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Americans fault news media for dividing nation: AP-NORC poll

WASHINGTON — When it comes to the news media and the impact it’s having on democracy and political polarization in the United States, Americans are likelier to say it’s doing more harm than good.

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Tornadoes in Virginia and Florida, flooding in other states

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va — Officials in Virginia, Maine, and Florida are assessing damage Monday from major storms over the weekend, including some that caused power outages and wrecked homes.

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Feds: Hospitals that denied emergency abortion broke the law

WASHINGTON — Two hospitals that refused to provide an emergency abortion to a pregnant woman who was experiencing premature labor put her life in jeopardy and violated federal law, a first-of-its-kind

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Aerosmith announces farewell tour starting in September

LOS ANGELES — Aerosmith will be touring a city near you for the last time to celebrate the rock band’s 50-plus years together.

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‘El Chapo’ sons charged with smuggling cheap fentanyl to US

MEXICO CITY — With Sinaloa cartel boss Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán serving a life sentence, his sons steered the family business into fentanyl, establishing a network of labs churning out massive quanti

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Greenhouse closes at Western State Hospital as mega houseplants find new homes

Tacoma — A 150-year-old horticulture program at Western State Hospital is losing its greenhouse next week to make room for a new hospital at the Lakewood institution. Like a pruned geranium, it will b

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Student, family homelessness funding doubles in Washington budget

State lawmakers more than doubled the funding for a program that helps homeless students and their families across Washington connect to housing and services, answering advocates’ calls for greater fi

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Rising Mississippi River tests Iowa, Illinois flood barriers

DAVENPORT, Iowa — The rising Mississippi River tested flood defenses in southeast Iowa and northwest Illinois as it neared forecast crests in the area Monday, driven by a spring surge of water from me

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Why flying is so expensive and likely to remain that way

The worst of the pandemic has subsided, countries are accessible again and airlines expect decent profits now that business and leisure travel has returned. Why, then, are fares still so high?

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How Washington seeks to stem flow of people from jails to state hospitals

Washington state lawmakers wrestled with and ultimately passed a bill recently that is intended to ease a persistent crisis — the state is failing to provide required mental health services for people