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Ron DeSantis rips Trump as 'missing in action' for skipping the second debate

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Damian Lillard traded to Bucks in blockbuster three-team deal with Suns

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Michigan State fires Mel Tucker as football coach after sexual harassment investigation

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Government shutdown

Biden says shutdown is not inevitable and calls on House Republicans to ‘do their job’

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Biden inquiry

Republican congressman struggles to answer questions about allegations Biden influenced the DOJ

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Justice Department

Judge Tanya Chutkan won't recuse herself in Trump's election interference case

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Menendez indictment

Bob Menendez single-handedly blocked bipartisan bill to regulate foreign influence in D.C.

Autoworkers strike

United Auto Workers chief blasts Trump ahead of Michigan visit

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Bob Menendez pleads not guilty to bribery charges as resignation calls grow

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Senate panel advances weed bill in historic step

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‘Rick and Morty’ co-creator Dan Harmon says he’s ‘ashamed and heartbroken’ after Justin Roiland allegations

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Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers, Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel announce late-night return after strike ends

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The academy will replace Hattie McDaniel’s lost Oscar for best supporting actress

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Different generations are sharing what they did before they could look stuff up on the internet

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U.S. soldier Travis King is back in American custody after North Korea said it would expel him

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Around 100 people killed in a fire at a wedding hall in Iraq

Zoleka Mandela, Nelson Mandela's granddaughter, dies at 43
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Zoleka Mandela, Nelson Mandela's granddaughter, dies at 43

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Germany bans far-right group that tried to indoctrinate children with Nazi ideology

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Young climate activists take on European nations in a landmark court case

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Germany bans far-right group that tried to indoctrinate children with Nazi ideology

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Young climate activists take on European nations in a landmark court case

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Coronavirus

Insurance hurdles for new Covid vaccines largely resolved, Biden administration says

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Bruce Springsteen postpones rest of shows this year because of peptic ulcer disease

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Kids and teens are inundated with phone prompts, and doctors worry it could affect their development

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Senate panel advances weed bill in historic step

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Kids and teens are inundated with phone prompts, and doctors worry it could affect their development

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Astronaut Frank Rubio touches down after setting U.S. record for longest spaceflight

Young climate activists take on European nations in a landmark court case
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