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Congress

Kevin McCarthy could face a floor fight for speaker. That hasn’t happened in a century.

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Guns in America

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

Immigration

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

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Irene Cara.

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Culture Matters

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

Mourners exit a memorial service for John Stevens and Michelle Mishcon Stevens

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U.S. news

Judge to decide on Florida face-biter insanity plea

Black Friday shoppers at the Opry Mills Mall

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Consumer

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

U.S. news

Mexico wants American extradited on charges in tourist death

U.S. news

Missouri 19-year-old can't watch her father's execution, judge rules

U.S. news

Mexico wants American extradited on charges in tourist death

U.S. news

Missouri 19-year-old can't watch her father's execution, judge rules

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 in Washington

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JOE BIDEN

There is a growing shadow campaign to defend Joe Biden from House Republicans

2022 Election

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

White House

Biden says he'll renew push for assault weapons ban following spate of mass shootings

2022 Election

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

White House

Biden says he'll renew push for assault weapons ban following spate of mass shootings

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

World

Daily Life In Tehran

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Iran Tensions

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

Rescuers remove mud from a street after landslides in Casamicciola, Italy

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World

Landslide leaves up to a dozen missing on Italian island of Ischia

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World

Brazil school shooter kills 3, injures 13 at two campuses

Climate in Crisis

Greta Thunberg joins march as activists sue Sweden over its climate policies

World

Pop star Kris Wu sentenced to 13 years of jail for rape in China

Climate in Crisis

Greta Thunberg joins march as activists sue Sweden over its climate policies

World

Pop star Kris Wu sentenced to 13 years of jail for rape in China

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.

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.

Teenage girl having food while sitting at dining table during Thanksgiving.

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People told me to feel grateful for my family. That really chafed on Thanksgiving.

Health news

Illustration of a medical researcher in a mask comparing two different petri dishes containing cultures.

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Coronavirus

Key lessons we learned from Covid that scientists are now applying to the flu

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

A bottle of Amoxicillin prescription pharmaceuticals in a pharmacy.

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Consumer

Adderall and amoxicillin shortages raise questions about transparency in Big Pharma

Coronavirus

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

Coronavirus

In final White House briefing, Fauci urges Americans to get updated Covid booster

Coronavirus

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

Coronavirus

In final White House briefing, Fauci urges Americans to get updated Covid booster

Culture and trends

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

Lenny Santiago, Dave East, Van Lathan, and Stic.Man.

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Culture Matters

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

Culture Matters

These creators (and one coach) are posting content from the World Cup

Culture Matters

Adidas launches investigation into misconduct allegations against Kanye West

Culture Matters

These creators (and one coach) are posting content from the World Cup

Culture Matters

Adidas launches investigation into misconduct allegations against Kanye West

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News

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

Black Friday shoppers at the Opry Mills Mall

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Consumer

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

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

Health news

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

Culture Matters

Adidas launches investigation into misconduct allegations against Kanye West

Health news

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

Culture Matters

Adidas launches investigation into misconduct allegations against Kanye West

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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