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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell
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2022 Election

McConnell says Republicans may not win Senate control, citing ‘candidate quality’

Image: Rick Scott on July 23, 2022 in Tampa, Fla.
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Congress

Republicans escalate IRS rhetoric as senator warns Americans not to apply for new jobs

J.D. Vance, co-founder of Narya Capital Management LLC and Republican Senate candidate for Ohio, speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Dallas, Texas, US, on Aug. 5, 2022.
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2022 Election

McConnell allies launch ad blitz to prop up J.D. Vance's Senate campaign in Ohio

Justice Department

A Jan. 6 participant has been harassing police officers at a Capitol attack trial

2022 Election

Oz responds to viral crudité video after Fetterman fundraises off it

Justice Department

A Jan. 6 participant has been harassing police officers at a Capitol attack trial

2022 Election

Oz responds to viral crudité video after Fetterman fundraises off it

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The CDC admitted its Covid failure. Monkeypox should be next.

Photo illustration: Images of Alex Jones over the years.
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Why people like my mother will continue to believe in Alex Jones no matter what

President Donald Trump's lawyer and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani talks to journalists outside the White House West Wing on July 1, 2020.
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Rudy Giuliani has only two safe options in Georgia

Image: Salman Rushdie in Paris on Sept. 10, 2018.
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Salman Rushdie's stabbing is part of an American phenomenon

Anne Heche in Park City, Utah, on Jan. 21, 2012.
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The hostility toward Anne Heche is breathtaking

Health

Tap Water
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Health news

'Forever chemicals' stay in air and water permanently. But scientists found a new way to destroy them.

Dr. Anthony Fauci
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Fauci urges Black Americans to get Covid booster shots in preparation of fall surge

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U.S. news

Walgreens, Walmart and CVS ordered to pay $650 million over opioid sales

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Map: These states lag in polio vaccinations

Coronavirus

Updated Covid boosters are coming in weeks. Should you wait to get yours?

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Map: These states lag in polio vaccinations

Coronavirus

Updated Covid boosters are coming in weeks. Should you wait to get yours?

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Google's new Bay View campus in Mountain View, Calif., on May 16, 2022.
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Abortion Rights

Google employees petition bosses for abortion policy changes

Brian Stelter, Chief Media Correspondent for CNN, speaks onstage at Vanity Fair's 6th Annual New Establishment Summit on Oct. 22, 2019 in Beverly Hills, Calif.
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News

Brian Stelter is leaving CNN and Sunday media show 'Reliable Sources' will end

People walk in front of a Walgreens store
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U.S. news

Walgreens, Walmart and CVS ordered to pay $650 million over opioid sales

Culture Matters

Streaming viewership overtakes cable TV for the first time

Business News

Home sales fell nearly 6% in July as housing market slides into a recession

Culture Matters

Streaming viewership overtakes cable TV for the first time

Business News

Home sales fell nearly 6% in July as housing market slides into a recession

Science

A vent system in a classroom at Gallia Academy High School in Gallipolis, Ohio.
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Science News

For some students, back to school will mean better-ventilated classrooms

The atlas moth on a garage wall in Bellevue, Wash., last month.
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U.S. news

One of the world's largest moths detected for the first time in U.S., officials say

"Dolphin S" with camera attached to the left side of her harness.
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How do dolphins hunt? A research project provides a dolphin's-eye view

U.S. news

Prehistoric 'living fossil' fish may spawn in Georgia for the first time in 50 years

Climate in Crisis

China cuts power to factories, homes amid drought and heat wave

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Prehistoric 'living fossil' fish may spawn in Georgia for the first time in 50 years

Climate in Crisis

China cuts power to factories, homes amid drought and heat wave

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Amazon Prime Day is over, but there are still ongoing discounts on AeroGarden, Ninja, Apple, iRobot and more.
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Best ongoing Prime Day deals to shop now

Nanette Ammon, of Longmont, walks the aisles during the grand opening of Sam's Club at Village at the Peaks Thursday morning
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Which warehouse club membership is best?

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How to store fruits and vegetables

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Kneeling chairs to consider this year

Baby Monitor and Baby
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Do you need a video baby monitor?

Solo Stove fire-it, beats, new Our Place Mini Pan and Samsung Galaxy Watch 5
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Our Place launches Mini Always Pan

Illustration of a cold brew filter, three woman wearing H&M, Google Pixel buds and the Panasonic Nanoe Travel Hair Dryer
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Panasonic launches a travel-sized hair dryer

A Kid wearing an outfit from Stitch Fix Commons, a Stitch Fix Kids collection. Porter Lunch Box and Ariana Grande's r.e.m. beauty
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W&P launches their first ever lunchbox

Saucony 3D GRID HURRICANE sneaker, Woman wearing workout top from Girlfriend Collective, Yeti Cooler and a top from the Aerie collection
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Yeti debuts new cooler — with wheels

Illustration of the Jonathan Adler Inkdrop Lapis Blue Rug, T3 LUCEA, Wordle the Party Game and the Sony SRS-XG300 speakers
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Sony launches three water-resistant speakers

Illustration of someone wearing hiking gear, tribute speaker, On-Running Bra and a Tagine from Our Place
Lululemon ; On-Running ; Tribit ; Our Place

Lululemon launched a hiking collection

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Allbirds ; Avocado Green Mattress ; Sony ; Cloudpaper

Sony launches INZONE gaming headsets

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How Carbona Stain Devils upgraded my laundry game

Image of baked eggs and a Brava Oven
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We tried the Brava smart oven to learn how it cooks food quickly