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It’s officially Dolly Parton Day, with parades, pink lights and book drives
Pour yourself a cup of ambition. It's Dolly Parton Day.

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Hurricanes in the Pacific threaten Hawaii and Mexico with floods and high surf
People on Hawaii's Big Island are preparing for another potentially life-threatening and catastrophic storm as Hurricane Nolo is expected to bring flash floods and extreme surf as it churns just south of the islands through the weekend.

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New Mexico jury finds Facebook liable for deceiving users about privacy protections
A New Mexico jury on Friday found Facebook liable for deceiving users about privacy protections on the platform in the latest legal setback against the social media giant that has already cost it billions of dollars.

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Federal court upholds block on Tennessee law making it a crime to aid minors seeking out-of-state abortions
A Tennessee law preventing adults from giving information to minors about legal out-of-state abortions will remain blocked, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit ruled.

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A reprieve from rising oil prices helps US stocks finish the week higher
A cooldown in oil prices on Friday helped release some of the pressure that’s built up on Wall Street, and U.S. stocks closed out their first winning week in the last three.

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New Jersey’s lieutenant governor resigns after sexual harassment and ethics complaints
New Jersey 's Democratic lieutenant governor resigned Friday, pushed out by the state's governor after less than a year in office over accusations of ethics lapses and inappropriate behavior with women.

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Why bond yields are rising and why everyone should care
Nearly everyone will feel the impact of what's going on in the bond market, no matter how far away and abstract it may seem.

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Report finds many security deficiencies at Utah university where Charlie Kirk was killed
Charlie Kirk's political organization insisted he speak outdoors at the Utah university where he was assassinated, despite security concerns from campus officials who then failed to properly assess dangers including a potential rooftop shooter, according to a report released Friday.

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Federal court says Pentagon can label Anthropic a supply chain risk
In the latest twist in Anthropic's dispute with the Pentagon, a federal appeals court on Friday rejected the artificial intelligence lab's challenge to the government's labeling of it as a supply chain risk.

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Tasia Fortune’s hanging was ‘staged’ after her death in a drug dispute, Mississippi police say
Tasia Fortune was apparently killed in a drug dispute before her body was hung in a tree in a "staged" lynching behind an abandoned home in the Mississippi capital this summer, a detective testified Friday.
