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FDA advisory panel votes to recommend emergency use of Pfizer vaccine

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'Seditious abuse of judicial process': States fire back at Texas' Supreme Court election challenge

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U.S. executes Brandon Bernard despite 11th-hour appeals

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Covid relief talks hitting impasse with time running short

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Dems want state assistance, which Senate GOP won't accept without liability protections for employers that progressives oppose.

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Ellen DeGeneres announces she tested positive for Covid-19

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As the pandemic rages, local newspapers try to break through to readers

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Five days after she was supposed to get married, woman dies from Covid

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Justice Department

Hunter Biden tax inquiry focused on Chinese business dealings

Asian America

Biden picks longtime China critic Katherine Tai as top U.S. trade official

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Biden transition

Biden taps Susan Rice for domestic policy adviser, Denis McDonough for VA secretary

On the trail

Biden will travel to Georgia to boost Ossoff and Warnock in runoffs

National Security

U.S. flew two bombers from Louisiana over the Persian Gulf to deter Iran, says military

On the trail

Biden will travel to Georgia to boost Ossoff and Warnock in runoffs

National Security

U.S. flew two bombers from Louisiana over the Persian Gulf to deter Iran, says military

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Several top companies vow to hire a total of 1 million Black people over 10 years

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Asian America

How a Boston suburb corrected voter rights violations against Asian Americans

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Florida bird caught on video swallowing whole alligator

Wildlife photographer Shellie Gilliam captured the rare sight of an adult Great Blue Heron consuming a juvenile alligator by swallowing it whole.

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More than 300 shark, ray species threatened with extinction, new report finds

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Israel, Morocco agree to normalize relations in U.S.-brokered deal

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World

China slaps restrictions on travel to Hong Kong by some U.S. officials

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World

Two Canadians have been tried in case linked to Huawei executive, China says

Coronavirus

Britain settles in for arduous reality of vaccinations after euphoria of being first

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Russia conducts drills of strategic nuclear forces, practices missile launches

Coronavirus

Britain settles in for arduous reality of vaccinations after euphoria of being first

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Russia conducts drills of strategic nuclear forces, practices missile launches

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Climate in Crisis

More than 300 shark, ray species threatened with extinction, new report finds

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Climate in Crisis

Iceberg the size of Delaware on track to slam into South Atlantic island

Space

SpaceX test launch ends in fiery explosion, but Musk still considers it a win

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Why did Mount Everest's height change?

Space

Israel plans 2024 moonshot after first unmanned lander crashed

Space

'Christmas Star' will be closest visible conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn in 800 years

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Aliens exist and Trump almost let it slip, says Israeli professor and former space official

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Food

Do I need to be worried about ordering takeout during COVID-19?

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Health & Wellness

Yes, you still need to wear a mask after getting vaccinated for COVID-19. Here’s why

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Cold & Flu

When her son with autism was hospitalized with COVID-19, she struggled to leave him

Health & Wellness

Will the COVID-19 vaccine be mandatory?

Health & Wellness

When can I get a COVID-19 vaccine? Is it safe? Experts answer top questions

Health & Wellness

Will the COVID-19 vaccine be mandatory?

Health & Wellness

When can I get a COVID-19 vaccine? Is it safe? Experts answer top questions

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