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Brittney Griner at a hearing in Khimki outside Moscow on Aug. 4, 2022.

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Russia-Ukraine Conflict

Brittney Griner released from Russian custody in high-profile prisoner swap

Black Families in Phoenix

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SPECIAL REPORT

For Black families in Phoenix, child welfare investigations are a constant threat

Image: Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker at a campaign rally in Kennesaw, Ga., on Nov. 7, 2022.

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2022 Election

Inside the turbulent, doomed campaign of Herschel Walker

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Politics

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Joe Biden

Biden notches political, policy and diplomacy wins to cap year

People celebrate outside the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. after its landmark decision on gay marriage

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Congress

House passes bill to protect same-sex marriage, sending it to Biden's desk

American Conservative Union Holds Annual CPAC Conference In Orlando

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Justice Department

Trump Mar-a-Lago suit ends after former president declines to appeal ruling

A U.S. Army soldier prepares a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccines at Miami Dade College North Campus in North Miami, Fla., on March 10, 2021.

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Congress

House passes defense bill scrapping military's Covid vaccine mandate

Security

FCC orders block on company tied to fraudulent student loan robocalls

Congress

Hakeem Jeffries' big decision: Picking a campaign chief with a majority in reach

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Meet the 18-year-old who just became the youngest Black mayor in the country

World

Heinrich XIII Prince Reuss is arrested on Dec. 7, 2022 near Frankfurt.

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GERMANY COUP PLOT

Who is Heinrich XIII, the prince accused of planning a far-right coup in Germany?

In this Monday, Sept. 19, 2022, photo taken by an individual not employed by the Associated Press and obtained by the AP outside Iran, a police motorcycle and a trash bin are burning during a protest over the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman who had been detained by the nation's morality police, in downtown Tehran, Iran. Spontaneous mass gatherings to persistent scattered demonstrations have unfolded elsewhere in Iran, as nationwide protests over the death of a young woman in the custody of the morality police enter their fourth week.

Iran Tensions

Iran carries out first known execution over protests

Prince Harry and Meghan, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex.

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U.K. Royals

Harry and Meghan renew clash with British royals and media in much-anticipated Netflix series

World

Taliban carry out first public execution since Afghan takeover

Russia-Ukraine Conflict

Putin says Ukraine fight is taking longer than expected

World

Taliban carry out first public execution since Afghan takeover

Russia-Ukraine Conflict

Putin says Ukraine fight is taking longer than expected

U.S. news

Image: Workers with Randolph Electric Membership Corporation work to repair the Eastwood Substation in West End, N.C., on Dec. 6, 2022.

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U.S. news

Investigators scouring online conspiracy theories for motive in N.C. substation attack

A Washington Commanders helmet on Aug. 13, 2022, in Landover, Md.

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U.S. news

Dozens of Washington Commanders employees hurt by 'toxic work culture' over 2 decades, House committee finds

Depiction of the "boy in the box".

National Center for Missing & Exploited Children

U.S. news

'Boy in the Box,' found dead in Philadelphia 65 years ago, is finally identified

Guns in America

3 suspects sought after triple shooting at D.C. train station leaves teen with life-threatening injuries

U.S. news

Man who vanished from Connecticut nearly a decade ago found dead in upstate New York with a new name

Guns in America

3 suspects sought after triple shooting at D.C. train station leaves teen with life-threatening injuries

U.S. news

Man who vanished from Connecticut nearly a decade ago found dead in upstate New York with a new name

Brittney Griner warms up during the the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympic Games

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Why Trump fans are obsessed with giving Brittney Griner this rigged litmus test

Gerald Gafford, right, comforts his partner of 28 years, Jeff Sralla, left, as they stand before Judge Amy Clark Meachum to obtain a time waiver at the Travis County Courthouse in Austin, Texas on June 26, 2015 after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that same-sex couples have the right to marry nationwide.

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The critics of the same-sex marriage bill are missing the point

Former President Donald Trump in Nashville, Tenn., on June 17, 2022.

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Trump may secretly be wondering why he ever ran for president

Senator Raphael Warnock Holds Runoff Election Night Rally

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The second-biggest loser in Georgia was Joe Manchin

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell reaches out to shake the hand of Charles Sicknick, father of slain Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, during a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony on Dec. 6, 2022.

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The dramatic and unscripted moment we needed at the Congressional Gold Medal ceremony

The Supreme Court in Washington on Jan. 26, 2022.

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This Supreme Court case could help 2024 election deniers claim the White House

Culture and trends

Screens showing paintings with women adorning themselves along with close up shots of hand using hair oil and a comb.

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Asian America

Brown Gen Z women embrace their 'auntie era' and the wellness rituals of generations past

Alanah Story and 12 other strangers carpooled to Tennessee after being their flight was cancelled in Florida.

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U.S. news

Viral TikTok shows group of strangers taking a 12-hour road trip together after Frontier canceled their flight

Deion Sanders during a press conference in Boulder, Colo., on Dec. 4, 2022.

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Culture Matters

Is Deion Sanders a ‘sellout?’ Experts say it’s complicated

Culture Matters

Jennifer Lawrence sparks backlash by falsely claiming to be the first woman in the lead of an action movie

Culture Matters

Body positivity TikToker Megha Thakur dies 'suddenly and unexpectedly'

Culture Matters

Jennifer Lawrence sparks backlash by falsely claiming to be the first woman in the lead of an action movie

Culture Matters

Body positivity TikToker Megha Thakur dies 'suddenly and unexpectedly'

Health news

Celine Dion performs during Barclaycard Presents British Summer Time in Hyde Park on July 5, 2019 in London.

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Health news

Celine Dion has stiff-person syndrome, a one-in-a-million diagnosis. These are its symptoms.

A melanoma biopsy.

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Cancer

Promising melanoma therapy could be the next major advancement in cancer treatment

A woman exercises in Central Park in New York City on May 24, 2020.

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Health news

Just a couple minutes of vigorous activity several times a day might lower one's risk of death

Cancer

After breast cancer, women may safely stop long-term therapies to have a baby

Coronavirus

FDA authorizes updated Covid booster shots for kids under 5

Cancer

After breast cancer, women may safely stop long-term therapies to have a baby

Coronavirus

FDA authorizes updated Covid booster shots for kids under 5

Business, Tech & Media

A vehicle fills up at a gas station in Houston on Dec. 5, 2022.

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Consumer

Gasoline is cheaper now than a year ago — and could fall below $3

American Airlines baggage handlers load luggage on an airplane at O'Hare International Airport, in Chicago

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Business News

Thousands of workers at 15 U.S. airports plan rallies and strikes in support of better working conditions

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Twitter

Twitter accused of targeting women for layoffs in new lawsuit

Latino

Wage gap between Latinas and white men: It's worse than you think

Tool or cheat code?

New bot ChatGPT will force colleges to get creative to prevent cheating, experts say

Latino

Wage gap between Latinas and white men: It's worse than you think

Tool or cheat code?

New bot ChatGPT will force colleges to get creative to prevent cheating, experts say

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Tyrannosaurus Rex. Hell Creek Formation, Maastrichtian, Late Cretaceous (approx. 67 million years ago). Harding County, South Dakota, USA.

Science News

Going, going, extinct: Rare 76 million-year-old T. rex skull is up for auction

A two million-year-old trunk

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Science News

Oldest DNA reveals life in Greenland 2 million years ago

Severe beach erosion caused by two late-season hurricanes helped partially uncover what appears to be part of an 80-foot-long (24-meters) ship in the sand on Daytona Beach Shores, officials said. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

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U.S. news

Wooden ship from 1800s uncovered on Florida beach after erosion caused by recent hurricanes

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The Great Salt Lake is drying up and turning into toxic dust

Climate in Crisis

Sale jumpstarts floating, offshore wind power in U.S. waters

SPECIAL REPORT

The Great Salt Lake is drying up and turning into toxic dust

Climate in Crisis

Sale jumpstarts floating, offshore wind power in U.S. waters

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