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- U.N.: 2021 shaping up to be humanitarian catastrophe
  Next year is shaping up to be a humanitarian catastrophe and rich countries must not trample poor countries in a "stampede for vaccines" to combat the coron…
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States face deadline to submit requests for vaccine
Across the U.S., the surge has swamped hospitals and left nurses and other health care workers shorthanded and burned out.
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Nebraska ‘drug kingpin’ on the lam for 35 years caught by passport fraud, feds say
A former drug trafficker suspected of moving tons of narcotics was on the lam for 35 years before federal authorities arrested him for passport fraud Tuesday in Florida, the Ju…
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Fauci sorry for suggesting U.K. rushed vaccine move
America’s top infectious disease expert has apologized for suggesting U.K. authorities rushed their authorization of a COVID-19 vaccine, saying he has “great faith” in the coun…
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Kamala Harris reveals husband's official moniker
CNN’s Jake Tapper asked the vice president-elect if he would be known as 'the Second Dude.'
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Biden says he hopes Trump attends inauguration to show ‘chaos’ is over
The president-elect also said "more than several" Republican lawmakers had called to congratulate him privately, even if they've avoided doing so in public.
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First Black man to chair House Foreign Affairs Committee
Rep. Gregory Meeks won the approval of his Democratic colleagues Thursday to become the first Black American to chair the House Foreign Affairs Committee, one of the most power…
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Biden to call for 100 days of mask-wearing
Joe Biden said Thursday that he will ask Americans to commit to 100 days of wearing masks as one of his first acts as president, stopping just short of the nationwide mandate h…
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President brings in $207 million after election day
The fundraising figure underscores the president's fierce grip on the Republican Party, even after his loss to Joe Biden.
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3 vaccine executives say that after approval, distribution will be the main challenge
Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson are working to produce enough doses and ensure fair distribution through the uneven U.S. health care system.
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politics
SCOTUS sides with church on pandemic-related ban
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday delivered a blow to California Governor Gavin Newsom's pandemic-related ban on indoor religious services.
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Biden facing high hopes, tough choices on border wall
The U.S. government has been trying to take Pamela Rivas' land for a border wall since before Joe Biden was vice president. From a brushy bluff, Rivas can look across the Rio G…
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Georgia GOP seeks mail-in ballot changes
After weathering criticism for certifying President Donald Trump's narrow election loss to Democrat Joe Biden, Republican officials in Georgia are proposing additional requirem…
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Phishing ploy targets vaccine distribution effort
IBM security researchers say they have detected a cyberespionage effort using targeted phishing emails to try to collect vital information on the World Health Organization's in…
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School closings threaten gains of some students
Without any in-school special education services for months, 14-year-old Joshua Nazzaro’s normally sweet demeanor has sometimes given way to aggressive meltdowns that had been …
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Barr's special counsel move could tie up his successor
Outgoing Attorney General William Barr's decision to appoint a special counsel to investigate the handling of the Russia probe ensures his successor won't have an easy transiti…
international
China hits out at US after new visa restrictions
China on Thursday accused critics in the U.S. government of “an escalation of political suppression” against Beijing following a report of new visa restrictions on members of C…
politics
Could Trump preemptively pardon himself?
U.S. President Donald Trump's pardoning of his former adviser Michael Flynn has fueled speculation over whether the president could pardon other associates, and even members of…
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Pundit: Now is 'most dangerous' part of presidency
"There’s no standard of decency that he is not willing to shred," warned Charlie Sykes.
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U.S. sets new record for Covid deaths as virus surges
The United States set three grim records on Wednesday, recording the highest number of daily deaths, new infections and hospitalizations since the pandemic began.

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