Mike Lee announced an agreement with pro-Palestinian protesters without receiving necessary approvals, the California State University System said Wednesday.
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U.S. cities see more post-pandemic population improvement, census shows
More U.S. cities are either growing faster, making gains instead of declines, or experienced less severe shrinking -- all signs of possible progress.
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House GOP escalates war on Justice Dept. as members flock to Trump trial
House Republicans have long been on the front lines of Trump’s attacks on the justice system.
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Trump’s lawyer got angry, scored some points; Michael Cohen stayed calm
The confrontation between Michael Cohen and Trump lawyer Todd Blanche was the most anticipated moment in the trial, which is now speeding toward a conclusion.
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A water war is brewing between the U.S. and Mexico. Here’s why.
Some Texas towns are nearing a breaking point, with one key reservoir at record lows, and another approaching them.
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Abbott grants Daniel Perry pardon in murder of Black Lives Matter protester
Republican Gov. Greg Abbott is pardoning Daniel Perry, the former Army sergeant convicted in the fatal shooting of a protester during a Black Lives Matter protest.
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Business titans privately urged NYC mayor to use police on Columbia protesters, chats show
A WhatsApp chat started by some wealthy Americans after the Oct. 7 Hamas attack reveals their focus on New York Mayor Eric Adams and their work with Israeli officials to shape U.S. opinion of the Gaza war.
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Menendez says wife, a co-defendant in corruption case, has cancer
The statement released by the senator’s office about his wife’s diagnosis painted a different picture of the couple than his defense attorney had a day earlier.
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