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Not even Dolly changed their minds: Tennessee teens are at a vaccination impasse

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To leave Afghanistan, thousands eligible for U.S. evacuation face life-or-death hurdle

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U.S. women's soccer team rebounds from opening loss with 6-1 win over New Zealand

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Search for bodies concludes at Surfside condo collapse site
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Politics

Protesters rally against a bill outlawing abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected outside the Texas state capitol on May 29, 2021, in Austin.

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'Insidious,' 'draconian,' 'cruel': New Texas abortion law empowers vigilantism, experts say

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GOP embrace ballot initiatives to change election rules while seeking to limit use elsewhere

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Republicans newly alarmed by critical race theory see bans as 'more of a preventative'

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Tom Barrack, former Trump inaugural chair, released on $250 million bond

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Biden campaigns for McAuliffe in closely watched Virginia gubernatorial race

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Tom Barrack, former Trump inaugural chair, released on $250 million bond

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Biden campaigns for McAuliffe in closely watched Virginia gubernatorial race

Coronavirus

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Coronavirus

Latino get-out-the-vote group goes door to door, shifting focus to Covid vaccinations

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Coronavirus

From lawsuits to sleepless nights, parents rattled by school mask policies

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Man who mocked vaccine dies of Covid

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Amazon's mixed message to workers: Cases are up, testing is over and masks are optional

Supreme Court

Appeals court blocks CDC Covid restrictions, allowing cruises to resume from Florida

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Amazon's mixed message to workers: Cases are up, testing is over and masks are optional

Supreme Court

Appeals court blocks CDC Covid restrictions, allowing cruises to resume from Florida

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Chicago's corrupt Sgt. Watts went to prison. 88 people he arrested now demand exoneration.

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National Security

To leave Afghanistan, thousands eligible for U.S. evacuation face life-or-death hurdle

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World

They're rioting against government failure. In the process, millions are going hungry.

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Olympics

Olympic organizers are now contending with two major obstacles: Covid and a heat wave

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Skip the slang, kids: North Korea warns youth against 'cultural penetration' from South

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U.S. ambassador to U.N. hastily leaves Haiti after gunshots heard at president's funeral

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Skip the slang, kids: North Korea warns youth against 'cultural penetration' from South

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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

The FAA just updated its definition of 'astronaut.' These two billionaires don't qualify.

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Bird brain: Why a cockatoo trick in Australia has scientists enthralled

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Coronavirus

Should you be worried about Covid if you're vaccinated? Experts explain breakthrough cases

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In the frugal last meal of a man 2,400 years ago, scientists see signs of human sacrifice

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New York City experiencing haze, poor air quality from Western wildfires

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'There are no words': Bezos says space mission changed him, reinforces climate change fight

Climate in Crisis

Three states take half of FEMA's new disaster fund. Hundreds of communities receive nothing.

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How to start an Etsy shop: 5 tips to make it a success

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Diet & Fitness

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Diet & Fitness

3 Olympians share a workout that will tone your legs, arms and core

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This nurse used the 75 Hard program and her Peloton to lose more than 100 pounds

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This nurse used the 75 Hard program and her Peloton to lose more than 100 pounds

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