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School funding fight

In deep-red Texas, officials warn GOP plans could doom rural public schools

Ron DeSantis and Donald Trump.

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Donald Trump

The Trump-DeSantis cold war heats up as indictment looms

Team Japan celebrates after the final out of the World Baseball Classic Championship defeating Team USA 3-2 at loanDepot park on March 21, 2023 in Miami, Florida.

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Sports

Japan stuns U.S. in dramatic final out to win the World Baseball Classic

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Security

Anti-porn bills in 8 states could force device makers to censor sexual material

Photo illustration: Beyonce surrounded by clouds with passports and concert tickets behind her.

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Culture Matters

Beyoncé tickets in the U.S. are so expensive that some fans are flying to Europe instead

Politics

Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., at the Capitol on June 8, 2022.

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Congress

TikTok lands first major ally on Capitol Hill: Democratic Rep. Jamaal Bowman

Anthony Puma.

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Justice Department

Jan. 6 rioter who used GoPro to record himself jumping through broken Capitol window is sentenced

Florida Rep. Joe Harding during a legislative session in Tallahassee on March 7, 2022.

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Coronavirus

Former Florida GOP legislator pleads guilty to Covid relief fraud charges

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., at the Capitol on Dec. 6, 2022.

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Congress

Mitch McConnell makes calls to fellow senators as he continues recovery from fall

A person walks past the Fox News headquarters in New York on March 9, 2023.

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Politics News

Fox News producer alleges network coerced her to give misleading testimony on Dominion

Elections

In heated Wisconsin Supreme Court debate, candidates tangle over 'fake elector' scheme

Supreme Court

Supreme Court rules for deaf student who sued Michigan school district

Security

Anti-porn bills in 8 states could force device makers to censor sexual material

U.S. news

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Irvo Otieno's death

Video shows Virginia deputies and medical staffers piling on Black man before his death

Gwyneth Paltrow.

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Pop Culture News

Gwyneth Paltrow caused 2016 Utah skiing accident, witness testifies as trial opens

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U.S. news

South Carolina investigating 2015 death on road 15 miles from Murdaugh home as a homicide

Lori Vallow Daybell during her hearing on March 6, 2020, in Rexburg, Idaho.

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U.S. news

Lori Vallow won't face the death penalty, Idaho judge rules

EXCLUSIVE

Va. teacher describes springing to action after 6-year-old shot her: 'I just wanted to get my babies out'

Culture Matters

A Texas landscape generations fought to preserve is now a national monument

U.S. news

Willis Reed, who led the Knicks to their first NBA title in a dramatic Game 7, dies at 80

World

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Chinese President Xi Jinping during their dinner at the Kremlin on March 21, 2023.

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War in Ukraine

Xi's trip to Russia boosts 'dear friend' Putin as China pushes back against U.S. power

Finland ranked happiest country on earth

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World

Finland is the world's happiest country, again. Why are the Finns so happy?

Footage shared on March 20, 2023 purports to show an explosion at a missile storage facility near Dzhankoi, Crimea.

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War in Ukraine

Ukraine hints it blew up Russian missiles in occupied Crimea

World

Super-size trapdoor spider discovered in Australia

World

Saudi Arabia frees American who was jailed over critical tweets about crown prince

World

Super-size trapdoor spider discovered in Australia

World

Saudi Arabia frees American who was jailed over critical tweets about crown prince

Health

Birth control pills

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Women's Health

Birth control methods that use one hormone raise breast cancer risk as much as those with a combo, study finds

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Health news

For many insulin users, new price cuts will be a 'lifeline'

Women hold up green handkerchiefs in front of La Moneda government palace during a pro-abortion demonstration in Santiago, Chile, in 2021.

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Abortion Rights

Some people who seek abortions can face prison time in more than 120 countries, analysis shows

Health news

Deadly fungal infection spreading at an alarming rate, CDC says

OUT Health and Wellness

Grindr joins major public health push to distribute free at-home HIV tests

Health news

Deadly fungal infection spreading at an alarming rate, CDC says

OUT Health and Wellness

Grindr joins major public health push to distribute free at-home HIV tests

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Security

Anti-porn bills in 8 states could force device makers to censor sexual material

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Tech News

TikTok bans deepfakes of young people as it updates guidelines

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OUT Health and Wellness

Grindr joins major public health push to distribute free at-home HIV tests

Tech News

Google rolls out its ChatGPT answer, 'Bard,' to some users

Real Estate

Home sales spike 14.5% in February as the median price drops for the first time in over a decade

Tech News

Google rolls out its ChatGPT answer, 'Bard,' to some users

Real Estate

Home sales spike 14.5% in February as the median price drops for the first time in over a decade

Culture and trends

Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen - Season 16

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Pop Culture News

Nick Lachey avoids battery charge in 2022 incident with paparazzo

Gwyneth Paltrow.

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Pop Culture News

Gwyneth Paltrow caused 2016 Utah skiing accident, witness testifies as trial opens

Castner Range at Sunrise

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Culture Matters

A Texas landscape generations fought to preserve is now a national monument

Culture Matters

Beyoncé tickets in the U.S. are so expensive that some fans are flying to Europe instead

Culture Matters

Bad Bunny’s former girlfriend files a lawsuit seeking $40M over voice recording

Culture Matters

Beyoncé tickets in the U.S. are so expensive that some fans are flying to Europe instead

Culture Matters

Bad Bunny’s former girlfriend files a lawsuit seeking $40M over voice recording

Science news

Image: Residents and rescue workers stand in front of buildings brought down by an earthquake that shook Machala, Ecuador, on March 18, 2023.

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Latino

Deadly earthquake in Ecuador brings grief and fear

A polar bear stands on an ice floe in the Arctic Ocean in 2015.

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Climate in Crisis

Major climate report issues a dire outlook for human life on Earth

Psilocybin mushrooms in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 5, 2020.

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U.S. news

Candidates who support psychedelics as medicine get a political action committee

Climate in Crisis

Utah is flush with snow and money. It might not be enough to save the Great Salt Lake.

U.S. news

Nuclear power plant leaks 400,000 gallons of radioactive water

Climate in Crisis

Utah is flush with snow and money. It might not be enough to save the Great Salt Lake.

U.S. news

Nuclear power plant leaks 400,000 gallons of radioactive water

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