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Top health official in Memphis resigns after the state finds 2,400 wasted doses.

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House Democrats plan to vote soon on the sweeping pandemic aid package.

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New York prosecutors finally have Trump's tax records — and the public will likely never see them

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CPAC Starts Tomorrow and Trump Is Still Center of the Republican Universe

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Confirmation in Doubt for Neera Tanden, Biden’s Budget Director Pick

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Teenage John Thune Earned $6 an Hour. That Would Be More Than $20 Today.

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Marjorie Taylor Greene escalates LGBTQ rights debate with attack on colleague's transgender daughter

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Biden revokes Trump's pandemic ban on certain forms of legal immigration

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Federal watchdog blasts FAA over certification of Boeing jet

WSJ: Texas' energy deregulation has been a terrible deal for Texas consumers

Illegal gold mine in Indonesia collapses, killing 6 workers

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Lin Wood says Jeffrey Epstein still alive in bizarre conspiracy tweets

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Fed services were disrupted Wednesday, with the central bank citing an ‘operational error.’

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Connecticut decides to base vaccine eligibility almost entirely on age.

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Beeple Brings Crypto to Christie’s

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Paramount+ is the new name of the revamped CBS All Access streaming platform.

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Domingo German Apologizes, Vowing to Be a ‘Different Person’

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Architect of the U.S. Capitol Outlines Damage from Jan. 6.

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Capitol Riot Costs Will Exceed $30 Million, Official Tells Congress

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The Latest: After hearing on Jan. 6, chair calls for action

Amy Klobuchar shuts down Ron Johnson's conspiracy mongering at Capitol attack hearing

Turkish police nab Iraqi IS suspect, rescue Yazidi girl

Putin warns of unnamed foreign efforts to destabilize Russia

'Dare Mighty Things': Nasa hid secret code in Perseverance parachute canopy

Feds: Businessman illegally exported vehicles to Lebanon

Senate committees postpone hearings in 'bad sign' for Neera Tanden

Republican senator defends pro-Trump protesters who stormed Capitol, falsely blaming insurrection on ‘fake supporters’

Asylum seekers rush to register for US border processing

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Bruce Springsteen drunk driving charge dropped by prosecutors

‘MyPillow Guy’ complains loyalty to Trump is costing him millions while facing $1.3 billion lawsuit

CIA nominee pledges to provide 'unvarnished' intelligence

UN: Boat with Rohingya refugees adrift without food, water

Congressman says he's 'tired of playing defense' against conspiracy theories and domestic extremism

Indian climate activist granted bail over farmer protests

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India-China dispute: Blogger detained for demeaning soldier 'heroes'

Biden to allies: Enduring values stand up in a changed world

Judge says wife of drug kingpin 'El Chapo' must stay in jail

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Centrist Democrats flex muscles, create headaches for Biden

Jews split over storied charity's support for settlements

Georgia Republican Perdue won't run for US Senate in 2022

COVID death toll should have been much lower — but masks became politicized, Fauci says

Imran Khan visits Sri Lanka as Muslims demand burial rights

Boeing: 777s with engine that blew apart should be grounded

Georgia police department closes case that named Dolphins cornerback Xavien Howard

Malaysia deports Myanmar migrants despite court order

Texas Attorney General left the state on the same day as Ted Cruz amid historic winter storm

Suit blames Saudi Arabia for attack at Florida military base

Capitol defenders cite missed intelligence for deadly breach

Nepal's Supreme Court orders reinstatement of Parliament

Covid: Biden calls 500,000 death toll a heartbreaking milestone

Biden attempt to resurrect Iran nuke deal off to bumpy start

UN: Thousands flee Ethiopia violence, seek asylum in Sudan

Biden news - live: GOP senator claims ‘fake’ Trump supporters caused riot as distracted Ted Cruz taps on phone

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Entering uncharted territory, the U.S. counts 500,000 Covid-related deaths.

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Emma Coronel fue detenida en Estados Unidos y acusada de narcotráfico

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Mariners’ Team President Hands the Union a Weapon

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Et Tu, Ted? Why Deregulation Failed

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This Bolognese May Be Meatless, but It Has Good Bones

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Researchers Halt Trial of Promising Sickle Cell Treatment

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Biden Changes P.P.P. Rules to Help the Self-Employed

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