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Capitol Riot

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

Pride Rally

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Congress

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

USA's forward #10 Christian Pulisic receives medical attention after injuring himself while scoring his team's first goal during the Qatar 2022 World Cup Group B football match between Iran and USA at the Al-Thumama Stadium in Doha on November 29, 2022.

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World Cup

Pulisic's status is 'day-to-day' after injury while scoring the U.S.'s winning 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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Rep. Mary Peltola (D-Alaska) takes part in her ceremonial swearing-in alongside family members at the U.S. Capitol Sept. 13, 2022.

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Alaska Democrat clashes with Biden on rail strike

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 in Washington on Nov. 10, 2022.

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Joe Biden

Biden leans into manufacturing in campaign-style Michigan speech

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

Congress

Top Wisconsin Republican Robin Vos expected to meet with Jan. 6 panel Wednesday

Joe Biden

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

Supreme Court

Supreme Court grapples with whether to restore Biden immigration enforcement policy

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BREAKING NEWS

Missouri executes Kevin Johnson for killing officer in 2005

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Weather

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

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

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

U.S. news

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

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

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.

Two people sitting at opposite ends of a broken thanksgiving table.

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It was 50 years since I last saw my brother. It was not a Hollywood reunion.

Culture and trends

Dwyane Wade speaks onstage at the TIME100 Summit 2022 on June 7, 2022 in New York .

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OUT News

Dwyane Wade blasts ex-wife's claims about profiting from transgender daughter's name change

MARCH 2nd 2022: Kim Kardashian is legally single amid her ongoing divorce from Kanye West as per judge's ruling. - FEBRUARY 19th 2021: Kim Kardashian has officially filed for divorce from Kanye West. - FEBRUARY 4th 2021: Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are no longer on speaking terms as they prepare to divorce according to sources including E! News. - JANUARY 7th 2021: Kim Kardashian is reportedly preparing to divorce Kanye West after nearly seven years of marriage according to sources including PEOPLE.com and CNN. - File Photo by: zz/ESBP/STAR MAX/IPx 2015 5/4/15 Kim Kardashian and Kanye West at the 2015 Costume Institute Benefit Gala - "China: Through The Looking Glass" held on May 4, 2015 at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. (NYC)

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U.S. news

Kim Kardashian and Ye’s divorce is settled

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Culture Matters

This comedian went viral for his TikTok series seeing how long he could live on $100 in New York City

1955-2022

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

Culture Matters

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

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

Culture Matters

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

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 season

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

Mayor Eric Adams speaks at PO Taufique Bokth, PO Brunel Victor receiving proclamations on saving the life of a man who collapsed on subway tracks on 116th street station in New York on November 28, 2022. Mayor presented proclamations to both officers and mentioned that there was also a good Samaritan who helped to save the life of the man on tracks and left without trace. Mayor was joined by Police commissioner Keechant Sewell, MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber, Deputy Mayor of New York City for Public Safety Philip Banks III, NYPD Chief of Transit Jason Willcox and many police officers.

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U.S. news

New York City will involuntarily hospitalize more mentally ill people under new plan

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

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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

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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

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Morehouse students witness Black history in the metaverse

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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

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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

Science news

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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U.S. news

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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