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As TikTok bill steams forward, online influencers put on their lobbying hats to visit Washington

AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers are facing their latest lobbyists — online influencers from TikTok. The platform is once again bringing influencers to Washington, this time to lobby members of Congress. The company wants lawmakers to reject a fast-moving bill that would force TikTok’s Beijing-based parent company to sell or face a ban

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Bill Clinton is hospitalized with a fever but in good spirits, spokesperson says

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Bill Clinton was admitted Monday to MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington after developing a fever. The 78-year-old was hospitalized in the “afternoon for testing and observation,” Angel Urena, Clinton’s deputy chief of staff, said in a statement. “He remains in good spirits and deeply appreciates the excellent care he

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Baby mammoth found in Russian crater is the world’s ‘best’ preserved, says scientist

By Adam Pourahmadi, CNN (CNN) — Russian scientists presented the carcass of a baby mammoth, whose incredibly well-preserved remains were found in the Siberian region of Yakutia in June after more than 50,000 years. The carcass of the female juvenile mammoth, nicknamed Yana, was discovered by local residents after a permafrost crater expanded, according to

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‘They didn’t want to believe the truth’: Freed pair speak out 17 years after they were wrongfully imprisoned for murder

By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — On her first night as a free woman in 17 years, Charlotte Pleytez couldn’t sleep. Pleytez was 20 years old and pregnant when she and another suspect, 15-year-old Lombardo Palacios, were arrested and charged with the killing of Hector Flores in East Hollywood back in 2007. The two were

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Major storm pounds California’s central coast, blamed for man’s death and partially collapsing pier

Associated Press SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) — A major storm pounded California’s central coast on Monday, bringing flooding and high surf that was blamed for fatally trapping a man beneath debris on a beach and later partially collapsing a pier, tossing three people into the Pacific Ocean. The storm was expected to bring hurricane-force winds

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Diversion and youth prevention are a focus of West Virginia’s initial opioid settlement awards

Associated Press Child advocacy centers, recovery housing and diversion programs in West Virginia will receive grants as part of the initial round of $10.4 million distributed by the nonprofit allocating opioid settlement funds. West Virginia is the U.S. state with the highest overdose rate. The West Virginia First Foundation has announced funding for 38 programs

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