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US applications for jobless claims hold at healthy levels

U.S. applications for jobless benefits were unchanged last week, settling at a healthy level as the labor market continues to show strength in the face of elevated interest rates. Unemployment claims for the week ending March 2 were 217,000, matching the previous week’s revised level, the Labor Department reported Thursday. The four-week average of claims, a less volatile measure, fell …

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Cuarto tiroteo en un autobús de Filadelfia en los últimos cuatro días deja 8 adolescentes heridos

FILADELFIA (AP) — Ocho adolescentes resultaron heridos el miércoles por la tarde al ser baleados en un incidente que involucró un autobús de Filadelfia, informaron las autoridades, en el cuarto tiroteo en el sistema de transporte de la ciudad en los últimos cuatro días. Poco antes de las 3 de la tarde se registraron varias llamadas al número de emergencias …

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Toledo defeats Miami (Ohio) 97-63

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. OXFORD, Ohio (AP) — Tyler Cochran had 22 points in Toledo’s 97-63 win over Miami (Ohio) on Tuesday night. Cochran also contributed five rebounds for the Rockets (19-11, …

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Ohio knocks off Buffalo 78-66

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Shereef Mitchell and AJ Clayton each scored 23 points as Ohio beat Buffalo 78-66 on Tuesday night. Mitchell also contributed five rebounds and three …

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Sports on TV for Mar. 11 – Mar. 17

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. Adv09 (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Monday, Mar. 11 COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) 7 p.m. ESPN — Southern Tournament: TBD, Championship, Asheville, N.C. ESPN2 — …

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A UK Cabinet minister accused a professor of sympathizing with Hamas, but now she’s apologizing

LONDON (AP) — British taxpayers have been left footing the bill after a Cabinet minister apologized and paid damages to an academic she had accused of expressing sympathy for Hamas. Science Secretary Michelle Donelan acknowledged there was “no evidence” that Kate Sang, a professor of gender and employment studies at Heriot-Watt University, supported Hamas, which is outlawed as a terrorist …

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Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for April delivery fell 59 cents to $78.15 per barrel Tuesday. Brent crude for May delivery fell 76 cents to $82.04 per barrel. Wholesale gasoline for April delivery fell 6 cents to $2.53 a gallon. April heating oil fell 4 cents to $2.61 a gallon. April natural gas rose 4 cents to $1.96 per 1,000 cubic …

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Video shows Connecticut state trooper shooting man who was holding knives

BOLTON, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut officials on Tuesday released police body camera video of a state trooper shooting a man who was holding knives several feet away and reported to be experiencing a mental health crisis. The deadly use of force is under investigation by the state inspector general’s office. Trooper Brian Contenta fired his handgun seven times at the …

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