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Netanyahu agrees to send Israeli officials to Washington to discuss prospective Rafah operation

By Associated Press WASHINGTON — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday agreed to send a team of Israeli officials to Washington to discuss with Biden administration officials a prospective Rafah operation as each side is looking to make “clear to the other its perspective,” White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said. The agreement

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Business news in brief

By The Associated Press Joann files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy NEW YORK | Fabric and crafts retailer Joann has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, as consumers continue to cut back on discretionary spending and pandemic-era hobbies. The Hudson, Ohio-based company said that it expected to emerge from bankruptcy as early as the end of

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Hollywood Brown signs deal with Chiefs

By Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Hollywood Brown had so many conversations with the Kansas City Chiefs before the 2019 draft that the former Oklahoma star thought that they would select him to pair with Patrick Mahomes in their high-flying offense. Baltimore took him in the first round before Kansas City had the chance.

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Sports briefs

By NewsPress Now Cowboys rework Dak Prescott’s contract to reduce massive cap hit slightly FRISCO, Texas | The Dallas Cowboys are slightly reducing quarterback Dak Prescott’s massive salary cap hit by reworking his contract going into the final year of the deal, a person with knowledge of the move said Monday. A $5 million roster

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Profits over patients: For-profit nursing home chains are draining resources from care while shifting huge sums to owners’ pockets

By Sean Campbell The Conversation via AP The care at Landmark of Louisville Rehabilitation and Nursing was abysmal when state inspectors filed their survey report of the Kentucky facility on July 3, 2021. Residents wandered the halls in a facility that can house up to 250 people, yelling at each other and stealing blankets. One

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Guilty pleasures

By NewsPress Now James Burton, John Anderson and Toby Keith join the Country Music Hall of Fame NASHVILLE, Tenn. | James Burton, John Anderson and Toby Keith on Monday became the newest members to join the Country Music Hall of Fame. The Country Music Association announced the 2024 inductees in Nashville, Tennessee, with Burton, a

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A new kind of hospital is coming to rural America

By Associated Press As rural hospitals continue to struggle financially, a new type of hospital is slowly taking root, especially in the Southeast. Rural emergency hospitals receive more than $3 million in federal funding a year and higher Medicare reimbursements in exchange for closing all inpatient beds and providing 24/7 emergency care. While that makes

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North Korea resumes missile tests, raising tensions with its rivals after their military drills’ end

By Associated Press Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea | North Korea fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters Monday morning, its neighbors said, days after the end of the South Korean-U.S. military drills that the North views as an invasion rehearsal. The launches were North Korea’s first known missile testing activities in about

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By NewsPress Now Denny Hamlin wins tire-management NASCAR race at Bristol Denny Hamlin won the NASCAR Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway on Sunday, passing Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Martin Truex Jr. in the final laps for his fourth victory at the famed short track. Hamlin also won at NASCAR’s bullring last September. This

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Biden campaign has amassed $155M in cash on hand for 2024 campaign and raised $53M last month

By Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s campaign has amassed $155 million in cash on hand for the 2024 election, far exceeding the in-hand total for his Republican opponent, Donald Trump. The president raised $53 million alone last month, which was the strongest grassroots fundraising month since the campaign launched, according to campaign officials.

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Netanyahu snaps back against growing U.S. criticism

By Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu railed Sunday against growing criticism from top ally the United States against his leadership amid the devastating war with Hamas, describing calls for a new election as “wholly inappropriate.” In recent days, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, the highest-ranking Jewish official in

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