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House Democrats will elect a new generation of leaders Wednesday

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Qatar World Cup chief reveals 400 migrant worker deaths amid human rights concerns

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As overdoses soar in rural America, more clinicians are prescribing addiction medications

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Man who punched 67-year-old Asian woman 125 times in N.Y. gets 17 years in prison

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Woman who helped hide Vanessa Guillén’s body pleads guilty

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New aerial video captures eruption of world’s largest active volcano, Mauna Loa, in Hawaii

Area residents were provided a light show as severe weather accompanied by some potential twisters affected parts of Louisiana and Mississippi.

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2 dead after tornadoes, storms rip across South, leave thousands without power

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Missouri executes Kevin Johnson for killing officer in 2005

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Pilot's 911 call reveals moments after small plane crashed into Maryland power tower

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Seattle man, 22, sentenced to 4 years in prison for attempting to join ISIS

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Congress

House poised to pass a bill to avert looming rail strike

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Two Oath Keepers, including founder, found guilty of seditious conspiracy in Jan. 6 case

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Senate passes bill to protect same-sex and interracial marriage over GOP opposition

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Biden leans into manufacturing in campaign-style Michigan speech

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Top Wisconsin Republican Robin Vos expected to meet with Jan. 6 panel Wednesday

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Biden leans into manufacturing in campaign-style Michigan speech

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Top Wisconsin Republican Robin Vos expected to meet with Jan. 6 panel Wednesday

Senator Chuck Schumer marches during the 2022 New York City Pride March on June 26, 2022 in New York City.

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The Democrats' same-sex marriage bill is a dangerous Trojan horse

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The dangerous evolution of the Oath Keepers — and leader Stewart Rhodes

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Why 'gaslighting' is the perfect Word of the Year for 2022. And 2016. And 1776.

Bruno Martelli played by Lee Curreri, tries to convince Coco Hernandez played by Irene Cara, that they should form a rock band, in a scene from 'Fame,' 1980.

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Irene Cara sung the anthem of my youth. I will miss her.

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Respiratory diseases are still killing people. We need to mask up again.

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Jiang Zemin, Chinese leader who oversaw its global rise, dies at 96

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Prince Harry and Meghan faced 'very real' threats while living in the U.K., former top police official says

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U.K. Royals

Black charity founder alleges racism by Buckingham Palace insider

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Australian Parliament censures former prime minister

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African migrants on rudder of a ship rescued by Spanish coast guard after an 11-day voyage

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Australian Parliament censures former prime minister

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Country singer Jake Flint, 37, dies just hours after getting married

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Dwyane Wade blasts ex-wife's claims about profiting from transgender daughter's name change

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Kim Kardashian and Ye’s divorce is settled

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Clarence Gilyard Jr., 'Walker, Texas Ranger' and 'Die Hard' star, dies at 66

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Kim Kardashian and Ye’s divorce is settled

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New Alzheimer’s drug shows promise in slowing disease but may contain significant risks, study shows

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As overdoses soar in rural America, more clinicians are prescribing addiction medications

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New York City will involuntarily hospitalize more mentally ill people under new plan

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New York City will involuntarily hospitalize more mentally ill people under new plan

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These five graphics explain the zero-Covid protests in China

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Economy

Discounts drive record spending as holiday shopping season gets off to roaring start

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Cyber Monday eclipses Black Friday again as inflation-pinched shoppers seek deals

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Morehouse students witness Black history in the metaverse

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Florida woman sues Kraft for $5M, saying Velveeta shells & cheese takes longer to prepare than packaging claims

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Crypto firm BlockFi files for bankruptcy as FTX fallout spreads

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Florida woman sues Kraft for $5M, saying Velveeta shells & cheese takes longer to prepare than packaging claims

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Crypto firm BlockFi files for bankruptcy as FTX fallout spreads

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Aerial footage showing the eruption of Mauna Loa, in Hawaii

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New aerial video captures eruption of world’s largest active volcano, Mauna Loa, in Hawaii

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New space observatory helps solve mystery involving enormous black holes

This aerial image released by the US Geological Survey (USGS) on November 28, 2022 courtesy of the National Weather Service, shows the lava in the summit caldera of Mauna Loa in Hawaii, which is erupting for the first time in nearly 40 years. - Hawaii's Mauna Loa, the largest active volcano in the world, has erupted for the first time in nearly 40 years, US authorities said, as emergency crews went on alert early Monday.

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World's largest active volcano, Mauna Loa, erupts in Hawaii

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China rocket taking 3 to space station to blast off Tuesday

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Catalonia limits water use as Spain prays for rain

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China rocket taking 3 to space station to blast off Tuesday

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Catalonia limits water use as Spain prays for rain

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