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Amber Heard testifies as Johnny Depp looks on during a defamation trial at the Fairfax County Circuit Courthouse in Fairfax, Va., on May 5, 2022.
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Why the U.S. is succeeding in Ukraine after failing in Iraq and Afghanistan

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Why happiness isn't all it's cracked up to be

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Ukraine wins the Eurovision feel-good vote. As it should have.

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Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks during a news conference about the nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson at the U.S. Capitol on April 7, 2022.
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Supreme Court

In victory for Sen. Ted Cruz, Supreme Court strikes down campaign loan repayment limits

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Congress

Liz Cheney says House GOP leaders 'have enabled' white supremacy, antisemitism

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2022 Election

'Hot mess' Madison Cawthorn faces judgment day in North Carolina

Abortion Rights

Abortion fight thrusts state attorney general races into the forefront

Congress

Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland says he had minor stroke during speech

Abortion Rights

Abortion fight thrusts state attorney general races into the forefront

Congress

Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland says he had minor stroke during speech

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Coronavirus

North Korea reports 8 more deaths as Kim blasts virus response

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Coronavirus

'Botched' Covid booster rollout needs a reboot to save older Americans, experts say

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4 Air Force Academy cadets may not graduate for refusing to get Covid vaccine

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Coronavirus

Covid hospitalization hot spots across the U.S., in five charts

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Have we reached the end of the remote work era? Here's what the data shows.

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Covid hospitalization hot spots across the U.S., in five charts

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Rudy Giuliani was unmasked on an episode of "The Masked Singer" that aired April 20, 2022.
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Fox execs say 'absolutely no regrets' in casting Rudy Giuliani on 'The Masked Singer'

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Russia-Ukraine Conflict

McDonald's to sell its business in Russia

Two women embrace each other during the community vigil for the victims of the shooting in Buffalo, N.Y., on Sunday.
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Buffalo suspect appeared to be making online to-do list related to the shooting

Consumer

A severe pilot shortage in the U.S. leaves airlines scrambling for solutions

Markets

Bitcoin's drastic sell off debunks its image as the 'next sure thing,' experts say

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A severe pilot shortage in the U.S. leaves airlines scrambling for solutions

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Bitcoin's drastic sell off debunks its image as the 'next sure thing,' experts say

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Best and worst carpet cleaners, according to Consumer Reports

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Best electric toothbrushes, according to Consumer Reports

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'Blood moon' puts on lunar display across parts of Americas, Europe and Africa

A researcher places a thale cress plant grown during a lunar soil experiment in a vial for genetic analysis at the University of Florida in Gainesville in 2021.
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Space

Scientists grow plants in lunar dirt, next stop moon

More than 100 dolphins have washed up on the Turkish coast since February.
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Russia-Ukraine Conflict

War's ecological impact: Russian warship activity believed to be behind mass dolphin deaths

Nightly News

First image captured of black hole at center of Milky Way

Space

Supermassive black hole in Milky Way, at 'heart of our galaxy,' revealed for first time

Climate in Crisis

Leaders descend on Miami, 'ground zero' for climate change in America, to find solutions

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Mexican environmentalists, Indigenous leaders denounce Mayan Train project