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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A New York state trooper who testified that former Gov. Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed her filed a lawsuit Thursday and asked a federal court to declare that Cuomo, a top aide and state police violated her civil rights.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republicans on the Ohio Redistricting Commission declared defeat in their attempts to redraw state legislative maps in the face of a court-set deadline Thursday. They said they saw no path forward that would both comply with orders from the state's high court and meet the state's Constitution.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A television producer was sentenced to eight years in prison for killing her deaf and partially blind sister in what prosecutors said was a botched murder-suicide, prosecutors said Thursday.

DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Poker Lotto" game were:

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A raccoon fell through the ceiling into a packed dining hall at Louisiana State University as students screamed and a cook tried to catch it in a basket.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina legislature on Thursday completed new redistricting plans that Republicans contend will meet fairness directives of state justices who struck down previously approved maps as illegal partisan gerrymanders that penalized Democrats.

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy on Thursday endorsed a primary challenger to GOP Rep. Liz Cheney, a remarkable step for a party leader that effectively lends his weight to the effort to purge a chief critic of former President Donald Trump's from Congress.

NEW YORK (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul fortified her frontrunner status in the governor's race as she formally received the endorsement of the state's Democratic party on Thursday.

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LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — A southwest Louisiana schools superintendent is leaving his post after eight years in the role.

BUCKHANNON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Wesleyan College announced a change in leadership in a brief statement Thursday.

A hiker at an East Bay park spotted a non-native snake, presumed to be a red-tailed boa, on Sunday, and officials said the park has not seen the snake since the original sighting. 

MILTON, Mass. (AP) — Curry College will give $10,000 to anyone who provides information leading to an arrest amid a string of on-campus antisemitic graffiti and racial threats.

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CHICAGO (AP) — A woman who filed a civil rights lawsuit alleging she was yanked from her car by Chicago police at a shopping mall amid unrest following the 2020 killing of George Floyd moved a step closer Thursday to settling her case with the city for nearly $1.7 million.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Ford Motor Co. and a South Korean company would have to create more than 5,000 full-time jobs at a planned electric pickup truck factory and battery manufacturing plant in Tennessee or pay back at least part of a $500 million state grant for the project, according to a lease approved Thursday by a regional board.

SEATTLE (AP) _ Redfin Corp. (RDFN) on Thursday reported a loss of $27 million in its fourth quarter.

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham declared Thursday that the state’s mask mandate for indoor public spaces has been lifted.

Stocks and bond yields sank Thursday as markets remained anxious over the possiblity that Russia could invade Ukraine. The S&P 500 fell 2.1%, its biggest drop in two weeks. Technology stocks led the way lower, pulling the Nasdaq down 2.9%. Investors shifted money into low-risk U.S. government bonds, pushing yields lower. The yield on the 10-year Treasury fell to 1.96%. Markets are unsettled by Russia’s buildup of troops near Ukraine, and U.S. President Joe Biden said there was a high risk that Russia would invade the country. Читать дальше...

CT Boston/Norton MA Zone Forecast for Thursday, February 17, 2022

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FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida (AP) — A U.S. Coast Guard vessel on Thursday offloaded more than 30 metric tons of cocaine and marijuana reportedly worth over $1 billion that was seized at sea during a months-long deployment off the coast of South America.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A pilot and a flight attendant for United Airlines will suffer “irreparable harm” under the airline’s COVID-19 policy that makes them choose between getting vaccinated in violation of their religious objections or going on unpaid leave, a divided federal appeals court panel in New Orleans ruled Thursday.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Austin City Council on Thursday approved paying a combined $10 million to two people injured when officers fired beanbag rounds into crowds during the 2020 social justice protests, including a college student who suffered brain damage.