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An Australian artist is creating a massive mural in the middle of a small North Dakota town

An Australian artist is creating a massive mural in the middle of a small North Dakota town

MINOT, N.D. (AP) — High atop a massive grain elevator in the middle of Minot, North Dakota, artist Guido van Helten swipes a concrete wall with a brush that looks more appropriate for painting a fence than creating a monumental mural.
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Millions are flocking to grow virtual gardens in viral Roblox game created by teenager

Millions are flocking to grow virtual gardens in viral Roblox game created by teenager

Whether it serves as a chill escape from the onslaught of the real world or simply a way to beat vacation doldrums, a viral Roblox game about gardening has become the surprise hit of the summer.
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Judge says Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs must stay in jail until he is sentenced

Judge says Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs must stay in jail until he is sentenced

NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs can't go home from jail to await sentencing on his prostitution-related conviction, a judge said Monday, denying the rap and style mogul's latest bid for bail. Combs has been behind bars since his September arrest .
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Post to Coast: New York Post plans a California newspaper

Post to Coast: New York Post plans a California newspaper

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Post is launching a California tabloid newspaper and news site next year, the company announced Monday, bringing an assertive, irreverent and conservative-friendly fixture of the Big Apple media landscape to the Golden St
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2 killed, 6 wounded in shooting at music festival after-party in downtown Los Angeles

2 killed, 6 wounded in shooting at music festival after-party in downtown Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A shooting erupted during a music festival after-party in downtown Los Angeles, killing two people and wounding six others early Monday, authorities said. Authorities first responded around 11 p.m.
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Noteworthy and influential people who've died this year

Noteworthy and influential people who've died this year

July saw the death of heavy metal godfather Ozzy Osbourne, the Black Sabbath lead singer whose influence in the genre spans generations.
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Dow leaps 585 points as US stocks recover most of Friday's wipeout

Dow leaps 585 points as US stocks recover most of Friday's wipeout

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks rallied to recover most of their sharp loss from Friday’s wipeout. The S&P 500 rose 1.5% Monday, following its worst day since May. The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 1.3%, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 2%.
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AMA and other medical associations are kicked out of CDC vaccine workgroups

AMA and other medical associations are kicked out of CDC vaccine workgroups

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials have told more than a half-dozen of the nation's top medical organizations that they will no longer help establish vaccination recommendations.
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Music Review: The Black Keys' 'No Rain, No Flowers' puts a feel-good spin on a turbulent year

Music Review: The Black Keys' 'No Rain, No Flowers' puts a feel-good spin on a turbulent year

NEW YORK (AP) — The Ohio alt-rock band the Black Keys are finding their way home on their 13th full-length LP, “No Rain, No Flowers.” The journey hasn't been easy.
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From a job at a meat processing plant to country music stardom, Bailey Zimmerman is figuring it out

From a job at a meat processing plant to country music stardom, Bailey Zimmerman is figuring it out

NEW YORK (AP) — His is a Cinderella story. Before the big tours and country music award nominations, Bailey Zimmerman was growing up in the small town of Louisville, Illinois, working at the local meat processing plant and laying gas pipeline.
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