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President Joe Biden addresses the nation on averting default and the Bipartisan Budget Agreement, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, June 2, 2023.

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Debt ceiling

Biden signs bipartisan debt ceiling bill to avert government default

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World

Cause of Indian train crash that killed hundreds remains unknown as officials say rescue efforts completed

Irma Martinez at home in Guanica, Puerto Rico. Senior citizens play dominoes in Toa Baja. The Puerto Rican flag.

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Puerto Rico Crisis

Younger people left this U.S. territory for better jobs. Who takes care of the seniors?

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Image: Texas state Attorney General Ken Paxton reads a statement at his office in Austin, Texas on May 26, 2023.

Elections

Here's what's going on with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's impeachment

A tryptich showing Yolanda Tylu Owens, land owned by her family and her ancestor Edward Hatton.

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California's earliest Black settlers bought land only for it to be stolen. Their descendants want it back.

U.S. news

The Oviedo Mall in Oviedo, Fla.

Crime & Courts

Florida mom accused of leaving kids in car that caught fire while she was allegedly shoplifting

Tony Peralta leans against a police vehicle

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Crime & Courts

'Don’t want to live life anymore without confessing': Man confesses to killing landlord 15 years ago, police recordings show

Joran Van der Sloot

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Crime & Courts

Joran van der Sloot, key suspect in Natalee Holloway disappearance, moved to new prison ahead of extradition to U.S.

U.S. news

Son of Red Sox Hall of Famer found dead in apparent murder-suicide 4 years after child's mother went missing

Guns in America

West Virginia state trooper fatally shot, suspect caught after extensive search

U.S. news

Cause of death released for BLM co-founder's cousin shocked repeatedly with Taser

U.S. news

She thought her mom's drinking may have killed her — then a convicted murderer confessed, Austin police say

Politics

Drag artist Vidalia Anne Gentry speaks during a news conference in Nashville, Tenn.

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Politics News

Federal judge rejects Tennessee drag show ban as unconstitutional

"SNAP/EBT Food Stamp Benefits Accepted" is displayed on a screen inside a Family Dollar Stores Inc. store in Chicago, Ill

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Data Graphics

Who receives food benefits? It may not be who you think

Mike Pence during the Nixon National Energy Conference in Yorba Linda, Calif.

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CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS

DOJ closes Pence classified documents investigation with no charges

Justice Department

Oath Keeper who breached Capitol as part of 'stack' formation is sentenced to 3 years in prison

Congress

New Hampshire man is charged with threatening to kill a senator

Justice Department

Oath Keeper who breached Capitol as part of 'stack' formation is sentenced to 3 years in prison

Congress

New Hampshire man is charged with threatening to kill a senator

World

Missiles land behind the home of Omnia Ahmed, as Sudanese citizens flee the country for Egypt.

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World

Through bullets and border chaos, they fled Sudan's conflict with $800 and a family of five

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World

Three Israeli soldiers and one Egyptian killed in rare shootout on border

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World

U.S. Defense Secretary Austin says Washington won’t stand for ‘bullying’ from China

Climate in Crisis

World’s wheat supply at risk of a dangerous shock due to heat and drought, study warns

World

45 bags of human remains found in western Mexico amid search for missing call center workers

Climate in Crisis

World’s wheat supply at risk of a dangerous shock due to heat and drought, study warns

World

45 bags of human remains found in western Mexico amid search for missing call center workers

Business, tech & media

Elon Musk at the Chateau de Versailles, outside Paris on May 15, 2023.

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Social Media

Elon Musk’s response to an anti-trans video sparked 24 hours of chaos at Twitter

Bob Iger speaks onstage at the D23 Expo

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U.S. news

Walt Disney’s Pixar Animation eliminates 75 positions

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Tech News

YouTube will stop removing false claims about 2020 election fraud

Consumer

Chase online banking issue causes double transactions and fees

Business News

Buy Buy Baby draws sale interest in Bed Bath & Beyond bankruptcy

Consumer

Chase online banking issue causes double transactions and fees

Business News

Buy Buy Baby draws sale interest in Bed Bath & Beyond bankruptcy

A split photo of Flawless Sabrina in the film "The Queen" and Trixie Mattel.

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Specials

30 drag performers who made ‘herstory’ ahead of Pride month 2023

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Irma Martinez at home in Guanica, Puerto Rico. Senior citizens play dominoes in Toa Baja. The Puerto Rican flag.

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Puerto Rico Crisis

Younger people left this U.S. territory for better jobs. Who takes care of the seniors?

A person walks through a pharmacy in New York

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Health news

Women more likely than men to skip or delay medications due to cost, CDC report finds

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U.S. news

Woman who refused tuberculosis treatment is in custody months after an arrest warrant was issued

Health news

Medicare plans to pay for Alzheimer's drugs that win full FDA approval

Parenting

With Al Pacino expecting a child at 83, doctors warn of health risks for babies of older fathers

Health news

Medicare plans to pay for Alzheimer's drugs that win full FDA approval

Parenting

With Al Pacino expecting a child at 83, doctors warn of health risks for babies of older fathers

Pop culture

Logan Brown.

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NBC Out & Proud

Pregnant transgender man stars on cover of Glamour UK’s Pride issue

Man sleeping during flight
Man relaxing and sleeping during flight

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Culture & Trends

Why are people always debating proper plane etiquette on TikTok?

Songwriters Cynthia Weil and Barry Mann, 1965 in New York.

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Obituaries

Cynthia Weil, 'You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling' songwriter and Grammy-winner, dies at 82

Pop Culture News

Padma Lakshmi announces she’s leaving ‘Top Chef’ after 17 years

Pop Culture News

Former 'Wild 'N Out' star Jacky Oh dies at 32

Pop Culture News

Padma Lakshmi announces she’s leaving ‘Top Chef’ after 17 years

Pop Culture News

Former 'Wild 'N Out' star Jacky Oh dies at 32

Science

Ada Limón.

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Latino

U.S. Poet Laureate verses are soaring into space — literally

AKRON, CO - JULY 15 : Jim Diamond, left, and his wife Sally Jones-Diamond check the wheat during the harvest season at a farm in Akron, Colorado on Friday, July 15, 2022. They said the size of wheat are half of the other seasons because of drought.

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Climate in Crisis

World’s wheat supply at risk of a dangerous shock due to heat and drought, study warns

An unidentified aerial phenomenon in a video from the Department of Defense.

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UFOs and aerial phenomena

NASA panel studying UFO sightings says stigma and poor data pose challenges

Science News

Memorial Day 'Manhattanhenge' to light up New York City streets

Space

China plans to land astronauts on moon before 2030, expand space station, bring on foreign partners

Science News

Memorial Day 'Manhattanhenge' to light up New York City streets

Space

China plans to land astronauts on moon before 2030, expand space station, bring on foreign partners

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