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  The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol insurrection voted Wednesday to pursue contempt charges against Jeffrey Clark, a former Justice Depart…
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Abrams launches 2nd campaign for Georgia governor
Stacey Abrams, the Georgia Democrat and leading voting rights activist, said Wednesday that she will launch another campaign to become the nation's first Black woman governor. …
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Video of FBI questioning alleged Capitol rioter released
Danny Rodriguez was arrested by the FBI after a HuffPost story named him as the rioter who drove a stun gun into Mike Fanone's neck.
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Biden HIV/AIDS strategy calls racism 'public health threat'
The Biden administration in its new HIV/AIDS strategy calls racism “a public health threat” that must be fully recognized as the world looks to end the epidemic. The strategy …
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WTA suspends all tournaments in China
With Peng Shuai's true status still unknown, the WTA is taking action.
sports
MLB, players break off CBA negotiations ahead of deadline
MLB and the players have no further negotiations scheduled Wednesday. The current CBA expires at 11:59 p.m. ET.
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Michigan teen charged in Oxford High School shooting
A 15-year-old boy was charged Wednesday with murder, terrorism and other counts for a shooting that killed four fellow students and injured others at Michigan's Oxford High Sch…
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LaMarr Hoyt, former Cy Young winner, dies at 66
LaMarr Hoyt won 24 games in 1983, earning him the American League Cy Young award.
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Omicron likely to spread beyond Canada and Brazil, says regional health agency
The new Omicron variant of the coronavirus is likely to soon spread to other countries in North and South America after being detected in Canada and Brazil, the Pan American He…
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US Rep. Fortenberry alleges prosecutor misled his lawyer
U.S. Rep. Jeff Fortenberry of Nebraska has asked a judge to toss out statements he made to federal authorities who were investigating illegal campaign contributions, alleging t…
sports
Brian Kelly's contract with LSU tops list of 10 biggest deals in college football history
At $100 million over 10 years, Brian Kelly's contract with LSU is the largest in the history of college football in terms of total value.
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Fauci IDs another casualty of the COVID-19 pandemic
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top U.S. infectious disease expert, said Tuesday the COVID-19 pandemic has diverted scientific and financial resources from the fight against AIDS, serio…
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Abortion rights at stake in historic Supreme Court arguments
Abortion rights are on the line at the Supreme Court in historic arguments Wednesday over the landmark ruling nearly 50 years ago that declared a nationwide right to end pregna…
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Rittenhouse: I'm destroying AR-15 used in shootings
Kyle Rittenhouse said he is "destroying" the AR-15 rifle he wielded in the Kenosha, Wisconsin, protest where he fatally shot two people and injured a third last year.
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Deadly Michigan school shooting baffles police as young suspect keeps silent
Investigators sifted through a bloody crime scene and pored through surveillance video, social media and eyewitness accounts as they sought clues to what drove a 15-year-old bo…
politics
Conservatives eagerly await Supreme Court abortion arguments
Leaders on the right now have the best opportunity in decades to gut the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, which codified a woman's constitutional right to an abortion before…
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4 killed, including officer and suspect, in Georgia shooting
Officer Henry Laxson was fatally shot, along with two women and the suspected shooter, while a child and another officer were also shot, Clayton County police said.
international
Russia orders U.S. diplomatic staff to leave as embassy spat expands
Russia said on Wednesday it was ordering U.S. embassy staff who have been in Moscow for more than three years to fly home by Jan. 31, a retaliatory move for what Moscow said wa…
science & tech
Space junk forces astronauts to delay spacewalk
It’s the first time a spacewalk has been canceled because of a threat from space junk.

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Capitol riot defendant cried during interview

Seahawks signing Adrian Peterson to practice squad

Jacqueline Avant fatally shot in Beverly Hills home

Lillard out at least 10 days after MRI confirms injury

Abrams launches 2nd campaign for Georgia governor

Video of FBI questioning alleged Capitol rioter released

Biden HIV/AIDS strategy calls racism 'public health threat'

WTA suspends all tournaments in China

MLB, players break off CBA negotiations ahead of deadline

Michigan teen charged in Oxford High School shooting

LaMarr Hoyt, former Cy Young winner, dies at 66

Omicron likely to spread beyond Canada and Brazil, says regional health agency

US Rep. Fortenberry alleges prosecutor misled his lawyer

Brian Kelly's contract with LSU tops list of 10 biggest deals in college football history

Fauci IDs another casualty of the COVID-19 pandemic

Abortion rights at stake in historic Supreme Court arguments

Rittenhouse: I'm destroying AR-15 used in shootings

Deadly Michigan school shooting baffles police as young suspect keeps silent

Conservatives eagerly await Supreme Court abortion arguments

4 killed, including officer and suspect, in Georgia shooting

Russia orders U.S. diplomatic staff to leave as embassy spat expands

Space junk forces astronauts to delay spacewalk

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Abrams launches 2nd campaign for Georgia governor

Video of FBI questioning alleged Capitol rioter released