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Justice Department

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

United States' Yunus Musah, right, Aaron Long, center, and United States' goalkeeper Sean Johnson celebrate after defeating Iran in the World Cup group B soccer match between Iran and the United States at the Al Thumama Stadium in Doha, Qatar, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022.

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World Cup

Team USA advances to World Cup knockout round on fearless Pulisic goal

Then-President Donald Trump meets with rapper Kanye West in the Oval Office of the White House on Oct. 11, 2018.

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The inside story of Trump's explosive dinner with Ye and Nick Fuentes

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BREAKING NEWS

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

President Joe Biden in Philadelphia on Nov. 5, 2022.

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LABOR STALEMATE

Biden rallies lawmakers to act to avert rail strike ahead of looming deadline

Republican National Committee Chairman Ronna McDaniel speaks during a rally

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2022 Election

GOP to conduct post-election audit after disappointing midterms

President Joe Biden arrives for the pardoning of the National Thanksgiving Turkeys on the South Lawn of the White House on Nov. 21, 2022.

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Joe Biden

Biden cranks up his courtship of top donors ahead of the 2024 presidential election

Congress

Former Trump deputy chief of staff Ornato, a key witness on Jan. 6, to appear before House committee

Supreme Court

Supreme Court grapples with whether to restore Biden immigration enforcement policy

EXCLUSIVE

State Dept says Salvadorans' attempts to 'directly influence' a U.S. congressional election are 'unacceptable'

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Severe weather could bring tornadoes in the South and thunderstorms in the Northeast

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Brett Favre files motion to dismiss lawsuit in Mississippi welfare fraud case

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Texas woman kidnapped as a baby 51 years ago reunites with family thanks to home DNA testing kit

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Bullet found near bodies of 2 Indiana teens in Delphi killings linked to suspect’s gun, officials say

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Virginia Walmart worker who escaped shooting files $50M suit, says she complained of gunman's 'bizarre' behavior

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Number of injured in Club Q shooting is revised upward

U.S. news

Feds want a manager to oversee the troubled water system in Jackson, Mississippi

World

Demonstrators hold up white pieces of paper against censorship during a protest against China's strict zero-COVID measures in Beijing.

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These five graphics explain the zero-Covid protests in China

Three African migrants found sitting on the rudder on ship were rescued by the Spanish coastguard in the Canary Islands.

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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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Russia-Ukraine Conflict

NATO commits to future Ukraine membership, drums up aid

Protests in China

China vows to accelerate Covid vaccinations, while cracking down on protests

Climate in Crisis

Australia argues against 'endangered' status for Great Barrier Reef

Protests in China

China vows to accelerate Covid vaccinations, while cracking down on protests

Climate in Crisis

Australia argues against 'endangered' status for Great Barrier Reef

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

Lantern torch lights on a tropical beach at sunset.

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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.

Commuters with protective masks walk through Pennsylvania Station in New York on Aug. 3, 2020.

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

Photo illustration: Books float over an image of a woman with her headphones on.

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It should go without saying that audiobooks count as reading. But I need to say it.

Former President Donald Trump addresses attendees during the Turning Point USA Student Action Summit on July 23, 2022, in Tampa, Fla.

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Trump has officially run out of moves on his tax returns. Here's why that matters.

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

Felipe Valls Sr. poses at Cafe Versailles in Miami in an undated photo.

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Culture Matters

His Cuban coffee and cuisine were on celebrity maps. Now fans are celebrating his legacy.

Will Smith slaps Chris Rock onstage during the 94th Oscars in Los Angeles on March 27, 2022.

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Culture Matters

Will Smith describes 'horrific' Oscars night in 'The Daily Show' interview, says 'I lost it'

Culture Matters

Simu Liu stars in 'The Simpsons' episode as Lisa's tech billionaire husband

Culture Matters

Kim Kardashian says she's 'disgusted and outraged' over Balenciaga ad featuring children and harness-wearing teddy bears

Culture Matters

Simu Liu stars in 'The Simpsons' episode as Lisa's tech billionaire husband

Culture Matters

Kim Kardashian says she's 'disgusted and outraged' over Balenciaga ad featuring children and harness-wearing teddy bears

Business, Tech & Media

Workers sort packages at a FedEx Express facility on Cyber Monday in Garden City, N.Y., on Nov. 28, 2022.

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Economy

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

Black Friday shoppers in South Coast Plaza on Nov. 25, 2022 in Costa Mesa, Calif.

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Consumer

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

A virtual slave ship used in a Morehouse College class.

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Morehouse students witness Black history in the metaverse

U.S. news

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

Crypto

Crypto firm BlockFi files for bankruptcy as FTX fallout spreads

U.S. news

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

Crypto

Crypto firm BlockFi files for bankruptcy as FTX fallout spreads

Health news

A rheumatologist injects a patients knee.

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Health news

Common treatment for joint pain may be linked to faster arthritis progression, research suggests

A flu vaccine is administered at a Covid testing site on Nov. 24, 2020, in San Fernando, Calif.

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Flu came early to the U.S. and 'the floodgates are open'

A medical worker collects a swab sample from a resident for a Covid-19 test in Los Angeles on Aug. 5, 2022.

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Health news

Is it Covid, flu or RSV? A chart compares the most common symptoms of each virus

Coronavirus

Could Paxlovid treat long Covid? Major new study aims to find out

Health news

New virtual reality apps focus on mental health, but their effectiveness isn't known

Coronavirus

Could Paxlovid treat long Covid? Major new study aims to find out

Health news

New virtual reality apps focus on mental health, but their effectiveness isn't known

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An artist's concept of a tidal disruption event that happens when a star passes fatally close to a supermassive black hole, which reacts by launching a relativistic jet.

Space

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

Chinese astronauts Zhang Lu, left, Fei Junlong, center, and Deng Qingming, the crew of the Shenzhou-15 spaceflight mission, wave at a press conference at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in the Gansu province on Nov. 28, 2022, a day before the scheduled launch.

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Space

China rocket taking 3 to space station to blast off Tuesday

Climate in Crisis

Catalonia limits water use as Spain prays for rain

Environment

Endangered status sought for manatees as hundreds starve

Climate in Crisis

Catalonia limits water use as Spain prays for rain

Environment

Endangered status sought for manatees as hundreds starve

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