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  The palace said the 99-year-old Duke of Edinburgh, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II, “underwent a successful procedure for a pre-existing heart condition a…
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Cuomo addresses harassment claims, vows to stay in office
Besieged by sexual harassment allegations, a somber New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo apologized Wednesday, saying he “learned an important lesson” about his own behavior around women…
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Police uncover ‘possible plot’ by militia to breach Capitol again
Many QAnon followers seem convinced that Donald Trump will return to power this week.
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Police warn of possible attack on U.S. Capitol
The police force that guards the U.S. Capitol said on Wednesday it has obtained intelligence pointing to a possible plot by a militia group to breach the building on Thursday, …
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California clinics: More vaccines going to rich than at-risk
Teresa Parada is exactly the kind of person equity-minded California officials say they want to vaccinate: She's a retired factory worker who speaks little English and lives in…
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U.S. trial of COVID-19 blood plasma halted after no benefit found
The NIH said its decision was based on the findings of an independent data monitoring board. The health agency's move comes less than two months after an international trial o…
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Tanden withdraws nomination amid opposition
President Joe Biden's pick to head the Office of Management and Budget, Neera Tanden, has withdrawn her nomination after she faced opposition from key Democratic and Republican…
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Fans from abroad unlikely for postponed Tokyo Olympics
The new president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee stopped short of saying there would be no foreign fans at this year's games, but she certainly hinted at it Wednesda…
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Scathing report finds Rep. Ronny Jackson engaged in 'inappropriate conduct' as White House doctor
Jackson denied the allegations, saying he would never conduct himself in a way that undermines his oath to the country or his constituents.
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Multiple rockets hit airbase hosting U.S. troops in Iraq
At least 10 rockets targeted a military base in western Iraq that hosts U.S.-led coalition troops on Wednesday, the coalition and the Iraqi military said.
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House prepares to pass landmark voting rights, ethics bill
House Democrats are poised to pass a sweeping elections and ethics bill, offering it up as a powerful counterweight to voting rights restrictions advancing in Republican-contro…
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Trump's cash plea complicates GOP fundraising efforts
In his first speech since leaving office, the former president encouraged loyalists to give directly to him, essentially bypassing the traditional groups that raise money for R…
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Human smuggling probe initiated after horror crash
Barely a mile from where an SUV packed with 25 people struck a tractor-trailer — killing 13 inside — a cemetery with unmarked bricks is a burial ground for migrants who died cr…
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Chauvin faces further abuse allegations
Multiple people who had run-ins with Chauvin before the deadly encounter have accused him of using excessive force.
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Some states ease COVID-19 rules despite warnings
Texas on Tuesday became the biggest state to lift its mask rule, joining a rapidly growing movement by governors and other leaders across the U.S. to loosen coronavirus restric…
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Washington Post warns what easing Texas COVID-19 rules may do to rest if the country
GOP Gov. Greg Abbott is “gambling with the health of his state and beyond,” the newspaper's editorial board warned in a scathing column.
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Forced to melt snow for toilets, some Mississippi residents livid over city's neglect
"We can't bathe, we can't cook food, we can't wash dishes, we can't do laundry. It's tremendously difficult," one resident said.
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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 West African nation fa…
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Gov. Cuomo speaks amid sexual harassment allegations
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Texas becomes biggest state to lift mask mandate
Texas is lifting its mask mandate, Gov. Greg Abbott said Tuesday, making it the largest state to end an order intended to prevent the spread of the coronavirus that has killed …

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