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People protest in New York on Jan. 27, 2023, following the release of body cam footage showing Memphis police beating Tyre Nichols, who later died.

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Sixth Memphis officer is relieved of duty after Tyre Nichols' death, police say

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Weather

Ice storm to hit the South as NYC continues its snowless streak

Dramatic video shows an explosion in Isfahan, Iran on Jan. 29, 2023.

Iran Tensions

Iran says drones attacked military factory, in latest hint of shadow war with Israel

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Sacramento firefighters respond to a fire after Tesla car battery that "spontaneously" burst into flames.

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Tesla car battery 'spontaneously' catches fire, requiring 6,000 gallons of water to put it out

Mourners hold candles during a candlelight vigil for the victims of the recent mass shooting in Half Moon Bay. Calif.

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Guns in America

$100 repair bill sparked Half Moon Bay shooting, prosecutor says

Police respond to a shooting at Richneck Elementary in Newport News, VA., on Jan. 6, 2023.

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Guns in America

Principal at Virginia school where 6-year-old shot teacher is removed as students return to class

Two children are dead and their mother and an infant are hospitalized following the mother's attempted suicide at the family's home in Duxbury, Mass., on Tuesday.

Crime & Courts

Husband of woman accused of killing three children asks for forgiveness for wife

U.S. news

Ohio infant dies a month after returning home from abduction

Crime & Courts

Police search for man who threw Molotov cocktail at New Jersey synagogue

Crime & Courts

Man accused of torturing woman he held captive is using dating apps while on the run, police warn

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Tyre Nichols' parents and man who disarmed Monterey Park gunman invited to Biden's State of the Union

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Congress

How a 'lesson of 2011' shaped Biden's no-negotiation stance on debt limit

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox during an interview at the Utah State Capitol on March 4, 2022, in Salt Lake City.

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OUT Politics and Policy

Utah is the first state to pass a gender-affirming care ban in 2023

2024 Election

RNC promises to be independent from Trump in 2024. Can it succeed?

Congress

DOJ 'actively working' to brief senators on Biden and Trump classified documents

2024 Election

RNC promises to be independent from Trump in 2024. Can it succeed?

Congress

DOJ 'actively working' to brief senators on Biden and Trump classified documents

World

A blast at a mosque inside a police headquarters in Pakistan on January 30 killed and wounded worshippers, hospital officials said.

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World

Suicide bomber kills 59 at Pakistan mosque used by police officers

An Indian policeman guards a line of Kashmiri men during a surprise security check in Srinagar on Jan. 9, 2023.

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World

U.S. arms left in Afghanistan are turning up in a different conflict

Missing radioactive capsule in Australia.

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World

The hunt is on for a tiny radioactive capsule missing in Australia

Russia-Ukraine Conflict

Britain's Boris Johnson says Putin threatened him with missile strike

World

Adani accuses short-seller Hindenburg of attacking India

Russia-Ukraine Conflict

Britain's Boris Johnson says Putin threatened him with missile strike

World

Adani accuses short-seller Hindenburg of attacking India

Culture and trends

The cast of "The Addams Family." From left, John Astin, Lisa Loring, Carolyn Jones, Ted Cassidy and Ken Weatherwax.

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Culture Matters

Lisa Loring, who played Wednesday in the original 'Addams Family' series, dies at 64

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts.

Super Bowl LVII

Mahomes and Hurts become the first Black quarterbacks to meet in a Super Bowl

U.S. Sues Google For Abusing Monopoly In Ad Technology

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Culture Matters

Tech layoffs strip the facade off TikTok's 'day in the life' videos

Culture Matters

Black women on TikTok want to know, 'Where's our Alix Earle?'

Culture Matters

Annie Wersching, '24' and 'Runaways' actor, dies at 45

Culture Matters

Federal proposal of 'Middle East or North African' category is long overdue, advocates say

Business, Tech & Media

Shou Zi Chew during the Bloomberg New Economy Forum in Singapore

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Congress

TikTok CEO to testify before Congress in March amid app security questions

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Tech News

Europe's crackdown on Big Tech omitted TikTok — but now that’s set to change

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Autos

Ford cuts prices on electric Mustang Mach-E, following Tesla's lead

Tech News

Two companies race to deploy robotaxis in San Francisco. The city wants them to hit the brakes.

World

India's Gen Z grapples with Modi's dark past in clashes over new documentary

Tech News

Two companies race to deploy robotaxis in San Francisco. The city wants them to hit the brakes.

World

India's Gen Z grapples with Modi's dark past in clashes over new documentary

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Can't say no to sweets and snacks? It could be a sign of food addiction.

A woman gets a mammogram at Mt. Sinai Hospital in Chicago

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Women's Health

Dense breasts raise breast cancer risk, but many women aren't aware of it — here’s what to know

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Medicare negotiating drug prices will likely save the U.S. billions, study says

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FDA pulls authorization for AstraZeneca's Covid antibody drug Evusheld

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Black maternal deaths and disparities increase in Mississippi

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FDA pulls authorization for AstraZeneca's Covid antibody drug Evusheld

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Black maternal deaths and disparities increase in Mississippi

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Amid high levels of contamination, Puerto Rico town's residents plead for action

A) Completely unhatched egg from the clutch P43. (B) Almost fully intact circular outline of egg possibly indicating it to be unhatched and no loose eggshells are found in the clutch P6. (C) Compressed egg from clutch DR10 showing hatching window (arrow showing gap) and few eggshells collected just around the hatching window (circled) which possibly represent the remnants of hatching window. (D) Egg from clutch P26 showing curved outline. (E) Deformed egg from clutch P30 showing egg surfaces slipping past each other.

World

Fossilized eggs reveal new secrets about one of the world's largest dinosaurs

NASA's estimated trajectory of asteroid 2023 BU, in red, and the orbit of geosynchronous satellites, in green.

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Space

Asteroid coming exceedingly close to Earth but will miss

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Tornado Alley is creeping into new territory

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SpaceX completes Starship test in prep for rocket’s first orbital launch attempt

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Tornado Alley is creeping into new territory

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SpaceX completes Starship test in prep for rocket’s first orbital launch attempt

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