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Vikings sign QB Kyler Murray a day after the 2019 first overall pick was cut by the Cardinals

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings signed quarterback Kyler Murray on Thursday, after focusing their latest search on the first overall pick from the 2019 NFL draft who was just released by the ...
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Armed man rammed vehicle into Michigan synagogue and was fatally shot by security, AP source says

An attacker armed with a rifle rammed his vehicle into one of the nation’s largest reform synagogues Thursday, driving through a hallway as security opened fire, fatally shooting him, The Associated ...
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ROTC students at Old Dominion subdued and killed the shooter who killed 1 person, wounded 2

Police arrive outside Old Dominion University’s campus after reports of an active shooter on Thursday in Norfolk, Va. The Virginian-Pilot via AP Police arrive outside Old Dominion University’s campus ...
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Oil jumps to $100 per barrel, and stocks sink worldwide with no clear end in sight for the Iran war

Gregg Maloney works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange Tuesday in New York. NEW YORK — With no clear end in sight, the war with Iran sent oil prices back to $100 per barrel on Thursday, and ...
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Wilkes-Barre City Council approves appointments to planning commission, traffic committee

WILKES-BARRE — City Council at its regular meeting on Thursday approved a handful of appointments, and one reappointment to various boards. Larry Newman, Carl Naessing, and Karen Collins were ...
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Iran’s secretive top leader vows to keep up attacks in his first statement since being appointed

Residents watch as smoke rises from a nearby building during an Israeli strike in central Beirut, Lebanon, on Thursday. A woman sits on rubble across from a residential building damaged last Sunday ...
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LCCC celebrates Pi Day early with a cornhole tournament

Momina Khan lets a bean bag fly as Angel Cintron from the opposing team awaits her turn during the Pi Day Corn Hole Tournament sponsored by the Math Club at LCCC on Thursday afternoon. Cintron is the ...
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Officials still revising proposed data center zoning ordinance covering 19 Luzerne County municipalities

Luzerne County Planning Commission members review revisions of a data center zoning amendment Thursday that would cover 19 municipalities if it is eventually approved by County Council. Shown, from ...
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Senate passes bipartisan housing bill to improve access and affordability

The Senate passed a broad bill on Thursday to make U.S. housing more accessible and affordable, a rare bipartisan effort in Congress to address a growing national problem.
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AAA Foundation study finds fatal hit-and-run crashes reach record high

WILKES-BARRE — Imagine you’re crossing the street when everything goes dark. When you come to, you’re lying in the road, in pain, unsure what happened — except for the red taillights disappearing into ...
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MMI students excel at Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science

Shown from left are, first row: Arianny Nieves, Shreeya Parikh, Marissa Yamulla, Anna Drobnock, Siya Patel, Olivia Moore, Robert Brighthaupt, Andrew Pedri, and Gavin ...
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Luzerne Boro police searching for man who grabbed girl at playground

Police in Luzerne Borough say they are searching for an older white male who reportedly grabbed a girl by her hair and ...