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  Drivers expressed frustration on Tuesday as they hunted for hours or sat snarled in lines to fill their tanks in the U.K.
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Hospitals fear staffing shortages as vaccine deadlines loom
Hospitals and nursing homes around the U.S. are bracing for worsening staff shortages as state deadlines arrive for health care workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Wit…
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Ex-USC coach tells of faking athletic credentials
A former assistant women's soccer coach at the University of Southern California testified Monday during the first trial in the nationwide college admissions bribery scandal th…
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Amtrak train that derailed was going just under speed limit
An Amtrak train that derailed in rural Montana over the weekend was going just under the speed limit at about 75 mph (121 kph) when it went off the track along a gradual curve,…
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Taliban issue no-shave order in Afghan province
The Taliban on Monday banned barbershops in a southern Afghanistan province from shaving or trimming beards, claiming their edict is in line with Shariah, or Islamic, law. The…
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Gordon returns to NFL with Super Bowl contenders
Josh Gordon hasn't played since 2019, but he could be a surprise candidate to emerge as new team's No. 2 wide receiver behind Tyreek Hill.
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State Dept. spokesman tests positive for COVID-19
State Department spokesman Ned Price has tested positive for COVID-19 and will be self-quarantining for the next 10 days. Price, who is vaccinated, said he tested positive for…
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NBA star spouts anti-vax misinformation
Beal cited "personal reasons" while parroting anti-vaccine misinformation.
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Biden proposes DACA workaround: a rule to shield 'Dreamers'
The Biden administration on Monday renewed efforts to shield hundreds of thousands of immigrants who came to the United States as young children from deportation, proposing to …
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Man throws egg at French President Macron
French President Emmanuel Macron was hit at the shoulder Monday by an egg thrown at him by a man during a visit to an international food trade fair in the French city of Lyon.
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Chiefs coach Andy Reid released from hospital
Reid left Arrowhead Stadium in an ambulance on Sunday.
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Vaccine deadline arrives for N.Y. health care workers
The deadline for hospital and nursing home workers in New York state to be vaccinated against COVID-19 arrived Monday with the prospect of severe staff shortages fueled by work…
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Explainer-What happens when the U.S. federal government shuts down?
Washington is racing to avert a partial government shutdown that could lead to furloughs for hundreds of thousands of federal workers in the middle of a national health crisis.…
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COVID-19 pandemic cut life expectancy by most since World War Two –study
Life expectancy fell by more than six months compared with 2019 in 22 of the 29 countries analysed in the study, which spanned Europe, the United States and Chile. There were …
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Moment of truth for U.S. Congress
The U.S. Congress faces a showdown on Monday over government spending and debt, opening a week that could also include action on President Joe Biden's sweeping social agenda if…
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Angela Merkel's party defeated in German vote
The center-left Social Democrats won the biggest share of the vote, narrowly beating outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel's center-right Union bloc.
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John Hinckley, who shot Reagan, to be freed from oversight
U.S. District Court Judge Paul L. Friedman in Washington said during a 90-minute court hearing that he’ll issue his ruling on the plan this week.
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Police kill armed man on crowded California beach
The confrontation occurred in front of dozens of terrified witnesses, many of whom had gathered at Huntington Beach for the U.S. Open of Surfing.
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Biden in a bind on border: 'The coalition that elected him will collapse'
After promising to "undo the moral and national shame of the previous administration," Biden is finding it easier said than done.
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Rodgers breaks 49ers' hearts in only 37 seconds
San Francisco came back from 17 down to take the lead in the final minute, but Aaron Rodgers needed only 37 seconds to set up Mason Crosby’s game-winning field goal.

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