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The Pentagon said February 2 it was tracking a Chinese spy balloon flying high over the United States, reviving tensions between the two countries just days ahead of a rare visit to Beijing by the top US diplomat.

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For thousands of years, ancient Egyptians mummified their dead to help them reach eternal life. According to study published Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023, in the journal Nature, researchers have used chemistry and an unusual collection of jars to figure out how they did it.

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How do you make a mummy? Ancient Egyptians’ surprising formula revealed

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The U.S. Capitol Building is seen on January 19, 2023 in Washington, DC. U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned Republican and Democratic leaders that the federal government will reach its limit on the amount of money it is able to borrow, and that further action by lawmakers is needed by June 5th when the U.S. could go into economic default.

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House Republicans float one spending cut in a debt ceiling bill: unspent Covid money

Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks at Saint Anselm College

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Pompeo characterizes Jan. 6 as 'a peaceful transition of power' from Trump to Biden

Migrants wait in line for food donations outside the Greyhound bus station near the U.S.-Mexico border in El Paso, Texas, on Dec. 21, 2022.

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Nearly 600K migrants released inside U.S. since 2021 with no immigration court date

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., during a press conference on committee assignments at the Capitol on Jan. 25, 2023.

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Congress

Republicans vote to remove Rep. Ilhan Omar from the Foreign Affairs Committee

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How Tennessee axed millions in HIV funds amid scrutiny from far-right provocateurs

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Federal appeals court strikes down domestic violence gun law

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N.Y. man pleads guilty to threatening Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene

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Patrons of NYC gay bar incapacitated and robbed of thousands via facial recognition on their phones

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Family of double amputee killed by police call police encounter a 'murder'

Magen Fieramusca, a Texas woman accused of kidnapping a mother in 2019 and then killing her in an elaborate scheme to pass off the victim’s baby as her own.

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Texas woman accused of killing friend and taking her baby sentenced to 55 years in prison

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Michigan man says son, 6, ordered $1K in food from Grubhub after borrowing his phone to play games

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Woman presumed dead was found gasping for air in body bag at Iowa funeral home

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15-year-old boy found with car belonging to one of three missing Michigan rappers

World

Ukrainian soldiers adjust a 60mm mortar tube near the frontline in the Donetsk region on Jan. 31, 2023.

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Russia-Ukraine Conflict

Today, military hardware is decisive on Ukraine's battlefields. Tomorrow, elections may be a deciding factor.

An Interpol statement said French police, with help from Italian colleagues, arrested Edgardo Greco in Saint-Etienne, central France. He was wanted for two murders in 2006 and accused of attempted murder in another case.

World

Mafia hitman found working as pizza chef in France after 16 years on the run

Adani, the Indian billionaire whose business empire was rocked by allegations of fraud by short seller Hindenburg Research, said his company will make more investments in Israel.

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World

A U.S. short seller's fraud accusations dethroned Asia's richest man. Here's what to know.

Russia-Ukraine Conflict

Ukraine warns Putin has amassed troops for a major and imminent offensive

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Biden administration transfers Guantanamo detainee Majid Khan to Belize

Russia-Ukraine Conflict

Ukraine warns Putin has amassed troops for a major and imminent offensive

National Security

Biden administration transfers Guantanamo detainee Majid Khan to Belize

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A sign is pictured outside the Twitter headquarters in San Francisco, Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022. A court has given Elon Musk until Friday to close his April agreement to acquire the company after he earlier tried to back out of the deal.

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Twitter will start charging for tools used by thousands of developers

A sign announcing a pending sale in front of a house on Jan. 23, 2023, in Brooklyn Park, Minn.

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Economy

Fed's interest rate hike means pricey mortgages aren't going away anytime soon

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Class-action lawsuits alleging deceptive practices by Beyond Meat will be combined in Chicago

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Bed Bath & Beyond closing 87 more stores as it looks toward bankruptcy

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TikTok announces first Visionary Voices list for Black History Month

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Tom Brady retires, again — but this time 'for good,' so he says

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Connecticut Latino lawmakers propose banning 'Latinx,' calling it 'offensive'

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Mr. Beast's latest charity stunt draws criticism of the American health care system

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Ozzy Osbourne cancels 2023 tour dates, says spinal injury means his 'touring days have ended'

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Mr. Beast's latest charity stunt draws criticism of the American health care system

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Ozzy Osbourne cancels 2023 tour dates, says spinal injury means his 'touring days have ended'

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Weight loss drugs like Wegovy access limited by insurance and Medicare coverage

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As weight loss drugs soar in popularity, many who could benefit can't get them

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Eyedrops linked to bacterial infections and vision loss have been recalled by manufacturer

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Congress presses Secret Service for info on state-sponsored foreign hackers stealing Covid relief funds

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Eyedrops linked to bacterial infections and vision loss have been recalled by manufacturer

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Congress presses Secret Service for info on state-sponsored foreign hackers stealing Covid relief funds

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For thousands of years, ancient Egyptians mummified their dead to help them reach eternal life. According to study published Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023, in the journal Nature, researchers have used chemistry and an unusual collection of jars to figure out how they did it.

Nikola Nevenov / AP

World

How do you make a mummy? Ancient Egyptians’ surprising formula revealed

An exploratory drilling camp at the proposed site of the Willow oil project on Alaska's North Slope in 2019.

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Biden administration recommends major Alaska oil project

Bobbi Wilson holds up her collection of spotted lanternflies as she was honored at the Yale School of Public Health for her efforts in eradicating the invasive species in her hometown of Caldwell, N.J.

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Yale honors Black girl who police were called on for spraying lantern flies

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'Live fast, die young': An endangered marsupial may be mating itself to death

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U.S. takes aim at global shark fin trade

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'Live fast, die young': An endangered marsupial may be mating itself to death

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U.S. takes aim at global shark fin trade

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