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- Tennessee sued over 'bathroom bill' for public schools
  Tennessee was hit Tuesday with a second legal challenge aimed at overturning a slate of bills targeting transgender people that Gov. Bill Lee signed into l…
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Former standout relief pitcher traded for a dollar
Apparently all it took was some pocket change to acquire the services of Canadian pitcher John Axford.
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Simone Biles wins medal on balance beam
It's Biles' seventh, and almost certainly last, career Olympic medal, and it was about so much more than one performance.
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Nation leaves its Olympic rooms in 'unacceptable state'
Australian athletes wrecked their rooms and left damage in their wake as they enjoyed their final nights in Tokyo.
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IOC 'looking into' cycling medalists over pins
The International Olympic Committee is “looking into” a possible violation of its rules governing political demonstrations after two Chinese cyclists wore pins depicting former…
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Kevin Durant leads Team USA into Olympic semis
The U.S. men pass their biggest test of the Olympics, smashing Spain to reach semifinals.
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'Best race in Olympic history': Hurdler shatters world record
Norway's Karsten Warholm needed a world record to beat Rai Bejamin in the men's 400m hurdles.
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Four officers who responded to Capitol riot have died by suicide
More than 100 D.C. and Capitol police officers were injured defending the Capitol on Jan. 6.
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Maricopa County defies new subpoena in Arizona election audit
Arizona state Senate Republicans issued demands for more data last week even as the partisan ballot review is winding down.
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Latin America's left and Caribbean spurn U.S. on Cuba
The United States doubled down on its tough stance and sanctions on Cuba after historic protests in the Communist-run island last month and said it would seek to support prote…
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Dems ask McCarthy to recant Pelosi taunt
Several House Democrats have called on House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy to apologize to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi or resign after audio surfaced of him saying at a weeke…
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Officers become candidates as policing debate rages
In his first campaign ad as a Republican candidate for Nevada governor, Joe Lombardo picks up a badge, a gun and a tactical vest that says “police” while a 911 call plays in th…
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Biden pushes for long COVID sufferers to be protected by law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden said Monday the White House is pushing for people with long-term symptoms of COVID-19 to be protected against discrimination, as he ma…
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DC mayor pushes back after conservative media slams her for not wearing mask at wedding
Muriel Bowser, the Democratic mayor of Washington, D.C., is pushing back against conservative media slamming her for going maskless at... View Article The post DC mayor pushes …
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Delta spreads 'like wildfire' as doctors study impact
With a new wave of COVID-19 infections fueled by the Delta variant striking countries worldwide, disease experts are scrambling to learn whether the latest version of coronavir…
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Biles competing spotlights another important subject
You can't write Simone Biles' story without writing that the adoption and foster care system worked for her. And it can work for everyone, advocates say.
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Biden's judges: More diverse and more of them
With no Supreme Court opening to slow them, President Joe Biden and Senate Democrats are putting judges on federal trial and appellate courts at a much faster clip than any of …
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U.S. Republican report says coronavirus leaked from Chinese lab; scientists still probing origins
A preponderance of evidence proves the virus that caused the COVID-19 pandemic leaked from a Chinese research facility, said a report by U.S. Republicans released on Monday, a …
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Evictions expected to spike as federal moratorium ends
Evictions, which have mostly been on pause during the pandemic, are expected to ramp up on Monday after the expiration of a federal moratorium as housing courts take up more ca…
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Stop defining female athletes by their male relatives
Camacho-Quinn is more than just an NFL player's brother. This isn't the first time such reductive nonsense has reared its ugly head, either.

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Kevin Durant leads Team USA into Olympic semis

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Four officers who responded to Capitol riot have died by suicide

Maricopa County defies new subpoena in Arizona election audit

Latin America's left and Caribbean spurn U.S. on Cuba

Dems ask McCarthy to recant Pelosi taunt

Officers become candidates as policing debate rages

Biden pushes for long COVID sufferers to be protected by law

DC mayor pushes back after conservative media slams her for not wearing mask at wedding

Delta spreads 'like wildfire' as doctors study impact

Biles competing spotlights another important subject

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U.S. Republican report says coronavirus leaked from Chinese lab; scientists still probing origins

Evictions expected to spike as federal moratorium ends

Stop defining female athletes by their male relatives

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