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The Post Office: A wonderful establishment

WASHINGTON — There’s one thing Donald Trump can’t take away from me. I’m ready for living in a reality where a knock on the door could take you and your rights away. I’m prepared for violent Jan. 6 offenders in prison to be pardoned on Trump’s first day. I’m even braced for ...

Poll: What Americans think of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his health stances

WASHINGTON (AP) — The kids seen by Dolores Mejia around suburban Phoenix have been growing heavier in recent years. Their parents, too, she says. Mejia, a 75-year-old retiree, says she’s also had her own weight struggles on the scale. That’s why Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s pledge to ...

Almanac

By The Associated Press Today is Thursday, Dec. 19, the 354th day of 2024. There are 12 days left in the year. Today in History Today is Tuesday, Dec. 19, the 353rd day of 2023. There are 12 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Dec. 19, 1998, President Bill Clinton ...

Republicans are optimistic for 2025: AP-NORC poll

WASHINGTON (AP) — The unemployment rate is healthy and the stock market is up, but Democrats are feeling more pessimistic about the U.S. economy after Donald Trump’s election victory, according to a new poll. Republicans, meanwhile, are still dour about the current state of the economy ...

Contracts of a few sports stars could rival state budgets

WASHINGTON — The top story of the past week had nothing to do with politics, the federal government, or wars abroad. For me it was “the contract.” As an avid life-long New York Yankees fan at first I was crushed by the Yankees failure to land and keep the young phenom baseball superstar ...

Almanac

By The Associated Press Today is Wednesday, Dec. 18, the 353rd day of 2024. There are 13 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Dec. 18, 2019, the U.S. House impeached President Donald Trump on two charges, sending his case to the Senate for trial; the articles of ...