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Drug shortages are rising and pose a national security risk, new report warns

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

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Former Florida GOP legislator pleads guilty to Covid relief fraud charges

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

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

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

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Hit-and-run death examined amid Murdaugh probe is being investigated as a homicide

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

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

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

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

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

World

Ugandan lawmakers passed a bill Tuesday, March 21, 2023 prescribing jail terms of up to 10 years for offenses related to same-sex relations, responding to popular sentiment but piling more pressure on the East African country's LGBTQ community.
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World

Uganda passes a law making it a crime to identify as LGBTQ

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

Rescue workers unload earthquake victims from an ambulance at a hospital in Saidu Sharif, a town Pakistan's Swat valley, Tuesday, March 21, 2023.
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World

At least 11 killed as earthquake rattles Pakistan and Afghanistan

World

Months after Pakistan floods, millions lack safe water, U.N. says

Sports

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

World

Months after Pakistan floods, millions lack safe water, U.N. says

Sports

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

Health

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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'

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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

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

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Deadly fungal infection spreading at an alarming rate, CDC says

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

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TikTok bans deepfakes of young people as it updates guidelines

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

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

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

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

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Bad Bunny’s former girlfriend sues seeking $40M over voice recording

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Deadly earthquake in Ecuador brings grief and fear

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Climate in Crisis

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

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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.

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Nuclear power plant leaks 400,000 gallons of radioactive water

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

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