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JFK assassination

More than 70% of voters in poll want Biden to release secret JFK assassination records

Former President Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago on Nov. 15, 2022, in Palm Beach, Fla.
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Donald Trump

Republicans react to Trump's call to terminate the Constitution

In this Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022, photo, Texas Secretary of State John B. Scott, talks about the upcoming election, in Austin, Texas. Scott was appointed by Gov. Greg Abbott in October and will oversee election administration in Texas.
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Elections

Top elections official in Texas resigns

Rudy Giuliani at The Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio, on July 18, 2016.
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2020 Election

Giuliani 'weaponized his law license' in 2020 election case, ethics counsel says

Politics News

Former Rep. David Rivera of Florida is arrested in Venezuela probe

Supreme Court

Supreme Court Justice Alito jokes about Black Santa and Ashley Madison during arguments in same-sex weddings case

Congress

Police officers to receive Congressional Gold Medals for Jan. 6

U.S. news

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Power grid attack

On social media, a theory persists about North Carolina power outage

The Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology on the campus of Brown University in Providence, R.I.
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Asian America

Brown University becomes first Ivy League school to add official caste protections

An image from a surveillance video shows a man believed to be Timothy Olson moments before the woman passed out in the bar.
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U.S. news

Alleged dating app predator, linked to death investigations of 2 women, charged in kidnapping of 79-year-old woman

People walk through the Mall of America
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U.S. news

Mall of America settles lawsuit over 5-year-old boy thrown from balcony

Crime & Courts

Operators of 13 Pittsburgh-area McDonald's locations accused of child labor violations

Guns in America

Man suspected of carrying out NYC shooting spree that left 2 dead is in custody

U.S. news

Police arrest California man who allegedly punched fast food worker, causing her to lose an eye

Image: Deion Sanders speaks after being introduced as the new head football coach at the University of Colorado on Dec. 4, 2022, in Boulder, Colo.
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What criticism about Deion Sanders’ exit from Jackson State ignores

Web designer Lorie Smith in her office in Littleton, Colo., on Nov. 7, 2022.
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Is the Supreme Court about to sanction discrimination against LGBTQ people?

President Trump Meets With National Association Of Police Organizations Leadership
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Trump's legal team should have known better when it came to a special master

A security guard stands near a sculpture of the Chinese Communist Party flag
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The quiet transformation of China’s greatest global weapon

Jacqueline Nuzzo

The moment my kids shattered my Christmas illusion

Ryan Reynolds and Will Ferrell in "Spirited," now streaming on Apple TV+.
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Why these unquestioning musical 'Christmas Carol' reboots hit the wrong key in 2022

World

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China Covid protests

Twitter inundated with sexually explicit spam drowning out discussions of Chinese protests

Joe Biden meets Xi Jinping at the G20 Summit in Bali
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World

His power secure at home, China’s Xi Jinping goes on a charm offensive abroad

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World

Indonesia passes law criminalizing extramarital sex for citizens and visiting foreigners alike

iran protests

Iran protesters brush off morality police uncertainty and seek to build pressure with strikes

Space

Construction begins on the world's largest radio telescope

iran protests

Iran protesters brush off morality police uncertainty and seek to build pressure with strikes

Space

Construction begins on the world's largest radio telescope

Culture and trends

Kim Kardashian on Nov. 12, 2022 in Los Angeles.
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Culture Matters

Kim Kardashian gets restraining order against man claiming to speak with her telepathically

FILE - In this Nov. 10, 2014, file photo, James Toback arrives at the 2014 AFI Fest "The Gambler" in Los Angeles. Beverly Hills police say they're investigating complaints against film mogul Harvey Weinstein and writer-director Toback, who've been the subjects of sexual harassment allegations. The Police Department acknowledged Tuesday night, Oct. 31, 2017, that it's received multiple complaints against the two men.
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#MeToo Reckoning

Lawsuit alleges writer-director James Toback is a 'serial sexual predator'

Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams.
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Asian America

The iconic Wednesday Addams dance gets a cultural twist from Asian TikTok creators

Viewer guide

From 'Spoiler Alert' to 'The Whale': December's must-see queer content

Culture Matters

Why an LA music festival created a cultural moment spanning generations

U.S. news

'GMA3' anchors T.J. Holmes and Amy Robach taken off air after news of their relationship surfaces

Health news

Image: A woman stands on a scale. A study published Monday in the JAMA Internal Medicine found that offering people cash can help them shed excess pounds.
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Health news

People lost more weight when they were offered cash incentives

Image: A flu vaccine is readied on Oct. 28, 2022, in Lynwood, Calif.
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Health news

RSV cases may be peaking, CDC says, but flu hospitalizations remain at a decade high

A nurse administers a booster dose of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine in Jackson, Miss., on Nov. 18, 2022.
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Coronavirus

Myocarditis after Covid vaccine low among teens and young adults, large study finds

Coronavirus

New coronavirus variants rendered the last remaining monoclonal antibody treatment useless

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Neurologists say accelerated brain aging in Black people can be countered by lifestyle changes

Coronavirus

New coronavirus variants rendered the last remaining monoclonal antibody treatment useless

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Neurologists say accelerated brain aging in Black people can be countered by lifestyle changes

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Slivergate CEO Alan Lane, second from right, rings the New York Stock Exchange opening bell before his bank's IPO begins trading
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EXCLUSIVE

Silvergate's ties to FTX and Sam Bankman-Fried entities draw Senate scrutiny

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Coronavirus

Twitter inundated with sexually explicit spam drowning out discussions of Chinese protests

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Tech News

Facebook owner Meta may remove news from platform if U.S. Congress passes media bill

Consumer

How to know if your government identification card complies with REAL ID standards

Consumer

Hertz will pay $168 million to settle hundreds of false car theft claims

Consumer

How to know if your government identification card complies with REAL ID standards

Consumer

Hertz will pay $168 million to settle hundreds of false car theft claims

Science news

The five turbines of America's first offshore wind farm, owned by the Danish company, Orsted, stand off the coast of Block Island, R.I., in this, Oct. 17, 2022, file photo. The federal government is working on a plan to protect right whales while also developing offshore wind power off the the East Coast.
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Climate in Crisis

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

A composite image of the SKA-Low telescope, blending the existing AAVS2.0 prototype station in Western Australia with an artist's impression of the future SKA-Low stations.
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Space

Construction begins on the world's largest radio telescope

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U.S. news

Hawaii locals fear the impact of the Mauna Loa eruption as lava oozes closer to a main highway

U.S. news

Aerial video captures eruption of world's largest active volcano in Hawaii

Space

New space observatory helps solve mystery involving enormous black holes

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Aerial video captures eruption of world's largest active volcano in Hawaii

Space

New space observatory helps solve mystery involving enormous black holes

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