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Biden nominates Muslim woman to federal bench, 1st in US history
President Joe Biden's 13th round of federal judge nominations continues the efforts to put more women and judges of color on the bench.
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Calif. approaches pandemic record for all hospitalizations
Last week, California averaged 52,000 hospital patients daily, just under the 55,000 hospitalized for all reasons during last winter's COVID-19 surge.
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Afghan acting PM calls for official recognition of Taliban administration
KABUL (Reuters) -Afghanistan's acting prime minister, Mullah Hasan Akhund, on Wednesday called for international governments to officially recognise the country's Taliban admin…
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England about to drop nearly all anti-COVID rules
Prime Minister Boris Johnson says thanks to booster shots and people following the rules, the Omicron wave "has now peaked" in the U.K., so the rules are being lifted.
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Report: Chinese Olympic app has serious security flaws
A smartphone app that's expected to be widely used by athletes and others attending next month’s Winter Games in Beijing has glaring security problems that could expose sensiti…
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Ticket price hike for World Cup final in Qatar reaches 46%
The cost of attending the World Cup final is up to 46% higher in Qatar than the previous tournament in Russia, fans discovered Wednesday as tickets went on sale. The steep ris…
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Michigan reaches $500M settlement in sexual abuse scandal
Myriad athletes have said that Dr. Robert Anderson sexually abused them in his time with the school and Michigan officials did nothing when told about it.
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Blinken says Russian attack on Ukraine could come at very short notice
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-can-attack-ukraine-very-short-notice-blinken-says-visit-kyiv-2022-01-19 said on Wednesday tha…
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U.S. CDC warns against travel to 22 destinations over COVID-19
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday advised against travel to 22 nations and territories because of a rising number of COVID-19 cases, includin…
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'In the name of God, go': UK's Johnson faces demands to resign
LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday dismissed calls to resign from opponents and some of his own lawmakers, fighting to save his premiership ami…
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Syrian doctor on trial in Germany over torture in military hospitals
A Syrian doctor suspected of crimes against humanity, including torturing prisoners at military hospitals in Syria, went on trial in Germany on Wednesday in the second such cas…
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US, allies pledge unity on Russia; to do what isn't as clear
President Joe Biden largely has rallied European allies to pledge as one that they will take tough measures against Russia if it rolls troops into Ukraine. Militarily, for exa…
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Biden to give away 400 million N95 masks
The masks available for free to Americans starting next week, now that federal officials are emphasizing their better protection against the Omicron variant of COVID-19 over cl…
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Man pardoned by governor gets 42 years in federal prison
Patrick Baker, who was pardoned by Kentucky’s former governor for a 2014 murder, faced new charges for the killing in May and was convicted in August.
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Police officers charged in fatal shooting of girl, 8
Three Pennsylvania police officers face charges of voluntary manslaughter in the shooting death of 8-year-old Fanta Bility.
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L.A. police identify suspect, announce $250,000 reward in fatal stabbing of store employee
Brianna Kupfer, 24, was killed Thursday inside the Hancock Park furniture store where she worked.
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Texas rejects mail ballot applications under new law
Texas election officials have rejected hundreds of mail-in ballot applications, abiding by a new Republican-backed law just weeks before a March 1 primary kicks off this year's…
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Nearly 1 million pediatric COVID cases reported last week
Nearly 1 million cases of COVID-19 were reported among children in the United States last week, the American Academy of Pediatrics said Tuesday.

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