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Speaker of the House Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., and Democratic Caucus Chairman Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., in Philadelphia on March 11, 2022.

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Congress

House Democrats prepare to pass the torch, avoiding messy leadership fights

Storm systems form across the United States

Weather

Severe weather could hamper post-Thanksgiving travel across the eastern U.S.

Commuters with protective masks walk through Pennsylvania Station in New York on Aug. 3, 2020.

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It’s not just Covid. Flu and RSV means masks need to come back.

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Three high school athletes surrounded by a cloud of money.

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U.S. news

‘There’s no rules. It’s crazy’: New money in NCAA recruiting leaves elite athletes ripe for exploitation

San francisco city skyline with Golden Gate Bridge on foreground

Tech News

Another tech bubble bursts: 2022 has been brutal for Silicon Valley workers

U.S. news

Members of the FBI and other law enforcement investigate the site of a fatal shooting in a Walmart in Chesapeake, Va.

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Guns in America

Police identify youngest Virginia Walmart shooting victim as 16-year-old boy

Atlanta Atlantic Station shooting

U.S. news

1 dead, 5 injured in shooting near popular Atlanta shopping center

U.S. news

Passenger disturbance diverts Southwest flight to Arkansas

U.S. news

Baby and 3-year-old stabbed to death in Bronx apartment, police say

U.S. news

Judge to decide on Florida face-biter insanity plea

U.S. news

Baby and 3-year-old stabbed to death in Bronx apartment, police say

U.S. news

Judge to decide on Florida face-biter insanity plea

Politics

Rapper Kanye West, left, shakes hands with Then-President Donald Trump during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House on Oct. 11, 2018.

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Donald Trump

A 'nightmare': Trump team does damage control after he dines with Ye and white supremacist Nick Fuentes

Tesla CEO Elon Musk pauses while speaking before unveiling the Model Y at the company's design studio in Hawthorne, Calif., on March 14, 2019.

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Politics News

Elon Musk says he will support Florida's DeSantis if he runs for president

President Joe Biden speaks in the South Court Auditorium

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White House

Biden eases Venezuela sanctions as opposition talks resume

2022 Election

Democrat Mary Peltola defeats Sarah Palin in race for Alaska's at-large House seat

U.S. news

E. Jean Carroll, writer who accused Trump of 1990s rape, files new lawsuit

2022 Election

Democrat Mary Peltola defeats Sarah Palin in race for Alaska's at-large House seat

U.S. news

E. Jean Carroll, writer who accused Trump of 1990s rape, files new lawsuit

Photo illustration: Books float over an image of a woman with her headphones on.

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Some people think I cheated in my 2022 reading challenge. But audiobooks count.

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.

Liza Evseeva / NBC News

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

Quentin Tarantino

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Why Quentin Tarantino's 'worst' film era comments are so offensive

Jacqueline Nuzzo

The difference between toys that are bestsellers and actually best

Kate Hudson, Jessica Henwick, Daniel Craig, and Leslie Odom Jr. in a scene from "Glass Onion."

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Netflix's 'Glass Onion' is a delightfully pointed mystery. Just don't cut yourself.

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Culture Matters

A family-run Mexican restaurant became a chain — and a Southwest phenomenon

World

Image: Shanghai mourners fatal fire Covid restrictions

World

More anti-Covid protests in China triggered by deadly fire

England's midfielder #19 Mason Mount fights for the ball with USA's midfielder #11 Brenden Aaronson and USA's defender #03 Walker Zimmerman during the Qatar 2022 World Cup Group B football match between England and USA at the Al-Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, north of Doha on Nov. 25, 2022.

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World

Official 'no longer employed' at London's U.S. Embassy for supporting England in World Cup

Immigration

Inside a U.S. and Colombian operation to bust human traffickers

Iran Tensions

Iran's violent crackdown against protesters escalates in parts of the country

World

Kim Jong Un's daughter makes her second public appearance

Iran Tensions

Iran's violent crackdown against protesters escalates in parts of the country

World

Kim Jong Un's daughter makes her second public appearance

Health news

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Consumer

Adderall and amoxicillin shortages raise questions about transparency in Big Pharma

Donkan Martinez wears a virtual reality headset.

Health news

New virtual reality apps focus on mental health, but their effectiveness is unstudied

A health worker administers a vaccine to a child at a temporary vaccination camp following a measles outbreak in Mumbai, India, on Nov. 23, 2022.

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Health news

Measles is now an imminent global threat, WHO and CDC say in a new report

Coronavirus

How to get free or low-cost Covid tests — and how to best use them

Coronavirus

Could Paxlovid treat long Covid? Major new study aims to find out

Coronavirus

How to get free or low-cost Covid tests — and how to best use them

Coronavirus

Could Paxlovid treat long Covid? Major new study aims to find out

Culture and trends

Irene Cara.

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Culture Matters

Irene Cara, Oscar-winning singer of 'Fame' and 'Flashdance' title tracks, dies at 63

Jennifer Lopez

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News

Jennifer Lopez announces new album ‘This Is Me ... Now’

Martin Scorsese sits in a cafe on Mulberry Street in Little Italy, during the making of his film, 'Mean Streets,' New York City, October 1973

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Culture Matters

'Goncharov' isn't a real Martin Scorsese movie, but Tumblr convinced the internet it's a classic

Culture Matters

What's killing young Black rappers? It's not hip-hop — but the industry becomes a 'scapegoat'

Culture Matters

Adidas launches investigation into misconduct allegations against Kanye West

Culture Matters

What's killing young Black rappers? It's not hip-hop — but the industry becomes a 'scapegoat'

Culture Matters

Adidas launches investigation into misconduct allegations against Kanye West

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Three high school athletes surrounded by a cloud of money.

Liza Evseeva / NBC News

U.S. news

‘There’s no rules. It’s crazy’: New money in NCAA recruiting leaves elite athletes ripe for exploitation

San francisco city skyline with Golden Gate Bridge on foreground

Tech News

Another tech bubble bursts: 2022 has been brutal for Silicon Valley workers

Liza Evseeva / NBC News

Culture Matters

A family-run Mexican restaurant became a chain — and a Southwest phenomenon

News

Jennifer Lopez announces new album ‘This Is Me ... Now’

Consumer

Black Friday online sales to hit new record, expected to top $9 billion

News

Jennifer Lopez announces new album ‘This Is Me ... Now’

Consumer

Black Friday online sales to hit new record, expected to top $9 billion

Science news

Cracks in the Sau reservoir in Catalonia, Spain, on Oct. 3, 2022.

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Climate in Crisis

Catalonia limits water use as Spain prays for rain

Fewer manatees died in 2019 in Florida compared with the year before. Statewide, manatee deaths decreased to 606 deaths last year, down from 824 in 2018.

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Environment

Endangered status sought for manatees as hundreds starve

Close-up photograph of the Sebouraud dextrose agar culture of the pathogenic fungus Coccidioides immitis with chloramphenicol and cycloheximide after 2 weeks, 1979.

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Health news

Expect more fungal infections as their geographic ranges expand, experts warn

Space

NASA capsule buzzes moon, last big step before lunar orbit

World

New measures for size, as world’s people surpass 8 billion

Space

NASA capsule buzzes moon, last big step before lunar orbit

World

New measures for size, as world’s people surpass 8 billion

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