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Rep. Bennie Thompson
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The DOJ threw the Jan. 6 committee a lifeline heading into the midterms. It didn’t take it.

Image: Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Green Attends Court Hearing For Case Against Her For Supporting The January 6 Insurrection
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Matt Gaetz and the gross, harmful history of Republicans using sex to smear women

Bullet holes are seen in the window of Tops Friendly Market at Jefferson Avenue and Riley Street, as federal investigators work the scene of a mass shooting on May 16, 2022 in Buffalo, N.Y.
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Why Jews are a vital piece of the Buffalo suspect's anti-Black apocalyptic puzzle

People embrace outside of the scene of a shooting at Tops Friendly Market
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After Buffalo, saving the GOP means leaving the GOP

An unidentified aerial phenomenon in a U.S. military video.
DoD via To The Stars Academy of Arts & Science

Congress is finally paying attention to UFOs. But it's still missing the point.

Kit Connor as Nick Nelson and Joe Locke as Charlie in "Heartstopper" on Netflix.
Rob Youngson / Netflix

Why Netflix's 'Heartstopper' sent me on an emotional roller coaster ride

Inside A Catalyst Career Group Job Fair
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Applicants need to be told a job's salary. New laws make sure they are.

Britney Spears attends the Pre-GRAMMY Gala on Feb. 11, 2017, in Beverly Hills, Calif.
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Why I cringed when Britney Spears announced she was pregnant

State Sen. Wendy Davis
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The new strategy for securing abortion rights

Image: American missile support to Ukraine
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Why the U.S. is succeeding in Ukraine after failing in Iraq and Afghanistan

Photo illustration: A melting yellow colored brain with two eyes and a quivering smile.
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Why happiness isn't all it's cracked up to be

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

Photo collage showing a person wearing a multi-colored vest and a beanie that read,"Clinic escort" with her left hand to the left and right one gesturing forward. She is standing amidst protest signs that read,"Stop ignoring child sacrifice", "Bans off our Bodies" and "No Compromise with Abortion".
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I'm an abortion clinic escort. Here's what a day battling protesters feels like now.

Travelers, some wearing masks, at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on April 19, 2022, one day after a federal judge struck down the mask mandate on airplanes, trains and other public transportation.
Dustin Chambers / The New York Times via Redux

This key step to getting Covid-19 under control isn’t getting enough attention (or money)

Image: Inflation Continues To Surge, Rises To 40-Year High
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Tell us: How have rising prices caused you to cut back, from groceries to vacation plans

Politics

Mehmet Oz and David McCormick.
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2022 Election

Oz, McCormick remain optimistic as Pa. Senate primary vote counting continues

Sam Bankman-Fried
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2022 Election

Brothers behind Democrats' 'crypto PAC' say they're actually pandemic-focused

Baby formula
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Congress

House passes bills to combat baby formula shortage

Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman speaks at a news conference at the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., on April 4, 2022.
Matt Rourke / AP file

2022 Election

Fetterman's plan to win Pennsylvania: Taking his populist message to Trump country

2022 Election

Far-right election denier Mastriano wins GOP race for governor in Pennsylvania

Latino

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's policies, rhetoric under fire after N.Y., Dallas shootings

Justice Department

Jan. 6 rioter whose Bumble match notified FBI is sentenced to home detention

Coronavirus

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang on May 17, 2022.
AP

Coronavirus

Covid is 'explosively' spreading through North Korea. What does this mean for Kim Jong Un?

Oregon Braces For Record Heat
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Coronavirus

What to do if a family member tests positive? How to 'Covid-proof' your home

Pandemic Delays Cancer Treatment
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U.S. news

Hospitals ration CT scans, other procedures over shortage of contrast dye

Coronavirus

As Covid cases rise, officials plead for more funding

Coronavirus

FDA authorizes Pfizer Covid booster for children 5 to 11 years old

Coronavirus

As Covid cases rise, officials plead for more funding

Coronavirus

FDA authorizes Pfizer Covid booster for children 5 to 11 years old

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A Home Depot Store Ahead Of Earnings Figures
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Consumer

What Walmart, Target, Home Depot and Lowe's tell us about the state of the American consumer

Specialist Donald Himpele Jr. works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on May 17, 2022.
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Markets

Dow drops 1,100 points for its biggest decline since 2020

Martin Shkreli
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Business News

'Pharma bro' Martin Shkreli released from prison, sent to halfway house

Tech News

Facebook checks for $397 hit Illinois bank accounts

Consumer

Gas prices hit $4 a gallon in all 50 states for the first time

Tech News

Facebook checks for $397 hit Illinois bank accounts

Consumer

Gas prices hit $4 a gallon in all 50 states for the first time

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Where to find expert-approved floss

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We tried the new Allbirds running shoe, the Tree Flyer

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The best sunscreens, according to Consumer Reports

Amazon

How to pick the best lawn mower

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Best children's books about the AAPI experience

Stephen Yang

Consumer Reports ranked these as the best frying pans of 2022

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Consumer Reports: Best coffee makers of 2022

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Consumer Reports ranked these as the best air fryers of 2022

Consumer Reports

Best and worst carpet cleaners, according to Consumer Reports

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Consumer Reports: Best string trimmers of 2022

Stephen Yang

Consumer Reports: Best nonstick frying pans

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Best electric toothbrushes, according to Consumer Reports

Brian Finke

Best drip coffee makers, according to Consumer Reports

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The best foam mattresses, according to Consumer Reports

Bose

Best soundbars at every price, according to Consumer Reports

Science

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Latino

Mexican archaeologist who led landmark Aztec Temple excavation wins major award

This composite image made available by NASA on Dec. 11, 2018 shows the InSight lander on the surface of Mars.
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Space

Dusty demise for NASA Mars lander in July, power dwindling

Scorching Heat In Delhi-NCR
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Climate in Crisis

Four key measures of climate change set records in 2021

A tooth believed to have belonged to a young female from the extinct human species called the Denisovans.
Courtesy Fabrice Demeter

Science News

Tooth from Laotian cave sheds light on enigmatic extinct humans

Health news

Pollution’s fatal threat gains urgency after 9 million died in one year

Science News

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

Space

Scientists grow plants in lunar dirt, next stop moon