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Youth sports costs are skyrocketing. Some parents and kids say 'it's worth every dime.'

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How the youth sports industrial complex has widened the opportunity gap and diluted the neighborhood team

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Booming $40B youth sports industry has families spending thousands for fear of missing out

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Colorado man who was free on bond in wife's alleged killing is jailed after hit-and-run

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Former New Mexico lawmaker pleads guilty to diverting public school funds

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Daily News, NY Times want 'fair use' claim tossed in copyright case against OpenAI, Microsoft

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NYC mayors have etched a 25-year legacy of anger over 'missing' 9/11 toxin documents

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Judge clears a lawsuit against Kyrsten Sinema under North Carolina's 'homewrecker' law

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Fewer Americans are working or looking for a job. Experts can't agree on why

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Records reveal safety complaints, poor maintenance at site of deadly Washington pulp mill disaster

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Why turmoil in bond market could make borrowing more expensive for Americans

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Ode to the remote control, that tiny box that lets you channel your desires without ever getting up

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Neighbors plead for city to deal with growing Seattle homeless encampment

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NYPD officer shoots and kills man with knife during high-wire clash on Brooklyn Bridge

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Women gathered in a small Iranian town for a wedding. Then a deadly US strike hit

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Will Mitch McConnell return to Senate when it reconvenes on Sept. 14?

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Romanian prosecutors indict Andrew Tate on trafficking minors and money laundering

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Census Bureau: Elderly population eclipses young children in historic first

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Farmers turn to perennial grains as one solution to extreme weather

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ICE officer pleads not guilty to lying about shooting and is released from custody

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Feds open probe into Musk's steering-wheel-free taxis a day after he began offering rides in them

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Arizona group home provider at center of pay-to-play scandal escapes penalties for boy's death

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Gloria Steinem lived to see a backlash against the strides she helped make for feminism

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Hate crimes surge in New York City as Jewish community targeted, NYPD data shows

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Stocks fall after a surprisingly strong jobs report raises prospects of an interest rate hike

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Pennsylvania teen and his mother are charged in the stabbing death of the son's girlfriend

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Depending on parents to cover everyday expenses raises concerns for young adults

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Some states raise pay for home caregivers as shortage looms

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Hiring burst of 162,000 jobs in August puts the focus squarely back on inflation in the US

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War with Iran tests how long the Fed can look past higher energy prices

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The Oscar statuette is Hollywood's ultimate recognition, full of lore, mysteries and rules

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US home delistings decline as sellers become more willing to make deals

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High fertility costs push Americans abroad for IVF treatment

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White House debuts arcade of games on its website to promote Trump's agenda

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Flying for El Chapo's sons: The rise and fall of a mysterious cartel pilot

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Health insurance costs are projected to rise by most in more than 20 years

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Democratic voters want generational change, but it comes with conditions

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America is getting older, and the baby boomer generation is big reason why

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Car tire efficiency rules start in 2029, with full rollout by 2033 in California

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Trump's data center push puts Republicans in political bind as election looms

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Midterm elections could come down to Trump's ability to sell his economic agenda

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Why America's $40 trillion debt is starting to worry financial markets

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Are companies using the US-Iran war to quietly raise prices, boost profits?

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Mistrial is declared in Lindsay Clancy child killings case after jury deadlocks

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US diesel prices hit a record high, pushing up transportation costs for a long list of goods

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Jerry Sandusky's lawyers want to put off accuser's recantation hearing in a bid for a new trial

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Kamala Harris, Hillary Clinton, Oprah Winfrey and others pay tribute to Gloria Steinem

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Gloria Steinem's Maryland legacy: from Mikulski's Senate rise to ERA fight

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Teenager arrested and 5 others sought in deadly July 4 fire in Washington state

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Musk launches steering-wheel-free taxi service in bet riders lose 'no control' fears and hop inside

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A summer of recalls exposes holes in the nation's food safety net

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'It immediately started attacking me': Otter leaves Lake Tahoe swimmer bleeding

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Vance offers no timeline for $3 gas, blames Iran attacks on commercial ships

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Billionaire Leon Black sues House Oversight panel over Epstein probe subpoenas

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Proposed revision of Texas social studies standards sparks debate over Islam content

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Police chief fired over alleged racist texts after officer killed 1-year-old at Walmart

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Report finds holes and delays in how Secret Service updates its protection policy

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Maria Bartiromo leaves Fox News after more than a decade; no reason specified

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Collins talks Trump, Jackson as high-stakes Senate race in Maine heats up

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Delta, American Airlines announce Trump Accounts match for employees' children

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House Republicans expose a Democratic push to expand the Supreme Court

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Gloria Steinem in her own words on women's rights, abortion politics and being called the B-word

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Man sentenced to 20 years over a 'Texas Killing Fields' case, decades after dozens of bodies found

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Across US history, the AP has watched, chronicled and helped people understand a complex world

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ICE officer charged with lying about shooting turns himself in to feds, AP source says

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Hundreds of thousands of eligible kids are waiting for childcare assistance

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The gunman in a deadly Minneapolis shooting had left a long trail of warning signs

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USS Lincoln crew hits the streets of Thai beach city after lengthy Middle East deployment

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Department of Homeland Security says ICE arrested nearly 51,000 in August

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Photos show Gloria Steinem through decades as a leading voice of the women's movement

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Ex-Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and wife seek to end drug charges case on immunity grounds

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FBI investigating report of millions of driver's licenses sold on dark web

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MapQuest charts path to No. 1 in app store after refusing to rename Lake Ontario

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Driscoll's last day: 'Honor of a lifetime' to serve as secretary of the Army

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Will Federal Reserve hike rates later this month? Waller muddies the outlook

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Hikers describe intense rain and wind before floodwaters ravage Grand Canyon

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Hochul responds to Trump's reaction to her wearing hijab: 'I'll never apologize'

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Tech stocks lead a rally on Wall Street as bond yields ease some more

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Unemployment claims tick up to 206,000 but remain at historically low levels

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This vaccine reduces risk of melanoma coming back. Can it work for other cancers?

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Trump puts autistic kids in the spotlight and cuts agencies built to protect them

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DOJ sues Kansas City Public Schools over transgender student privacy guidance

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Drive for nuclear power boosts uranium industry — and tribal health concerns in Southwest

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NYC public schools ban AI for elementary, middle schools for 2026-2027

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With US-Venezuela oil deal finalized, questions remain about the details

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Talarico, Democratic Senate candidate in Texas, challenges Paxton to debate

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Nine in 10 Americans see widespread corruption in government, new poll shows

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Lindsay Clancy trial ends without a verdict for a sixth day after drama in the courtroom

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AP Exclusive: Hundreds of thousands of eligible kids are waiting for childcare assistance

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Gloria Steinem, a potent voice of US feminism and co-founder of Ms. Magazine, dies at 92

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A 120-foot burst of genius: Jack Kerouac's 'On the Road' scroll and its wild afterlife

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How a Minnesota teen sounded an alert about a school threat 1,100 miles away

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Heat causes Chicago bridge to swell and become stuck after lifting for passing boat

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Vance Boelter pleads not guilty in lawmaker shootings, while prosecutors seek to protect evidence from his online posts

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2 people killed and suspect is dead in downtown Minneapolis shooting

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Hikers who used AI to plan their Mount Shasta trip are rescued after 2-day ordeal

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Gunman wounds staff member at Virginia elementary school, then kills himself

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