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Campaign signs found booby

Less than a month ahead of November’s midterm elections, at least three political campaign signs were placed on someone’s property in southeastern Pennsylvania and found booby-trapped with razor blades, local police said over the weekend. The signs separately promoted the campaigns of gubernatorial candidate Josh Shapiro, U.S. Senate candidate John …

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Mel Gibson can testify in Harvey Weinstein’s Los Angeles sexual assault trial, judge rules

Mel Gibson can testify about what he learned from one of Harvey Weinstein’s accusers, a Los Angeles judge ruled Friday in the rape and sexual assault trial of the former movie mogul. Weinstein is charged with sexually assaulting five women. The 66-year-old Gibson was one of many witnesses, and by …

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Kroger and Albertsons to merge in $24.6 billion deal

Kroger, the nation’s largest supermarket chain, and rival Albertsons are merging in a deal that would value the combined company at $24.6 billion. Together, the companies will have more than 710,000 workers and operate nearly 5,000 stores, along with roughly 4,000 pharmacies. Kroger, based in Cincinnati, Ohio, operates 2,800 stores …

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