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Surfside collapse claims three generations of Puerto Rican Jews, devastating the island

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Congress passes $2.1 billion Capitol security bill
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Billions in aid but still no rent: Why thousands across America are worried about Aug. 1

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Jamie Lee Curtis reveals her younger child is trans, expresses 'wonder and pride'

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Just 0.19 percent of elected officials are LGBTQ, a massive gap from general population

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Side-by-side comparison of vaccination rates, Covid spikes shows clear cause and effect

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Calif. restaurant says patrons must show 'proof of being unvaccinated'

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Long Covid can cause memory problems. Does it raise Alzheimer's risk?

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Coronavirus

Google, WashPost announced vaccine mandates. Will other companies follow?

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'Hunger is a solvable problem': Food programs showed success during pandemic

Coronavirus

AstraZeneca to seek U.S. approval of Covid vaccine by end of the year

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Canada's 'slow start' on vaccines rebounds with inoculation rates surpassing U.S.

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Congress

House Republicans spar with Pelosi over return of mask requirements

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Former officer charged in Capitol riot jailed after 'shopping spree' for dozens of firearms

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Congress

Justices Ginsburg, O'Connor could be honored with Capitol statues

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Elections

House Democrats push leadership to vote on slimmed-down voting bill

Congress

Officer Michael Fanone received threatening, expletive-laced voicemail as he testified about Jan. 6

Congress

House Freedom Caucus wants Cheney, Kinzinger kicked out of Republican conference

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Civilian deaths, Taliban attacks rising as full U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan looms, report says

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Poster's Macron-Hitler comparison draws legal trouble as vaccine mandates stir French anger

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Fed up with the U.S., Ukraine cuts deals with China and goes mum on Uyghurs

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National Security

Civilian deaths, Taliban attacks rising as full U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan looms, report says

World

Thousands made homeless by floods in Bangladesh Rohingya camps

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Outspoken Chinese billionaire jailed for 'provoking trouble'

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Thousands made homeless by floods in Bangladesh Rohingya camps

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Outspoken Chinese billionaire jailed for 'provoking trouble'

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The best coronavirus travel essentials of 2021. From travel masks, hand sanitizer and more learn how to travel safely during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Space

Einstein right, again: Researchers see light 'echo' around black hole

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FDA allowing troubled Covid vaccine factory that made J&J doses to restart

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First sign of animal life on Earth may be a sponge fossil

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Change in CDC mask guidance met with relief from experts

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Yet another lake in the Western U.S. drops to record low water levels

Climate in Crisis

Warming rivers in U.S. West killing fish, imperiling industry

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Jeff Bezos offers to cover $2 billion in NASA costs for lunar lander contract

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The kettlebell swing torches calories, burns fat and builds strength

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When my mom had cancer, my freezer meals were there for her when I couldn't be

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The important lessons sports parents need to learn from Simone Biles

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Some Olympians struggle with overtraining syndrome. What is it?

Parents

The important lessons sports parents need to learn from Simone Biles

Health & Wellness

Some Olympians struggle with overtraining syndrome. What is it?

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