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A populist pitch

Five takeaways from Biden's first big speech to Congress

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U.S. news

Death of California man who was pinned facedown by police draws comparisons to that of George Floyd

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Coronavirus

As India runs out of space to cremate the dead, a volunteer weeps with the bereaved

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U.S. news
3 men charged with federal hate crimes in killing of Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia
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U.S. news
U.S. Postal Service to consolidate 18 facilities, leading to concerns over mail delays
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National Security
Canadian diplomats say their government is withholding info on 'Havana Syndrome' brain injury cases
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Consumer
Shortage of delivery drivers means some gas station pumps could run dry

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Politics

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analysis

Offering a stark choice for GOP, Biden revealed limit to his patience

Image: Rep. Tim Scott, R-S.C., delivers the Republican response to President Joe Biden's joint address to Congress on April 28, 2021.

GOP Rebuttal

GOP Sen. Tim Scott says Democrats 'pulling us further apart' in response to Biden's address

Rudy Giuliani Speaks To Media Members At The White House

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politics

Federal investigators search Rudy Giuliani's apartment and office

Image: President Joe Biden gestures as Representative Maxine Waters, D-Calif., and Senator Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., look on after he addressed a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol on April 28, 2021.

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White House

Biden veers off script to thank McConnell but makes few other bipartisan overtures

Politics News

Ex-Trump aide's legal group sues Biden administration, alleging racism against white farmers

U.S. news

N.Y. man convicted for threatening deaths of lawmakers days after Capitol riot

Latino

San Antonio voters to decide if police protect problem officers too much

Image: Demonstrators, led by clergy, march on April 28, 2021 from Mt. Lebanon AME Zion Church in Elizabeth City to the site where Andrew Brown Jr. was shot and killed by Pasquotank County Sheriff deputies.

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Andrew Brown Jr.'s Death

Blocked release of bodycam video in Brown case highlights North Carolina law

New York Street Scenes

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Culture Matters

Uproar over Mike Pence's memoir highlights growing conflicts in publishing, experts say

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'Sofagate' and sexism

They didn't give her a seat. So she spoke out to highlight sexism on world stage — and beyond.

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Plan Your Vaccine

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Coronavirus

Pope Francis Participates In Inter-religion Prayer Meeting

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Coronavirus

Wisconsin Catholic priest warns against Covid vaccine

Image: A boy stands next to the body of his father who died from Covid-19 at a crematorium in New Delhi, India

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Coronavirus

India surges past 200,000 Covid deaths as health system collapses

A school worker receives a dose of China's CanSino Covid-19 vaccine during a mass vaccination event on the outskirts of Monterrey, Mexico, on April 27, 2021.

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Latino

Mexico to start vaccinating ages 50-59 as Covid death toll passes 345,000

Health & Wellness

Dr. Fauci says Joe Rogan ‘incorrect’ to tell young people not to get vaccinated

Asian America

U.S. eases COVID-19 restrictions on Chinese students

Health & Wellness

Dr. Fauci says Joe Rogan ‘incorrect’ to tell young people not to get vaccinated

Asian America

U.S. eases COVID-19 restrictions on Chinese students

World News

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National Security

U.S. and Israel have a policy of 'no surprises,' says Biden's national security adviser, Jake Sullivan

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World

Myanmar's ousted lawmakers say they won't join talks until prisoners are freed

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World

Crew of doomed submarine sang farewell song weeks before it sank

World

Global rights group accuses Israel of apartheid, persecution

World

Saudi crown prince: Only few differences with Biden administration

World

Global rights group accuses Israel of apartheid, persecution

World

Saudi crown prince: Only few differences with Biden administration

NBC THINK SPECIAL: What to keep post-pandemic

Photo illustration of walking shoes clad feet walking over grass with butterflies flying by.

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Opinion

What I learned about myself taking short Covid walks — even when I didn't want to

Image: Illustration of a mother and daughter hugging in a window next to a door.

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Opinion

I moved in with my mom during the pandemic and realized I'd looked at success all wrong

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Opinion

Let's keep every outdoor dining option post-Covid. It's time restaurant culture evolved.

Opinion

I've been freed from hugging people. Please don't make me start again

Opinion

Covid and the dawning of a new era of working-class resistance

Opinion

I've been freed from hugging people. Please don't make me start again

Opinion

Covid and the dawning of a new era of working-class resistance

Business, Tech & Media

Metropolitan Police Department vehicles block traffic in Washington on March 14, 2021.

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Security

Hackers publish extensive dossiers on D.C. police officers in extortion attempt

Newest Innovations In Consumer Technology On Display At 2015 International CES

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Security

Government, industry push bitcoin regulation to fight ransomware

A tanker truck sits parked outside a Phillips 66 gas station during a fuel delivery Princeton, Ill., on April 1, 2020.

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Consumer

Shortage of delivery drivers means some gas station pumps could run dry

Culture Matters

Uproar over Mike Pence's memoir highlights growing conflicts in publishing, experts say

News

A Walmart worker talked about suicide. The store sold him a gun anyway, family says.

Culture Matters

Uproar over Mike Pence's memoir highlights growing conflicts in publishing, experts say

News

A Walmart worker talked about suicide. The store sold him a gun anyway, family says.

Asian America

Latino

Woman sitting on her floor of the kitchen, with her son on her lap and her daughter nearby, reading a Mother's Day card

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Science

Apollo 11 Astronauts

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Space

Michael Collins, Apollo 11 astronaut, dies at 90

Splinters of ice peel off from the Perito Moreno glacier near the city of El Calafate in the Patagonian province of Santa Cruz, southern Argentina, on July 7, 2008.

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Environment

Satellites show world’s glaciers melting faster than ever

As COVID-19 Numbers Wane, Apple Valley Hospital Returns To Normalcy

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Coronavirus

Where are all the pandemic babies? Analysis shows U.S. births have fallen dramatically

An Aedes aegypti mosquito seen through a microscope in Brazil in 2016.

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Weird Science

Genetically modified mosquitoes to be released in Florida

Science News

CDC director sees 'a really hopeful decline' as Covid cases in the U.S. fall

Environment

Up to 25,000 barrels at DDT dump site in Pacific, scientists say

Climate in Crisis

Companies are aiming for 'zero emissions' — but few are clear on what that means

BETTER

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Women's Health

Mom who breastfed for more than 2 years stunned by rare breast cancer diagnosis

WHERE TO FIND HIDDEN MONEY

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On the Money TODAY

How to find hidden money in your name that’s just waiting to be claimed

Covid testing

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Health & Wellness

Are all COVID-19 tests free? Experts weigh in

Stressrx

Anxious? Get tips, tools and advice to help you stress less and stay calm

Health & Wellness

Fully vaccinated? Here is exactly what you can and can’t do

Stressrx

Anxious? Get tips, tools and advice to help you stress less and stay calm

Health & Wellness

Fully vaccinated? Here is exactly what you can and can’t do

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