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- Nigerian governor: 279 kidnapped schoolgirls freed
  Hundreds of Nigerian girls abducted last week from a boarding school in the country’s northwest have been released, a state governor said Tuesday, as the We…
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U.S. sets sanctions over Russia opposition leader's poisoning
The Biden administration announced sanctions of Russian officials and businesses Tuesday for a nearly fatal nerve-agent attack upon opposition leader Alexei Navalny and his sub…
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Vernon Jordan, activist, former Clinton adviser, has died
Vernon Jordan, who rose from humble beginnings in the segregated South to become a champion of civil rights before reinventing himself as a Washington insider and corporate inf…
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Cuomo allegations leave Democrats grappling with response
Democrats across the country celebrated New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo as the face of governing competence as President Donald Trump fumbled his administration's response to the ex…
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Romney knocked unconscious in fall, 'doing better'
Sen. Mitt Romney said Monday that he was knocked unconscious in a fall over the weekend, but he was “doing better.” The Utah Republican said the accident happened when he was …
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Stabbing victims describe near-death attack
Nearly a year after they were almost stabbed to death inside a Midland, Texas, Sam's Club, Bawi Cung and his two sons all have visible scars. On a Saturday evening in March, w…
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Kayleigh McEnany makes questionable claims in first interview since leaving White House
The former White House press secretary said on Fox News that "everyone was expecting peace" on Jan. 6 when Trump sent a mob to the Capitol.
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Cuomo accuser blasts attempted apology, 'predatory behavior'
A former aide accusing New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo of sexual harassment condemned him Monday as a manipulative predator, as another woman said the governor had left her “shocked…
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Tensions over vaccine equity pit rural against urban America
Rita Fentress was worried she might get lost as she traveled down the unfamiliar forested, one-lane road in rural Tennessee in search of a coronavirus vaccine. Then the trees …
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How Blacks, Hispanics are shortchanged on vaccines
"Gov. DeSantis is treating communities of color just as an afterthought," said state Rep. Omari Hardy.
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Insult to injury: Texas workers facing losing pay
“They said, ‘Don’t come into work’ but they won’t pay us. It makes it hard to believe they have our wellbeing in mind,” said one worker.
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Trump quietly received vaccine in January: Reports
Other political leaders have publicized their vaccinations as a way to promote trust in the science.
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U.S. to pay for separated families' healthcare, other services
The United States could pay for transportation, healthcare, legal services, and career and educational services for migrants separated under former President Donald Trump's "ze…
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Texas power company seeks bankruptcy protection after storm
The largest and oldest power cooperative in Texas is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, citing last month's winter storm that left millions without power. Brazos Ele…
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Deal reached to get California children back in classrooms
California’s public schools could get $6.6 billion from the state Legislature if they return to in-person instruction by the end of March, according to a new agreement announce…
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France's Sarkozy convicted of corruption, sentenced to jail
A Paris court on Monday found French former President Nicolas Sarkozy guilty of corruption and influence peddling and sentenced him to one year in prison and a two-year suspend…
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Hundreds claim abuse by youth center staffers
Abuse allegations against New Hampshire’s state-run youth detention center now span six decades, with 150 staffers during that time accused of physically or sexually harming 23…
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Boston's police remain largely white
For years, Boston city leaders have vowed to diversify the police department so it looks more like the community it serves. The percentage of officers of color is up slightly …
politics
Dem voting bill would make biggest changes in decades
As Congress begins debate this week on sweeping voting and ethics legislation, Democrats and Republicans can agree on one thing: If signed into law, it would usher in the bigge…
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Trump uses CPAC speech to repeat election fraud claim
Taking the stage for the first time since leaving office, former President Donald Trump on Sunday called for Republican Party unity, even as he exacerbated intraparty divisions…

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