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Supreme Court vacancy upends fourth straight election

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Republicans eager to align with Trump zero in on restricting drop boxes for mail-in ballots

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Justice Sotomayor draws a lesson not from law books, but from her mom

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Moderna's omicron booster won't be ready before summer

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'Marvel' actor Evangeline Lilly shares that she attended anti-vaccine mandate rally

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Hospital patient without Covid vaccination denied heart transplant

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States where omicron cases are falling — and where it's still surging

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