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Stewart Rhodes at the 'Stop the Steal' protest in Atlanta

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

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

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Jiang Zemin, Chinese leader who oversaw its global rise, dies at 96

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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United States' Yunus Musah, right, Aaron Long, center, and United States' goalkeeper Sean Johnson celebrate after defeating Iran in the World Cup group B soccer match between Iran and the United States at the Al Thumama Stadium in Doha, Qatar, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022.

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World

Courageous Pulisic goal sends Team USA to World Cup knockout stage

Area residents were provided a light show as severe weather accompanied by some potential twisters affected parts of Louisiana and Mississippi.

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Tornadoes reported as storms cause flooding and damage across the South

Kevin Johnson at the Clayton Courthouse

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U.S. news

Missouri executes Kevin Johnson for killing officer in 2005

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Woman who helped hide Vanessa Guillén’s body pleads guilty

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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

Politics

Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Mass., and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y.

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Congress

House Democrats will elect a new generation of leaders Wednesday

A worker boards a locomotive at a BNSF rail yard, in Kansas City

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Congress

House poised to pass a bill to avert looming 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

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

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Biden leans into manufacturing in campaign-style Michigan speech

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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

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.

Health news

A person hold a bottle of buprenorphine

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Health news

As overdoses soar in rural America, more clinicians are prescribing addiction medications

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'

U.S. news

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

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Is it Covid, flu or RSV? A chart compares the most common symptoms of each virus

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

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Is it Covid, flu or RSV? A chart compares the most common symptoms of each virus

World

Three African migrants found sitting on the rudder on ship were rescued by the Spanish coastguard in the Canary Islands.

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World

African migrants on rudder of a ship rescued by Spanish coast guard after an 11-day voyage

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison talks about the situation in Ukraine at a press conference in Sydney, Feb. 23, 2022. Former prime minister Morrison quietly gave himself extra powers during the coronavirus pandemic by signing himself as minister for several portfolios – something few people knew about. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

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World

Australian Parliament censures former prime minister

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Singapore repeals gay sex ban but limits prospect of legalizing same-sex marriage

Russia-Ukraine Conflict

NATO commits to future Ukraine membership, drums up aid

World

Chinese spaceship with 3 aboard docks with space station

Russia-Ukraine Conflict

NATO commits to future Ukraine membership, drums up aid

World

Chinese spaceship with 3 aboard docks with space station

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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

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

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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

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.

1955-2022

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

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

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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

A virtual slave ship used in a Morehouse College class.

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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

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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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