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Virginia gubernatorial race could be 'first test' of GOP's formula to win suburban voters

A Glimpse Into Life In Russia Today

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The quiet war being waged against 'foreign agents' in Russia

Photo illustration: Image of a hand wearing nitrile gloves over scenes from a correctional unit, two correctional officers standing next to the pharmacy and officers taking an inmate in handcuffs. Packets of drug testing kits are juxtaposed over the image

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Column: Inside Out

I was accused of having drugs in my jail cell. I didn't — but went to solitary anyway.

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Image: Workers clean the sand south of the pier in Huntington Beach, Calif. on Oct. 8, 2021, after an undersea oil pipeline break off the Southern California coast.

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U.S. news

1,200-foot ship dragged California oil pipeline, Coast Guard says

Image: Aerial View of Residential Inner City Los Angeles, California, USA

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Climate in Crisis

Climate change, housing issue dovetail to create 'existential' crisis in California

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THINK: Opinions, essays and analyses

Image: Daniel Craig attends the "No Time To Die" World Premiere at the Royal Albert Hall on Sept. 28, 2021 in London.

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Culture Matters

Should Daniel Craig be hanging out at gay bars? LGBTQ people weigh in

Image: This year's school board race is heating up in Johnson County, Kansas' most populated county — and across the country.

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U.S. news

Sleepy school board races are waking up to Covid and critical race theory debates

Politics

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National security

After 9/11, China grew into a superpower as a distracted U.S. fixated on terrorism, experts say

Image: Sens. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., during a news conference with fellow members of a bipartisan group of Senate negotiators on Capitol Hill on July 28, 2021.

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Analysis

In Build Back Better fight, progressives have to give a lot to get a little

Image: Sen. Joe Manchin Holds Press Briefing On New Infrastructure Bill Proposal

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Politics News

Clean energy program likely to be dropped because of Manchin's objections

Congress

After the Jan. 6 riot, police departments confront the mental health toll of the job

Meet the Press

Supply chain crisis has voters on edge

Congress

After the Jan. 6 riot, police departments confront the mental health toll of the job

Meet the Press

Supply chain crisis has voters on edge

Coronavirus

Image: New York real estate scion Robert Durst, 78, sits in the courtroom as he is sentenced to life in prison without chance of parole, on Oct. 14, 2021 at the Airport Courthouse in Los Angeles.

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Coronavirus

Robert Durst is on a ventilator battling Covid, lawyer says

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Coronavirus

Russia hit by largest daily number of new coronavirus infections

Image: Lockdown Restrictions Remain In Place For Melbourne As New COVID-19 Cases Continue To Emerge

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Coronavirus

Melbourne to ease world’s longest Covid-19 lockdown as vaccinations rise

Covid testing

She's been tested just twice for Covid while incarcerated since March 2020. Anxiety runs high.

Data Graphics

Data shows sharpest rise yet in Covid cases, deaths among children

Covid testing

She's been tested just twice for Covid while incarcerated since March 2020. Anxiety runs high.

Data Graphics

Data shows sharpest rise yet in Covid cases, deaths among children

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Books on Holocaust should be balanced with 'opposing' views, school leader tells teachers

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U.S. news

Gang with past abductions blamed for kidnapping 17 missionaries in Haiti

A Glimpse Into Life In Russia Today

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World

The quiet war being waged against 'foreign agents' in Russia

Actress Yulia Peresild

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World

First movie in space: Russian film crew lands after shooting aboard space station

Coronavirus

Russia hit by largest daily number of new coronavirus infections

Coronavirus

Melbourne to ease world’s longest Covid-19 lockdown as vaccinations rise

Coronavirus

Russia hit by largest daily number of new coronavirus infections

Coronavirus

Melbourne to ease world’s longest Covid-19 lockdown as vaccinations rise

Business, Tech & Media

Image: A man rakes snow off the roof of his home in Windsor, Conn.

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Consumer

A sharp rise in energy costs could hit homeowners. Here's how to save

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Culture Matters

Media invisibility, misrepresentation 'can become toxic' for Latinos, TV creators say

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson talks to reporters on July 13, 2021, in Kansas City.

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Security

Missouri governor calls for prosecution of journalist who flagged website flaw

Tech News

Microsoft shutting down LinkedIn app in China amid scrutiny

U.S. news

Former Boeing chief technical pilot charged with fraud over Max jet

Tech News

Microsoft shutting down LinkedIn app in China amid scrutiny

U.S. news

Former Boeing chief technical pilot charged with fraud over Max jet

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Illustration of a Woman sitting on a yoga mat with Bala weights on her wrists and a weight by her legs, and a close-up view of the NordicTrack S22i Studio Cycle bike

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Science

Image: Aerial View of Residential Inner City Los Angeles, California, USA

Sam Lafoca / Construction Photography/Avalon/Getty Images file

Climate in Crisis

Climate change, housing issue dovetail to create 'existential' crisis in California

Image: NASA's Lucy spacecraft, atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket, launches from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station

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Space

NASA's asteroid hunter Lucy soars into sky with diamonds

Image: China Launches Longest Crewed Mission to New Space Station

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World

Chinese crew docks at new space station for historic mission

Image: Cars and homes destroyed by the Dixie Fire line central Greenville on Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, in Plumas County, Calif.

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Climate in Crisis

White House targeting economic risks from climate change

Space

Lucy in the sky: Spacecraft will visit record 8 asteroids

Climate in Crisis

La Nina’s back and it’s not good for parts of dry West

Climate in Crisis

Prince William tells billionaires: Forget space race and focus on saving Earth

BETTER

Eat Better TODAY

Joy Bauer makes better-for-you pizza and taco casseroles

ISAAC BOOTS 28-MIN WORKOUT

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Diet & Fitness

What is Torch'd? This 28-minute dance cardio workout brings the burn

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Diet & Fitness

6 money-saving hacks for eating healthy on a budget

Diet & Fitness

'Saying yes': The 10 small changes that helped 10 people lose 100 pounds

Health & Wellness

Should parents with young kids 'bubble up' this fall? How to stay safe from COVID-19

Diet & Fitness

'Saying yes': The 10 small changes that helped 10 people lose 100 pounds

Health & Wellness

Should parents with young kids 'bubble up' this fall? How to stay safe from COVID-19

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