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Biden boasts about his wins and lays out populist 2024 themes in State of the Union

Satellite images of Islahiye, Turkey, on Oct. 4, 2022, and on Feb. 7, 2023.

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Satellite images show scale of the earthquake devastation in Turkey

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Khashoggi's wife asks U.S. and U.N. for help recovering husband's devices from Turkey

LeBron James with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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LeBron James breaks NBA scoring record, surpassing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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Flamingo, the pink pigeon, dies a week after it was found at NYC park

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Milwaukee police officer is killed in a shootout with a robbery suspect just sentenced to probation

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Two men arrested in 1975 cold case killing of 17-year-old Indiana girl

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Dad takes toddler son for a manicure after teacher says it's 'only for girls'

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Florida mass shooting suspect killed during police pursuit

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NATIONAL SECURITY

Former Twitter executives testify before House Oversight about Hunter Biden laptop story

From left, Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., speaks with Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, before the start of the State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol, on Tuesday.

Congress

Romney excoriates Santos, calling him a 'sick puppy' who should have been 'in the back row' during Biden address

Michael Cohen exits the Federal Courthouse in New York City

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Donald Trump

Michael Cohen says he's set to meet with Manhattan DA for 15th time

A high altitude balloon floats over Billings, Mont., on Feb. 1, 2023.

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National Security

China declined U.S. call after American missile popped spy balloon

Donald Trump

Manhattan DA, former prosecutor trade barbs over decision on prosecuting Trump

Politics

Pennsylvania Democrats take back state House control with three special election wins

Congress

Sen. Josh Hawley wants to create a legal age to be allowed on social media

World

Air Malaysia Passenger Jet Crashes In Eastern Ukraine

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Russia-Ukraine Conflict

Investigators find 'strong indications' that Putin approved supplying missile used to shoot down Malaysia Airlines flight

Image: President Zelensky Makes Surprise Visit To The UK

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Russia-Ukraine Conflict

Zelenskyy tells U.K. ‘freedom will win,’ pushes for warplanes

Some of Hong Kong's best-known pro-democracy activists went on trial Monday in the biggest prosecution yet under a law imposed by China's ruling Communist Party to crush dissent.

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Hong Kong democrats face biggest national security trial yet. Here's what to know.

World

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un brings daughter to visit troops

World

New Zealand police find 3.5 tons of cocaine in Pacific Ocean

World

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un brings daughter to visit troops

World

New Zealand police find 3.5 tons of cocaine in Pacific Ocean

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Colgate-Palmolive recalls Fabuloso multi-purpose cleaners due to risk of exposure to bacteria.

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Colgate-Palmolive recalls 4.9 million units of Fabuloso multipurpose cleaner citing risk of exposure to bacteria

President George W. Bush Delivers State of the Union Address in 2003.

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OUT News

What is PEPFAR? The Bush-era program touted in Biden's State of the Union

People buy sugar-coated Chinese haws as visitors tour a shopping street near the Drum Tower in Beijing, Monday, Jan. 30, 2023. Chinese people are enjoying the Lunar New Year and visiting various tourist sites in cities around China following the lifting last month of draconian COVID-19 restrictions, allowing a return to many aspects of normal life. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

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Coronavirus

No new variants emerged from China’s Covid outbreak, study finds

Mail order package of overseas drugs

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Health Care

Corporations try to kill Oklahoma rule that aims to keep medicine by mail from getting too hot or too cold

U.S. news

More than 400 sandwiches and other snacks recalled over listeria concerns

Adderall shortage

The ADHD medication shortage is getting worse. What went wrong?

Kids' Health

A shot to protect babies from RSV is almost here, but kids in need could have trouble getting it

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Business News

Bed Bath & Beyond is closing 150 more stores. Here's where they are.

Colgate-Palmolive recalls Fabuloso multi-purpose cleaners due to risk of exposure to bacteria.

Consumer

Colgate-Palmolive recalls 4.9 million units of Fabuloso multipurpose cleaner citing risk of exposure to bacteria

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Microsoft’s new Bing chatbot is fun but sometimes more cautious than ChatGPT

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Microsoft packs Bing search engine, Edge browser with AI in big challenge to Google

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TikTok executive comes out as nonbinary

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Microsoft packs Bing search engine, Edge browser with AI in big challenge to Google

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TikTok executive comes out as nonbinary

Culture and trends

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Culture Matters

6 months after stabbing, Salman Rushdie is back, and he doesn't want your pity

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 09: Alec Baldwin speaks during the 2021 RFK Ripple Of Hope Gala at New York Hilton Midtown on December 09, 2021 in New York City.

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U.S. news

Alec Baldwin asks to have special prosecutor removed from 'Rust' case

Students rising their hands in a classroom

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Culture Matters

Can Latinx and Latino coexist? Some want to ban it, others are unbothered

Culture Matters

Allegations of mold in Kosas concealer have customers questioning the 'clean' beauty movement

Culture Matters

Disney removes 'Simpsons' episode with China 'forced labor' reference from Hong Kong

Culture Matters

Allegations of mold in Kosas concealer have customers questioning the 'clean' beauty movement

Culture Matters

Disney removes 'Simpsons' episode with China 'forced labor' reference from Hong Kong

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Lithium Americas spokesman Tim Crowley holds the clay mixture from which lithium will be extracted in Reno, Nev., on June 7, 2021.

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Climate in Crisis

Nevada lithium mine wins ruling; green energy fights rage on

Rescuers search for survivors in a destroyed building in Adana, Turkey, on Feb. 7, 2023.

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Science News

Why are earthquakes so hard to predict?

A plant operator at the Federal Helium Reserve walks through the Federal Crude Helium Enrichment Unit near Amarillo, Texas, on July 6, 2011.

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Science News

The fate of America's largest supply of helium is up in the air

Climate in Crisis

Carnivores' attacks on humans are becoming more common, and climate change isn't helping

Science News

Beyond magnitude: A shallow earthquake hammered Turkey

Climate in Crisis

Carnivores' attacks on humans are becoming more common, and climate change isn't helping

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Beyond magnitude: A shallow earthquake hammered Turkey

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