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Image: Texas State Rep. Jasmine Crockett, center, at a demonstration on voting rights outside National Museum of African American History and Culture on Aug. 4, 2021 in Washington.
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The Texas GOP is playing chicken with Democratic lawmakers like me. Good luck with that.

Image: Sunisa Lee kisses her medal at the Tokyo Olympics on July 29, 2021.
Lindsey Wasson / Reuters

Do Suni Lee's controversial comments mean the Olympic spirit is dying?

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo speaks at his daily briefing at New York Medical College in Valhalla, N.Y., on May 7, 2020.
Mike Segar / Reuters file

What I saw when I worked for Andrew Cuomo

Image: Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex pose with son Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor o
Misan Harriman / via The Duke and Duchess of Sussex

Prince Harry and Meghan could face a ludicrous legal battle over access to their children

Image: President Reagan during a nationally-broadcast news conference from the White House on May 23, 1984.
Lana Harris / AP file

America is still reaping the consequences of what Ronald Reagan sowed

President Donald J. Trump speaks with Mexican President Enrique Pe?a Nieto by phone on Aug 27, 2018, in Washington.
Jabin Botsford / The Washington Post via Getty Images file

This December phone call offers more bad news for Trump — but good news for America

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Florida Nursing Home Residents Receive 2nd COVID-19 Vaccination
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Coronavirus

Nursing home Covid cases are rising as staff vaccination rates lag

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Culture Matters

DJ Paul Johnson, house music icon, dies at 50 after contracting Covid

Image: Medical workers with Delta Health Center prepare to vaccinate people at a pop-up Covid-19 vaccination clinic in Leland, Miss., a rural Delta community, on April 29, 2021.
Spencer Platt / Getty Images file

Coronavirus

Mississippi offering Covid vaccine boosters to people with immune problems

The new \"Excelsior Pass\" app, a digital pass that people can download to show proof of vaccination or a negative Covid-19 test.
NY Governor's Press Office

Gadgets

Privacy and efficacy concerns remain for New York's vaccine passport apps

Coronavirus

Moderna's Covid vaccine 93 percent effective six months after second dose, company says

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Biden aims to vaccinate more kids through sports and PTAs

Coronavirus

Sturgis bike rally revs back bigger, despite virus variant

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President Joe Biden delivers remarks at the Ford Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn, Mich. on May 18, 2021.
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Politics News

Biden signs order aiming for half of new vehicles to be electric by 2030

Image: Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi holds his first news conference following his presidential election victory in Tehran on June 21, 2021.
Ali Mohammadi / Bloomberg via Getty Images file

World

'The wrong direction': Why Iran's new leader could spell trouble for Biden

Image: Blinken makes address on Afghan refugees
Brendan Smialowski / Pool via Reuters

Politics News

Blinken to diplomats on 'Havana Syndrome': 'I wish we had more answers'

Texas Governor Greg Abbott attends a press conference at the Capitol on June 8, 2021 in Austin, Texas.
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Politics News

Texas Gov. Abbott calls another special session to pass GOP voting bill

Congress

Infrastructure bill projected to add $256 billion to deficit: CBO

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AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, a leader for labor rights in Washington, dies at 72

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State Dept. sleuthing the whereabouts of a $5,800 whiskey bottle given to Pompeo from Japan

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Image: People dance while attending GALA festival in south London on Aug. 1, 2021.
Henry Nicholls / Reuters

How England went from delta disaster to looking 'better than it ever has before'

Illustration of Desi chefs standing on a table surrounded by South Asian food.
Kiran Joan / for NBC News

Cancel 'curry'? Why South Asian American chefs say it's time for the word to go

Image: Beirut port explosion
Imad Creidi / Reuters

The blast was a sucker-punch. A year later Beirut is still on its knees.

Illustration of a mother in a prison jumpsuit laying with her baby in a crib made of prison bars.
Franco Zacharzewski / for NBC News

Minnesota to let pregnant inmates serve sentences with their babies, setting precedent

NBC News; Getty Images; AP

'Clear and unequivocal embrace': LGBTQ athletes are finally scoring big endorsements

Rita Nalette, a self-described \"Mountain Woman,\" and her dog Baby, are living in her truck in Beatty, Ore.
Jim Seida / NBC News

Exhaustion and tough decisions pile on victims of Oregon's giant Bootleg Fire

World News

Image: Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi holds his first news conference following his presidential election victory in Tehran on June 21, 2021.
Ali Mohammadi / Bloomberg via Getty Images file

World

'The wrong direction': Why Iran's new leader could spell trouble for Biden

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World

Boosted by trade and Trump, China has U.S. allies thinking twice about Biden's grand clash

Image: Beirut port explosion
Imad Creidi / Reuters

World

The blast was a sucker-punch. A year later Beirut is still on its knees.

OUT Life and Style

His dive won gold. His knitting won the internet.

Olympics

Eddy Alvarez to become only the 3rd American to medal in both Summer, Winter Olympics

OUT Life and Style

His dive won gold. His knitting won the internet.

Olympics

Eddy Alvarez to become only the 3rd American to medal in both Summer, Winter Olympics

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Nightly News

Chaos after Spirit Airlines cancels hundreds of additional flights

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Step 1: Do a Google search. Ransomware hacker goes rogue, leaks gang's plan.

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'Vicious cycle': Air conditioning is a necessity because of extreme heat — but it contributes to global warming

Apple

iPhone, iPad update will detect and report child sexual abuse images

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AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, a leader for labor rights in Washington, dies at 72

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iPhone, iPad update will detect and report child sexual abuse images

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AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, a leader for labor rights in Washington, dies at 72

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Are neck gaiters effective against Covid? We asked experts.

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How to avoid foggy glasses while wearing a mask

The CDC updated school guidelines, suggesting students stay 3 feet apart and take part in universal masking. See the best face masks for kids to stay safe.
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New face mask for your kids? Start here.

MIddle age man wearing in EU obligatory FFP2/KN95/N95/ protective mask
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Should you buy a KN95 face mask?

Illustration of someone holding a COVID-19 vaccine card, and three different kinds of Vaccine card holders
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Covid vaccination card holders from Etsy, Amazon and more

Illustration of two different colors of kids Kn95 masks and a little girl wearing the mask. Medical experts explain how to shop for the best KN95 masks for kids and toddlers, like FDA-approved KN95 masks from Amazon, Wellbefore, Vida and more.
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KN95 masks for kids: What to know

Science

Image: Sunset in Puerto Del Carmen, Lanzarote, Spain on Nov. 21, 2020.
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Climate in Crisis

‘Irreversible’ change to Atlantic currents could drastically change Earth’s weather

Image: Medical workers with Delta Health Center prepare to vaccinate people at a pop-up Covid-19 vaccination clinic in Leland, Miss., a rural Delta community, on April 29, 2021.
Spencer Platt / Getty Images file

Coronavirus

Mississippi offering Covid vaccine boosters to people with immune problems

A "dead zone" measuring 6,000 square miles, the size of Connecticut, is forecast in the Gulf of Mexico this year.
NOAA

Environment

Gulf of Mexico’s ‘dead zone’ larger than average this year

Dog Beagle Eating Canned Food From Bowl In Bright Interior.
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Health news

New 'piece of the puzzle': Why some dog foods may be linked to deadly heart disease

Coronavirus

Delta and vaccinated parents: What people with kids under 12 need to know

Science News

Hurricane season to be busier than 1st thought, forecasters say

Space

Why did the space station briefly lose control? Engineers will investigate

BETTER

Everything you need to know about your COVID-19 vaccine card
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Health & Wellness

I lost my COVID-19 vaccine card. Now what?

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Drinks

Toast to the Tokyo Olympics with 3 festive cocktails

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Diet & Fitness

Train like an Olympian with this intense 3-round workout

Advice

I lost weight due to health issues. How do I stop people from congratulating me?

Diet & Fitness

How to use a resistance band to stretch your neck, calves and more

Advice

I lost weight due to health issues. How do I stop people from congratulating me?

Diet & Fitness

How to use a resistance band to stretch your neck, calves and more

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