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New Hampshire man is 2nd person living with pig kidney
New Hampshire man is 2nd person known to be living with pig kidney

CONCORD, New Hampshire: Tim Andrews, a 66-year-old from New Hampshire, spent months getting in shape for a chance to receive a pig...

System shutdown disrupts Nebraska Legislature, DMV, and offices
Nebraska government system shutdown disrupts Legislature, DMV, offices

OMAHA, Nebraska: A major computer outage shut down state government services in Nebraska for several hours this week. The issue affected...

IRS employees face delay in federal buyout until post-tax season
IRS staff must wait until after tax season for Trump buyout offer

WASHINGTON, D.C.: IRS employees involved in the 2025 tax season will have to wait until after May 15 to accept the Trump administration's...

Boy Scouts' rebrand to Scouting America sparks small membership uptick
Boy Scouts see small uptick in numbers after becoming Scouting America

IRVING, Texas: The Boy Scouts of America has changed its name to Scouting America and has seen a slight increase in new members.  ...

Contractors blow up Minnesota bridge damaged after heavy rains
Minnesota bridge that almost collapsed in heavy rains demolished

MANKATO, Minnesota: This week, workers used explosives to destroy the remains of a damaged bridge in southern Minnesota. The County...

Thousands of USAID staff recalled as Trump reshapes agency
Trump administration puts USAID employees on leave worldwide

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The Trump administration put all USAID employees on leave worldwide and recalled thousands of staff from overseas....

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California EV sales stall, casting doubt on gas car phase-out
California's surge in EV sales stalls, raising concerns of mandate

SACRAMENTO, California: California's electric vehicle (EV) sales have hit a plateau, raising concerns about whether the state can meet...

Japanese PM touts plan to raise investment in US to $1 trillion
Trump wants close Japan ties but pushes for 'even' trade balance

WASHINGTON, D.C.: This week, President Donald Trump encouraged Japan to invest in U.S. energy and technology. He praised Japan as...

As sales plunge, Volvo Cars warns of turbulent and competitive 2025
Volvo Cars warns 2025 will be turbulent and competitive; sales plunge

STOCKHOLM, Sweden: Volvo Cars (VOLCARb.ST) cautioned that 2025 will be a challenging and highly competitive year, with weaker sales...

Indian, South Asian airlines to grow fourfold by 2043, Boeing says
Boeing expects Indian, South Asian airlines to add 2,835 jets

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Boeing expects airlines in India and South Asia to expand their fleets significantly over the next two decades, adding...

Wall Street advances despite DeepSeek concern
U.S. stocks gain ground Monday as new week kicks off

NEW YORK, New York - U.S. stock markets gained ground Monday as the technology sector came back into vogue. Concern lingered about...

US dairy cows infected by second type of bird flu
Second type of bird flu detected in US dairy cows

CARSON, CITY, Nevada: A new type of bird flu has been found in dairy cows in Nevada, different from the strain that has been spreading...

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Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (4K UHD) [Blu-Ray]