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From food delivery to child care, social services key in fighting the coronavirus

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One month ago, he shocked the basketball world. Now he's headed to the NBA draft.

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The year in young Asian Americans doing the political organizing that campaigns didn't

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They found love in Hong Kong. Now, its fate may force their family to break apart.

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'Greenland' star Morena Baccarin: Hope 'is something people need right now'

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Say goodbye to 2020, a historic and consequential year in politics

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A voice never heard before: The historic significance behind Biden's interior secretary pick

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Racial Reckoning

Chicago mayor says city's attempt to block video of botched raid 'a mistake'

Supreme Court

Supreme Court throws out challenge to Trump census plan to exclude undocumented immigrants

Elections

Early voting changes in Georgia counties are suppressing turnout, advocates warn

Supreme Court

Supreme Court throws out challenge to Trump census plan to exclude undocumented immigrants

Elections

Early voting changes in Georgia counties are suppressing turnout, advocates warn

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The Arab Spring was meant to drive out dictators. Instead, it empowered them.

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They found love in Hong Kong. Now, its fate may force their family to break apart.

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Freed Nigerian schoolboys arrive back home a week after abduction

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Rockets hit major U.S. base in Afghanistan

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Putin addresses Navalny poisoning and why he hasn't taken Russia's Covid vaccine

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Rockets hit major U.S. base in Afghanistan

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Putin addresses Navalny poisoning and why he hasn't taken Russia's Covid vaccine

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Trump downplays Russian hack in first comments on massive breach, implicates China

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Markets

Wall Street braces for trading surge as Tesla joins S&P 500

Video Games

Hyped video game starring Keanu Reeves pulled amid scathing criticism

Coronavirus

Travel beyond 2021: Sanitization robots will stay, in-flight meals may return

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Over 40 organizations hacked, Microsoft says, as scale of suspected Russian attack grows

Coronavirus

Travel beyond 2021: Sanitization robots will stay, in-flight meals may return

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Over 40 organizations hacked, Microsoft says, as scale of suspected Russian attack grows

HOW AMERICA GAVE UP — AND HOW WE FIGHT BACK

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The darkest hour for America is still to come, experts say. What we do next is key.

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Hard conversations

Know anti-maskers or anti-vaxxers? Here's how to approach them

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Obituary

Houston doctor succumbs to Covid after months of saving patients

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better days ahead

How the U.S. will turn the tide of the pandemic in 2021

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Food

Christmas and COVID-19: How to celebrate safely and still have fun

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Cook Smarter

14 eggscellent ideas for your holiday breakfast or brunch

Health & Wellness

5 problems that worry experts as the COVID-19 vaccine is rolled out

Diet & Fitness

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Health & Wellness

5 problems that worry experts as the COVID-19 vaccine is rolled out

Diet & Fitness

Turn your walk into a workout with this 31-day interval-training plan

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