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  With tens of thousands of Russian troops positioned near Ukraine, the Kremlin has kept the U.S. and its allies guessing about its next moves in the worst s…
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Judge blocks Biden federal employee vaccine mandate
A judge in Texas ruled on Friday that President Joe Biden could not require federal employees to be vaccinated against the coronavirus and blocked the U.S. government from disc…
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Booster shots needed against omicron, CDC studies show
Three studies released Friday offered more evidence that COVID-19 vaccines are standing up to the omicron variant, at least among people who received booster shots. The papers…
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In 3-week isolation, unvaccinated athlete waits for Olympics
Three weeks alone in a hotel room is hardly an ideal setting for a snowboarder preparing for the Olympics. Patrizia Kummer, a Swiss athlete who won a gold medal at the 2014 So…
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Australian Open Day 5: Naomi Osaka loses thriller, Rafael Nadal, Ash Barty move on
Despite the loss, Naomi Osaka was in good spirits, looking at her experience in Melbourne as a positive step.
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At least 17 dead after explosion in Ghana mining region
At least 17 people were killed and scores injured when a truck carrying explosives to a gold mine in western Ghana collided with a motorcycle, setting off an explosion that fla…
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6 Czech players test positive ahead of Olympic training camp
Six players on the Czech Republic's Olympic hockey team have tested positive for the coronavirus, national team coach Filip Pešán said Friday. The six players, all unnamed, ar…
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U.S. and Russia agree to keep talking after meeting on Ukraine
GENEVA (Reuters) -The top U.S. and Russian diplomats made no major breakthrough at talks on Ukraine on Friday but agreed to keep talking to try to resolve a crisis that has sto…
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Thelma Sutcliffe, oldest person in U.S., dies at 115
Thelma Sutcliffe, the oldest living person in the United States, died at the age of 115 on Monday.
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Why fear of 5G halting flights has faded
The rollout of new 5G wireless service in the U.S. failed to have the much-dreaded result of crippling air travel, although it began in rocky fashion, with international airlin…
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Pilot turns plane around after passenger refuses mask
A Miami-to-London flight with 129 passengers and 14 crew aboard returned to the tarmac and was canceled after a woman in her 40s refused to put on a face covering.
politics
Biden reveals new approach to 2nd year of presidency
The president sees no need for a major shift in direction but instead intends to travel the country, talk to Americans and contrast the Democrats' agenda with the GOP's focus o…
sports
Beijing Olympics: 'Everyone is just worried about getting there'
How an Omicron outbreak could crumble the Beijing Olympics.
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New York AG details new areas of interest in Trump probe
Letitia James says the the Trump Organization has been slow to turn over documents involving the former president as she investigates alleged fraudulent activity.
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Jury selection proceeds for Avenatti-Stormy Daniels trial
Michael Avenatti, the once high-profile California attorney who regularly taunted then-President Donald Trump during frequent television appearances, was introduced Thursday to…
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Pentagon releases first video of botched Kabul airstrike
The Pentagon has declassified and publicly released video footage of a U.S. drone strike in Kabul that killed 10 civilians in the final hours of a chaotic American withdrawal t…
politics
GOP co-chair: Trump campaign directed fake electors
The comments from Meshawn Maddock come days after Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said she thought actions by the fake electors were criminal.
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New Mexico asks Guard to sub for teachers amid Omicron
New Mexico is the first state in the nation to ask National Guard troops to serve as substitute teachers as preschools and K-12 public schools struggle to keep classrooms open …
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Former UConn basketball coach awarded over $11M
Kevin Ollie was fired from UConn in 2018, just four years after he led the Huskies to a national championship.

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Booster shots needed against omicron, CDC studies show

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Australian Open Day 5: Naomi Osaka loses thriller, Rafael Nadal, Ash Barty move on

At least 17 dead after explosion in Ghana mining region

6 Czech players test positive ahead of Olympic training camp

U.S. and Russia agree to keep talking after meeting on Ukraine

Thelma Sutcliffe, oldest person in U.S., dies at 115

Why fear of 5G halting flights has faded

Pilot turns plane around after passenger refuses mask

Biden reveals new approach to 2nd year of presidency

Beijing Olympics: 'Everyone is just worried about getting there'

New York AG details new areas of interest in Trump probe

Jury selection proceeds for Avenatti-Stormy Daniels trial

Pentagon releases first video of botched Kabul airstrike

GOP co-chair: Trump campaign directed fake electors

New Mexico asks Guard to sub for teachers amid Omicron

Former UConn basketball coach awarded over $11M

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