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Alabama beats Notre Dame to reach the national championship game.

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N.Y.C. sheriff’s deputies break up secret New Year’s Eve parties across the city.

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Alabama scored. This time, it was only a field goal.

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The third quarter gets messy in Texas.

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‘Soho Karen’ who attacked Black teenager identified

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Emmanuel Macron uses new year's message to say Brexit was born of 'many lies and false promises'

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Lindsey Graham backs Trump on $2,000 coronavirus relief payments

US to move aircraft carrier out of Mideast amid Iran tension

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Minneapolis Police Release Body Camera Video of First Killing Since George Floyd

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Israel could become the first country to vaccinate all of its citizens.

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Things Will Get Better. Seriously.

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For a grieving family, 2020 cannot end soon enough.

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Georgia Republicans Deliver Persistent Message: Fear the Democrats

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Trump news – live: President blamed Kushner for election loss over Covid testing, report says

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Biden will issue memo on inauguration day to halt damaging ‘midnight regulations’ by Trump

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U.K. Parliament overwhelmingly backs Brexit deal

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The Bomb That Struck the Heart of Nashville

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Life went on as it always had in Simla, Colo., until the virus came to town. And then the variant.

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‘No Realistic Path’ for Quick Vote on $2,000 Stimulus Checks, McConnell Says

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To get young students back in classrooms, California plans to offer a financial incentive to districts to reopen.

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On Jan. 6, one last chance for Trump to snatch away Biden's win

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Moderna will give its Covid-19 vaccine to its workers, board members and some relatives.

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Nursing Home Patients Are Dying of Loneliness

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More Contagious Coronavirus Variant Found in Colorado

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Treasury will begin sending the $600 stimulus checks.

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China Has All It Needs to Vaccinate Millions, Except Proof Its Vaccines Work

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Pompeo Weighs Plan to Place Cuba on U.S. Terrorism Sponsor List

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Trump put Senate Republicans in a real jam. But McConnell might have a way out.

Trials begin for 10 charged with fleeing from Hong Kong

Kamala Harris receives 1st dose of COVID-19 vaccine

Michael Gove says schools will reopen next week but warns of 'trade-offs'

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Republican David Perdue becomes 4th Georgia Senate candidate to endorse $2,000 stimulus checks

California extends strict stay-at-home order as hospital capacity dwindles

Wisconsin prosecutors add curfew charge against Rittenhouse

Officials: Attacks across Afghanistan kill at least 5

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As South Africa's virus spikes, president bans liquor sales

Lebanese PM slams 'diabolical' move to charge him over blast

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Thousands demand ouster of Nepal leader as party feud grows

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China lowers age of criminal liability to 12 for some crimes

Nasa's Mars rover and the 'seven minutes of terror'

Southwest pulls threat of furloughs after relief bill signed

Wealthy voters are 'mythical middle' in Georgia Senate races

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Vaccinations begin at the nursing home where 46 died in the pandemic’s first days.

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A Tornado, a Pandemic and Now a Bombing: ‘Nashville Strong’ Is Tested

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Biden Admonishes Trump Administration Over ‘Obstruction’

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Green Beret Charged in Shooting Spree Was Visiting Family, Prosecutor Says

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House Votes to Override Trump’s Veto of Military Bill

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2020 Was the Year Reaganism Died

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Hong Kong democracy activists caught at sea go on trial in China

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Militants attack checkpoint in Pakistan, killing at least 7

Trump to Hold Georgia Rally on Eve on Senate Runoff Elections

Ghislaine Maxwell denied $28.5m bail in sex crime case

Congress signals it will mostly ignore Trump's post-signing demands on $2.3 trillion spending package

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Saudi women's rights activist sentenced to nearly 6 years

Man charged in Illinois bowling alley shooting that killed 3

As South Africa's virus spikes, president bans liquor sales

A pro-Trump lawyer called for Republican candidates David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler to be arrested as Georgia's runoff Senate race heats up

Trump Signs Pandemic Relief Bill After Unemployment Aid Lapses

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A Quiet Life, a Thunderous Death, and a Nightmare That Shook Nashville

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Black Teenager Falsely Accused of Cellphone Theft in SoHo Hotel

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Lawmakers urge Trump to sign stimulus bill or be blamed for 'chaos' and 'misery'

4 arrested in Mexico crash that killed current, ex-governor

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Warnock and Loeffler work to consolidate voters for runoff

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Video Shows Black 14-Year-Old Falsely Accused of Theft in a SoHo Hotel

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Heather Cox Richardson Offers a Break From the Media Maelstrom. It’s Working.

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What We Learned From Week 16 of the N.F.L. Season

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U.S. Army sergeant in custody after shooting at Illinois bowling alley leaves 3 dead

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Hezbollah doubled its precision-guided missiles in a year

Egypt delegation visits Libyan capital, meets Tripoli gov't

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