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Gwyneth Paltrow sits in court, Wednesday, March 22, 2023, in Park City, Utah. Paltrow is accused of...
Alli Rosenbloom, CNN

Gwyneth Paltrow accuser testifies in ski trial: ‘I’ve never been hit that hard’

The Utah civil trial involving actress Gwyneth Paltrow and a man who is accusing her of wrongdoing in relation to a 2016 ski collision resumed Monday for its second week of proceedings.
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Good friends and good physical health may be even more closely linked than previously thought, new...
Madeline Holcombe, CNN

Strong, steady friendships may benefit physiological health, study shows

Researchers say positive social experiences impact not only a person's stress level and ability to cope, but also markers of physical health.
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More stores now offer customers the option to tip, from coffee shops to ice cream stores. Around 48...
Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN

Americans facing a radically different tipping culture

People are tipping less of inflation, and they are also overwhelmed with the number of places that give them the option to tip with a card
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nashville shooting...
JONATHAN MATTISE

Nashville school shooter had drawn maps, done surveillance

Multiple outlets are reporting that the gunman and at least three children are dead in a Nashville school shooting.
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Pennsylvania cany factory explosion...
Sara Smart, Samantha Beech, Zoe Sottile and Dakin Andone, CNN

Death toll from Pennsylvania candy factory explosion climbs to 4

A fourth person has been confirmed dead in an explosion at an eastern Pennsylvania candy factory, as rescue crews continue to search for three others.
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Gov. Brad Little signed a bill this week that prohibits transgender students in the state from usin...
Sydney Kashiwagi, CNN

Idaho governor signs bill that restricts transgender students’ bathroom use in schools

Idaho governor Gov. Brad Little signed a bill this week that prohibits transgender students in the state from using public school bathrooms that do not align with their gender assigned at birth.
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Members of the police work, after two migrants suffocated to death aboard a freight train that got ...
CNN

Two migrants found dead in shipping container on train in Uvalde County, Texas

Two migrants were found dead in a shipping container on a train the authorities stopped east of Uvalde, Texas, on Friday, according to local police.
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tiktok logo pictured, a possible ban is looking...
Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business

Where TikTok users may go if the app gets banned

Washington's efforts to crack down on TikTok could ultimately benefit some of the same American tech companies that Washington has scrutinized.
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A real estate and urban land development conference focused on topics such as sustainability and af...
Anna Bahney, CNN

What the banking crisis means for mortgage rates

When Treasury yields go up, so do mortgage rates; when they go down, mortgage rates tend to follow.
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social media icons pictured, a new social media law coming to utah...
Associated Press

Utah social media law is ambitious, but is it enforceable?

The laws, which will go into effect in a year, impose a digital curfew on people under 18 and requires minors to get parental consent to sign up for apps.
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Gwyneth Paltrow sits during her trial...
SAM METZ

Gwyneth Paltrow is testifying in Utah trial over 2016 ski collision where a man accuses her of leaving him brain damaged

Next week, Paltrow's team is expected to call to the stand medical experts, ski instructors and her two children, Moses and Apple.
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FILE - A TV screen shows an image of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a news program at the S...
Brad Lendon and Yoonjung Seo, CNN

North Korea claims to have tested a nuclear-capable underwater drone

North Korea's drone test claim comes at the same time Pyongyang said it tested nuclear-capable cruise missiles this week.
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southwest airlines planes pictured...
Pete Muntean, CNN

Off-duty pilot on Southwest flight steps in after pilot’s medical emergency

After safely returning to Las Vegas, a backup crew boarded and the flight continued to Columbus as planned.
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In his first appearance before Congress on Thursday, TikTok CEO Shou Chew was grilled by lawmakers ...
Catherine Thorbecke, CNN

TikTok CEO: 5 takeaways from his first appearance before Congress

TikTok CEO Shou Chew was grilled by lawmakers who expressed deep skepticism about his company's attempts to protect US user data.
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A 24-year-old Pennsylvania woman who barged into then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office during th...
Holmes Lybrand and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN

Riley Williams, US Capitol rioter, sentenced to three years in prison

Riley Williams was convicted for resisting or impeding an officer, civil disorder, and disorderly conduct on Jan. 6, 2021.
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FILE - A hiring sign is in front of a Target store in Manchester, Conn., Nov. 39, 2021. (AP Photo/T...
MATT OTT AP Business Writer

US jobless claims inch down as labor market remains tight

Jobless claims in the U.S. for the week ending March 18 fell by 1,000 to 191,000 from the previous week, the Labor Department said Thursday.
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FILE - President Joe Biden speaks about health care and prescription drug costs at the University o...
Jeremy Diamond, CNN

White House to disband Covid-19 response team in May

The team was responsible for coordinating the nationwide rollout and distribution of vaccines, treatments and medical supplies.
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Former President Donald Trump (left) and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis are pictured here in a split ima...
Steve Contorno, CNN

With President Trump facing legal peril, DeSantis steps out and sharpens attacks

(CNN) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has stylized himself as a political brawler willing to take on all comers, from Disney and the corporate media to high school students wearing masks. But his brewing battle with Donald Trump was for months a one-sided affair. That changed this week when DeSantis for the first time leaned into the burgeoning rivalry in earnest. In […]
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FILE: The Utah attorney general’s office at the Capitol in Salt Lake City on Friday, Jan. 27, 202...
Lindsay Aerts

Utah AG claims ESG or ‘climate investing’ contributed to SVB collapse

The AG's office believes Silicon Valley Bank, SVB, made "speculative sustainability investments," involving ESG in the solar industry.
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a man pictured next to currency exchange, rate hike expected today...
Associated Press

Asian shares decline after Fed hints rate hikes may end soon

Higher rates can undercut inflation by slowing the economy. But they raise the risk of a recession later on, and they also hurt prices for stocks and other investments.
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FILE: U.S. Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference following a...
Nicole Goodkind, CNN

The Fed lifts rates by a quarter point as banking turmoil complicates inflation fight

Originally Published: 22 MAR 23 06:37 ET Updated: 22 MAR 23 14:00 ET       (CNN) — The Federal Reserve raised interest rates by a quarter point on Wednesday as it attempts to fight stubbornly high inflation while addressing risks to financial stability. Investors and economists had widely anticipated the quarter-point increase — or even a pause — amid the […]
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TikTok's CEO plans to tell Congress that the video-sharing app is committed to user safety, data pr...
KELVIN CHAN

TikTok sends influencers to Washington as its troubles grow

Shou Zi Chew is due to answer questions Thursday from U.S. lawmakers concerned about TikTok's effects on youth and possible national security risks.
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Former President Donald Trump speaks during a Save America rally in October of 2022 in Warren, Mich...
Kristen Holmes, CNN

President Trump and his advisers await potential indictment in hush money case

(CNN) — Behind the gilded doors of Mar-a-Lago, former President Donald Trump has toyed with the idea of creating a media spectacle around his potential indictment, both celebrated how it will help him politically and complained about how “unfair” it is, and at times ignored the prospect of criminal charges altogether, sources close to him told CNN. Two […]
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A Patriot missile mobile launcher is displayed outside the Fort Sill Army Post near Lawton, Oklahom...
Natasha Bertrand and Aileen Graef, CNN

Ukrainian soldiers impress US trainers as they rapidly get up to speed on Patriot missile system

  (CNN) — The Ukrainian soldiers waved and honked their horns as they drove along a dirt road at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, moving their vehicles into position to defend against a hypothetical Russian missile barrage. These were not ordinary trucks, however. The Ukrainians were manning a US Patriot air defense system, which 65 Ukrainian soldiers have been training on […]
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