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Debt ceiling crisis

Debt ceiling agreement announced after hour-and-a-half call between Biden and McCarthy

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House will vote on Wednesday to raise the debt limit

Nearly 30 million Americans who got extra government help with grocery bills during the pandemic will soon see that aid shrink.

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Congress

Tougher work requirements for federal aid programs posed obstacle in debt limit talks

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Texas state Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks at his office in Austin, Texas

Politics News

Texas House votes to impeach Attorney General Ken Paxton, triggering suspension

People surround Mostafa Waziri as displays a recently unearthed ancient wooden sarcophagus

World

Ancient tombs and mummification workshops unearthed in Egypt

U.S. news

Lankford Funeral Home in Jeffersonville, Ind.

U.S. news

Indiana funeral director pleads guilty to theft after 31 decomposing bodies were found at a funeral home

A woman carries a baby raccoon into a Petco in Auburn, Maine

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U.S. news

Rabies fears prompt baby raccoon to be euthanized after woman brings it to Maine Petco for nail trimming

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U.S. news

U.S. Coast Guard ends search for Louisiana teen who went overboard in the Bahamas

Firefighters with the pour water on a home that was destroyed in a coastal fire

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U.S. news

State Farm will no longer offer home insurance to new customers in California amid growing wildfire concerns

Latino

Culture wars are making it harder than ever for the small number of Latino professors

U.S. news

Henry Kissinger, former U.S. diplomat, celebrates 100th birthday

EXCLUSIVE

How many people are held in solitary confinement in U.S. prisons and jails? Now there’s a number.

Politics

Photo Illustration: Donald Trump and "membership cards" for the "Official TRB System"

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Trump supporters

‘Trump Bucks’ promise wealth for MAGA loyalty. Some lose thousands.

Image: Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., returns to the Senate Judiciary Committee following a more than two-month absence at the Capitol on May 11, 2023.

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2024 Election

The ugly proxy war over Dianne Feinstein's Senate seat

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during the commencement ceremony for the U.S. Military Academy graduating class

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White House

Harris, 1st woman to give commencement speech at West Point, welcomes cadets to ‘unsettled world’

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine speaks during a news conference in East Palestine, Ohio on Feb. 21, 2023.

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Elections

Ohio banned August elections. Then the GOP planned one that could help preserve an abortion ban.

Trump investigations

Prosecutors say they have a recording of Trump and a witness in Manhattan DA case

EXCLUSIVE

Florida GOP lobbyists are shocked at how DeSantis admin officials are raising cash for 2024 campaign

2024 Election

Republicans brace for 2022 losers to take another crack at winning

World

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War in Ukraine

Ukraine prepares 'for a new phase of the war' as counteroffensive appears imminent

Germany Far Right Rally

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World

Amid a rise in politically motivated hate crimes, Germany cracks down on far-right

Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters performs in Munich

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Culture & Trends

Berlin police investigate Pink Floyd rocker Roger Waters over Nazi-style costume worn during concert

World

A tree felled in a storm leaves a nation mourning a 'great loss'

World

Man who opened emergency door on South Korea flight told police he felt suffocated

World

A tree felled in a storm leaves a nation mourning a 'great loss'

World

Man who opened emergency door on South Korea flight told police he felt suffocated

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Melissa McCarthy as Ursula in Disney's live-action "The Little Mermaid."

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How an outrageous drag queen found mainstream fame in 'The Little Mermaid'

Celine Dion performs Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas

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Celine Dion pulls plug on European tour citing ongoing health issues

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Pop Culture News

Tom Hanks delivers commencement speech at Harvard: ‘The truth is sacred’

U.S. news

Judge throws out 'Romeo & Juliet' actors' lawsuit that says they were forced to do nude scene as teens

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Taylor Swift's collaboration with Ice Spice raises eyebrows amid Matty Healy backlash

U.S. news

Judge throws out 'Romeo & Juliet' actors' lawsuit that says they were forced to do nude scene as teens

Culture & Trends

Taylor Swift's collaboration with Ice Spice raises eyebrows amid Matty Healy backlash

Health

Nightly News

Cancer drug shortage across U.S. has become ‘life-threatening’

IV bags.

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Cancer

'I don’t know of a time that’s worse than this': Cancer drug shortages grow more acute

Dr. Caitlin Bernard in Indianapolis

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Abortion Rights

Indiana board reprimands Dr. Caitlin Bernard over 10-year-old's abortion case

EXCLUSIVE

More than a quarter of DACA recipients are uninsured as they await the fate of health care rule

OUT Health and Wellness

Mpox is down, but U.S. cities could be at risk for summertime outbreaks

EXCLUSIVE

More than a quarter of DACA recipients are uninsured as they await the fate of health care rule

OUT Health and Wellness

Mpox is down, but U.S. cities could be at risk for summertime outbreaks

Science

Ron Desantis and Elon Musk.

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Space

Ron DeSantis signs Florida bill limiting the liabilities of private spaceflight companies

Destroyed beachfront homes in the aftermath of Hurricane Nicole at Daytona Beach, Fla., on Nov. 11, 2022.

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Environment

NOAA predicts 'near-normal' hurricane season

Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida in the aftermath of Hurricane Michael

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Climate in Crisis

Military must focus on short- and long-term challenges of climate change, report finds

Climate in Crisis

States hit with unusually wet winters now brace for an unpredictable wildfire season

Science News

Scientists are puzzled by Orcas sinking boats in a string of abnormal attacks

Climate in Crisis

States hit with unusually wet winters now brace for an unpredictable wildfire season

Science News

Scientists are puzzled by Orcas sinking boats in a string of abnormal attacks

Business, tech & media

Tesla Superchargers in San Rafael, Calif. on February 15, 2023.

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Tech News

Ford EVs will use Tesla charging tech in surprise partnership between rival automakers

Tesla CEO Elon Musk leaves the Phillip Burton Federal Building on Jan. 24, 2023, in San Francisco.

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Business News

Elon Musk's brain implant company Neuralink announces FDA approval of in-human clinical study

China's National People's Congress - Fifth Plenary Meeting

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National Security

Will Chinese hacking derail U.S. hopes for a thaw with Beijing?

Consumer

Budweiser parent is now offering money back to boost Bud Light sales after transgender marketing backlash

OUT News

Malaysia raids Swatch stores and seizes rainbow pride watches

Consumer

Budweiser parent is now offering money back to boost Bud Light sales after transgender marketing backlash

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Malaysia raids Swatch stores and seizes rainbow pride watches

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