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All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB New York 25 14 .641 — Boston 24 14 .632 ½ Toronto 24 16 .600 1½ Philadelphia 21 16 .568 3 Brooklyn 11 25 .306 12½ Southeast Division W L Pct GB Orlando 22 18 .550 — Miami 20 19 .513 1½ Atlanta 20

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PBS weekend newscasts shut down due to funding cuts, replaced by single-topic programs

By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer PBS will premiere separate programs on science and foreign affairs next weekend after shutting the doors on its Saturday and Sunday breaking newscasts because of the federal government’s cut of $1.1 billion in funding to public broadcasting. “PBS News Weekend” signed off Sunday, “at least for the foreseeable future,”

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Beshear: Focusing on everyday concerns is key for Democrats vying for governorships

By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Democrats looking to expand their hold on the nation’s governorships should be focused on offering solutions for Americans feeling stressed by high costs for housing, health care and other essentials, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, who is tasked with electing more Democratic governors, said Monday. Three dozen

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Drone strike kills 3 in Gaza as Hamas prepares to transfer governance to new committee

By WAFAA SHURAFA and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli drone strike Monday killed three Palestinians who had crossed the ceasefire line near central Gaza’s Morag corridor, hospital officials said. Israel’s military said the three approached troops and posed an immediate threat. They said they later found weapons and

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Florida Lt. Gov. Jay Collins joins 2026 governor Republican primary against Trump-backed candidate

By DAVID FISCHER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Lt. Gov. Jay Collins announced Monday that he’s running for governor in 2026, hoping to take over for term-limited Gov. Ron DeSantis. The candidacy places Collins in a Republican primary race against U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds, who has been endorsed by President Donald Trump.

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Bringing charges against the Fed: What we do (and don’t) know

By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has dramatically escalated his confrontation with the Federal Reserve, his Justice Department investigating and threatening a criminal indictment of the independent central bank and serving it with subpoenas. The dispute is ostensibly about Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s testimony to Congress in June over

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DOJ investigation of Fed Chair Powell sparks backlash, support for Fed independence

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration’s criminal investigation of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell appeared on Monday to be emboldening defenders of the U.S. central bank, who pushed back against President Donald Trump’s efforts to exert more control over the Fed. The backlash reflected the overarching stakes

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Judge is asked for emergency hearing after Congress members blocked from ICE facility in Minneapolis

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration secretly reimposed a policy limiting Congress members’ access to immigration detention facilities a day after a federal immigration officer fatally shot a woman in Minneapolis, attorneys for several congressional Democrats said Monday in asking a federal judge to intervene. Three Democratic members of Congress

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Monkeys are on the loose in St. Louis and AI is complicating efforts to capture them

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press Multiple monkeys are on the loose in St. Louis, and AI-generated images are complicating the effort to find them. The Vervet monkeys were first spotted Thursday near a park in the northern part of the city, prompting “rumor after rumor,” said city Department of Health spokesperson Willie Springer. It’s unclear

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College Basketball Scores

Monday, Jan. 12 EAST American 65, Navy 51 Connecticut College 89, Medgar Evers 40 Howard 84, Delaware State 58 North Carolina Central 89, Morgan State 78 Pittsburgh-Greensburg 96, Mount Aloysius 59 South Carolina State 74, Coppin State 72 Wesleyan (CT) 84, Yeshiva 69 SOUTH Alabama State 81, Alcorn State 66 Florida A&M 91, Grambling State

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