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Kroger first announced its plans to buy Albertsons in October 2022.

Supermarket merger could change grocery prices. And, a deadly mosquito-borne disease

7:56am August 27, 2024

Kroger and Albertsons say the merger of the supermarkets could help with grocery prices. And, what is EEE? A fatal mosquito-borne disease that was detected in Massachusetts.

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Insurers can restrict mental health care. What laws protect patients in your state?

7:00am August 27, 2024

It can be really hard to get mental health care in the U.S. Even if you find a therapist in network, your insurer can refuse to cover the prescribed treatment. Here are the laws protecting patients.

Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump Holds Rally In Glendale, Arizona

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As Harris inches ahead, the cavalry comes to Trump's aid on the airwaves

6:00am August 27, 2024

Republicans aligned with former President Donald Trump have been spending more on ads since Vice President Harris entered the race for president.

Separatist group claims multiple attacks that killed over 40 people in Pakistan

5:35am August 27, 2024

The outlawed Baluchistan Liberation Army group warned in a statement overnight into Tuesday of more attacks.

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Do celebrity political endorsements make a difference? A look back at history

5:12am August 27, 2024

by Barry Gordemer

The rich and famous can move audiences, but can they move the polls? One of the first big stars to stump for a presidential candidate was Al Jolson who endorsed Warren Harding for president in 1920.

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Alabama's school year begins with tragedy after 2 football players die

5:10am August 27, 2024

The death of a high school student in a football game Friday has saddened his Alabama community and once again raised concerns about the sport. Days earlier a 14-year-old player had died.

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Oasis Announce Reunion Gigs For Next Summer

The Gallagher brothers are reuniting for an Oasis tour 15 years after breaking up

5:07am August 27, 2024

The Gallagher brothers had a longstanding feud for decades, and the band broke up for good in 2009.

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A 102-year-old woman becomes the United Kingdom’s oldest skydiver

5:03am August 27, 2024

Manette Baillie broke the record Sunday during a tandem jump in eastern England. She was raising money for three organizations, including her local veterans club.

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Worms are infecting Colorado's sweet corn. Moths with STDs could help

5:00am August 27, 2024

Caretakers of a corn crop in Colorado, struggling to control a worm, introduce moths infected with STDs hoping widespread infection will result in bug infertility. (Story aired on WeSun on 8/11/24.)

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A rideshare driver makes an hourslong trek to take a dad to his gravely ill daughter

5:00am August 27, 2024

When Ian Sandler got a middle-of-the-night call that his daughter had collapsed, he didn't know what to do. Then, an Uber driver went above and beyond to help.