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When Rep. Joe Neguse delivered his closing remarks in February at the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump, he expressed concern about the direction of a nation that weeks earlier witnessed a homegrown attack in its capital.
Rittenhouse acquittal tightens the political vise for Biden
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — A difficult political atmosphere for President Joe Biden may have become even more treacherous with the acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse. Biden was already facing sliding poll numbers with an electorate worn down by the coronavirus pandemic and increasing inflation.
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Schumer-McConnell dial down the debt ceiling drama
Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) are dialing down the drama as they try to find an escape hatch from another high-stakes fight…
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Senior Pentagon official warns the US military is 'not ready' for climate change | CNN Politics
A senior Pentagon official warned the US military is "not ready" to handle climate change, a national security issue that touches nearly every aspect of Defense Department planning.
Top US admiral warns about China threat at Halifax forum
The head of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command says the U.S. and its allies need to operate with a greater sense of urgency amid rising tensions and China’s increasingly assertive military actions
Fact-checking false claims from Minority leader Kevin McCarthy's marathon House speech
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy gave the longest House floor speech in US history on Thursday night and Friday morning -- an 8-hour, 32-minute address that delayed the passage of a $1.9 trillion Democratic bill to expand the social safety net and fight the climate crisis.
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US seeks balance as fears grow Russia may invade Ukraine
The buildup of Russian troops near Ukraine has left U.S. officials perplexed
'More Bubbas, no Black pastors': Attorney for man accused of killing Arbery decried as racist
Kevin Gough has been condemned for trying to have Black pastors thrown out of the courtroom, complaining that the jury didn't include enough "Bubbas or Joe six-packs" and for equating Black faith leaders with Klansmen.
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Concern grows for tennis player who accused Chinese official of sexual assault
The apparent disappearance of Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai has attracted the attention of the United Nations, Serena Williams, members of the U.S. Congress, and other international, high-profile individuals.
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Jan. 6 panel may see leverage from Bannon prosecution
The Department of Justice’s (DOJ) decision to prosecute Stephen Bannon for defying a congressional subpoena could give needed leverage to the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the …
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U.S. ‘not as advanced’ as China and Russia on hypersonic tech, Space Force general warns
While the Pentagon has pushed the development of new hypersonic missiles, the Army isn’t slated to field its first missile until 2024.
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Atlanta airport checkpoint chaos: Man grabs gun, it goes off
ATLANTA (AP) — A passenger awaiting a search at the Atlanta airport's main security checkpoint reached in his bag and grabbed a firearm, and it went off, causing chaos among travelers and prompting a temporary FAA ground stop on flights Saturday afternoon, officials said.
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Build Back Better vote eases Democratic tensions, raises McCarthy’s profile
Progressives, centrists and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy all scored victories with Friday's vote.
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GoFundMe reverses ban on Kyle Rittenhouse fundraisers after acquittal
GoFundMe is once again allowing fundraising for Kyle Rittenhouse's legal fees after the platform removed his campaigns for violating its policy against aiding people accused of violent crimes.
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Rittenhouse acquittal sparks protests in cities across the US
The acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse, the teenager who fatally shot two protesters and injured another last year, sparked protests in cities across the United States this weekend.In Chicago, civil rig…
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These boosts will put more money in people's pockets regardless of what Congress does | CNN Politics
Tens of millions of people will see more money in their pockets thanks to increases in Social Security benefits, minimum wage and food stamps.
Time's Up fires staff after its CEO, chair admitted advising Andrew Cuomo during sex scandal
Time’s Up announced a “major reset” Friday, claiming the women's rights organization would be “rebuilt from the ground up."
Trailblazing Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson to retire from Congress after serving nearly 30 years | CNN Politics
Democratic Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas announced her retirement Saturday afternoon after serving nearly 30 years in Congress, according to a statement from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
Senators: US allies concerned Senate won’t pass annual defense bill
A bipartisan group of senators said on Saturday that U.S. allies were worried lawmakers would not be able to pass its annual defense policy bill before the end of the year for the first t…
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Top GOP senator slams Republican blockade on diplomatic nominees
With more than 50 foreign-policy nominations stalling on the Senate floor, Idaho Sen. Jim Risch said he has been “as energetic as I can about getting these [nominations] through” the upper chamber.
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Fox says it did not pay for Rittenhouse film and interview
NEW YORK (AP) — A Fox News executive said Saturday the network did not pay Kyle Rittenhouse's family for any special access during Rittenhouse's murder trial or after his acquittal, after it was announced that he would speak to Tucker Carlson for an interview to air on Monday.
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Conflict over abortion laws won't abate if Roe v. Wade falls
On both sides of America’s abortion debate, activists are convinced that Roe v. Wade — the 1973 Supreme Court ruling establishing a nationwide right to abortion — is imperiled as never before. Yet no matter how the current conservative-dominated court handles pending high-profile abortion cases...
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Kyle Rittenhouse case: Why it so divides the US
Few US trials in recent years have generated such debate and acrimony. Why this one?
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Missing Chinese tennis star appears at Beijing event
Photos and videos posted online show Peng Shuai watching a tennis match in Beijing.
Afghan families sell daughters into marriage as economy collapses
“He will just take her hand and take her away from me,” one father said of his 8-year-old. “He will take her away and say, ‘She’s ours now.’”
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Republican primaries fill up as GOP eyes big gains
Crowded Republican primaries for Senate are growing more crowded by the day as ambitious conservatives move to seize political opportunity as the party’s 2022 prospects soar amid President Joe Biden’s struggles.
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Officials identify convicted felon as suspect in accidental firearm discharge at Atlanta airport
Officials on Saturday evening identified a convicted felon as the suspect behind an accidental firearm discharge that occurred earlier that day at an Atlanta airport.The suspect was identified as K…
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POLITICO Playbook: Rittenhouse verdict pushes BBB out of the headlines
And President Joe Biden is deemed “fit for duty.”
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Tennis players take on Communist Party: Where is Peng Shuai?
Some of the world's most famous tennis players, distraught by the disappearance of colleague Peng Shuai, are challenging China's Communist Party to get answers. So far it's a standoff with little visible impact as tennis greats like Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal — joined by tennis governing...
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Texas Democrat Rep. Johnson will retire ahead of 2022 midterms
Texas Democratic Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson says she will retire before the 2022 midterms ending a career in Congress that lasted almost 30 years.
Jan. 6 committee member: Many of 200+ witnesses are ex-Trump admin staff who voluntarily came forward | CNN Politics
A member of the House select committee investigating the January 6 attack told CNN Saturday many of the more than 200 witnesses they have interviewed are former officials from the Trump administration who came forward voluntarily.
Peng Shuai: Video claims to show Chinese tennis player at tournament
A state media video claims to show her as a guest at a tournament, amid concerns for her wellbeing.
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Trump tells Navarro to ‘protect executive privilege’ in House COVID-19 probe
Former President Trump said Saturday in a statement that he is telling former aide Peter Navarro to “protect executive privilege” amid a House probe into the federal government’s response to t…
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Ex-girlfriend who reported bomber ID files suit over reward
The ex-girlfriend of the man who detonated an explosive in downtown Nashville last Christmas has filed a lawsuit saying she should receive $284,000 in rewards offered after the blast
Hunter Biden's firm helped Chinese company purchase rich cobalt mine in $3.8 billion deal: report
An investment firm that counts Hunter Biden among its founders helped a Chinese company purchase one of the world’s most lucrative cobalt mines from an American company, according to a report by The New York Times.
Hamas gunman kills 1 before Israeli police shoot him dead
JERUSALEM (AP) — A Hamas militant on Sunday opened fire in Jerusalem's Old City, killing one Israeli and wounding four others before he was fatally shot by Israeli police. It was not immediately clear whether Hamas, an Islamic militant group sworn to Israel's destruction, had ordered the attack...
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Statistically, Democrats and Republicans hate each other more than ever | CNN Politics
The Gosar episode is part of a larger trend in American politics of tribalism and one side seeing the other as the enemy. The percentage of Americans who strongly dislike the opposition party has gone up by about 400% in just the last two decades.
El Salvador to build first ‘Bitcoin City’ backed by BTC bonds
Many Salvadorans are sceptical about Bitcoin and its bumpy introduction has fuelled protests against the government.
Apple affirms employee right to discuss working conditions and pay
Apple, which has 80,000 workers spread across all 50 states, affirmed its employees’ right to discuss pay and working conditions, according to an internal memo distributed by the te…
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Oregon State Police seize 250 tons of illegal marijuana
Police in Oregon say they have seized 250 tons of illegal marijuana from several industrial warehouses in White City
China reduces ties with Lithuania in Taiwan spat
BEIJING (AP) — China reduced the level of its diplomatic relations with Lithuania to below ambassador level Sunday in retaliation for the Baltic nation allowing Taiwan, the island democracy claimed by Beijing as part of its territory, to open a representative office.
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Man fatally shot by police after call from N. Carolina home
Authorities say a police officer in North Carolina shot and killed a man after responding to a caller’s report that somebody was trying to enter a home
Key Democrat unlikely to budge on filibuster reform - Washington Post
Democratic U.S. Senator Kyrsten Sinema, a key centrist who is often a holdout on major elements of President Joe Biden's agenda, reiterated she does not support modifying or eliminating the filibuster to ease the passage of voting rights legislation, she said in an interview with the Washington...
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Far-right lawmaker, ex-protester to meet in Chilean runoff
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Two onetime outsiders hailing from opposite extremes of the political spectrum received the most votes Sunday in Chile’s presidential election but failed to garner enough support for an outright win, setting up a polarizing runoff in the region’s most advanced economy.
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Covid: Sajid Javid orders review of medical device racial bias
The health secretary responds to research suggesting oximeters work less well for darker-skinned people.
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A rural hospital closed its obstetrics unit, hitting the most vulnerable the hardest
Similar moves around the country put thousands of low-income pregnant women and pregnant women in communities of color at risk, experts say.
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Venezuela votes in regional election under international eye
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Under the scrutiny of international observers, Venezuelans cast ballots for thousands of local races in elections that for the first time in four years included major opposition participation, a move that divided the already fractured bloc adversarial to President...
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Sudan military leaders reinstate deposed prime minister
CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s deposed prime minister signed a deal with the military on Sunday that will see him reinstated, almost a month after a military coup put him under house arrest. A key pro-democracy group that has mobilized dozens of protests had dismissed the deal as “a form of betrayal."
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Photos of missing Chinese tennis star posted online
BEIJING (AP) — An employee of Chinese state TV has posted photos of missing tennis star Peng Shuai online in a new effort to dispel concern about her disappearance after she accused a senior leader of sexual assault.
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Killer eludes police for 31 years – how did one woman find him in two hours?
Another woman's search to discover her roots leads to a shocking discovery: a killer in her family tree.
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Gerrymandering: How it's being exposed and how it affects your state | CNN Politics
Politicians are drawing congressional and state legislative maps to their advantage. Gerrymandering, along with restricting access to the ballot box, have emerged as the major challenges to US democracy. Here's what this will all mean in the coming years.
France to send special forces to Guadeloupe after looting, arson
Deployment comes after an overnight curfew failed to quell violent protests against COVID-19 curbs.
Qatar’s migrant workers have faced exploitation and servitude. Now they're fighting for change.
Next year's men's soccer World Cup is shining a light on migrant deaths and human rights challenges for the vast migrant workforce in the region.
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UN peacekeepers face greater threats from complex conflicts
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The more than 87,000 personnel in U.N. peacekeeping missions are confronting greater threats today because conflicts have become more complex and are driven by an increasing number of factors ranging from ethnic tensions and the impact of organized crime to illegal...
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Subdivision's social posts reflected fear before Arbery shot
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — Months before Ahmaud Arbery was killed, shooter Travis McMichael wrote a simple, chilling response to a Facebook post about a suspected car burglary in his Georgia neighborhood: “Arm up.”
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Canada finds 4th body after British Columbia mudslide
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — The British Columbia Coroners Service has confirmed the discovery of three more bodies near the village of Pemberton, bringing to four the number of people who died in a landslide caused by heavy rains that swept vehicles off the road.
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5 Georgia officers indicted on murder charges in festivalgoer's death
Fernando Rodriguez, 24, was walking nude on a road near Atlanta Motor Speedway in 2019 when officers confronted him.
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Exit polls: Bulgarian president wins apparent reelection
Exit polls in Bulgaria suggest that incumbent Rumen Radev is the apparent winner in the country’s presidential runoff
Malaysian PM's party wins landslide victory in state polls
MALACCA, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob’s Malay party won a landslide victory in a state election Saturday, defeating its allies in the ruling coalition as well as the opposition ahead of national polls.
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Indigenous groups say Big Oil’s pollution threatens their existence in Canadian forest
The companies’ energy-hungry extraction of the tar sands in Alberta has made the oil and gas sector Canada’s largest source of greenhouse gas emissions.
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Young progressives warn that Democrats could have a youth voter problem in 2022 | CNN Politics
With less than one year until the 2022 midterm elections, young voters -- who turned out in high numbers for President Joe Biden in 2020 -- warn that if the Biden administration and congressional Democrats don't act now on issues important to young progressives, they could risk alienating the...
AOC mocked McCarthy's speech from House cloakroom prior to social-spending vote: 'Communicating so little'
While U.S. Rep. Kevin McCarthy was on the House floor last week, delivering a more than eight-hour marathon speech against the spending agenda of President Biden and the Democrats, one political opponent spent at least part of that time sequestered inside the House cloakroom.
'SNL' has Judge Jeanine go over the Kyle Rittenhouse verdict and a chat with Donald Trump
There was a lot of news to cover from this week, and "Saturday Night Live" had its Judge Jeanine take it all on.
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Biden Dept. of Interior moves to remove 'derogatory' names from federal lands
The Biden administration has begun the process of replacing the names of some of the nation’s federal lands that have been deemed “derogatory.”
Oil sheen reported in California near October spill no longer visible, officials say
Officials are trying to determine if the sheen reported off Huntington Beach was related to an oil processing platform connected to the spill.
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CVS had every advantage, but it lost the pandemic. Here's what happened
CVS' announcement Thursday that it will close 900 stores over the next three years — around 10% of its pharmacies — may have caught some shoppers off guard.
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Dozens of looters rush California Nordstrom store
An employee was pepper-sprayed and two others were punched and kicked, police said.
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She died from a snakebite. But the real killer was her husband | CNN
Uthra's mother found her daughter lying motionless in bed at the family home, her left arm dotted with blood.
‘An invisible hazard’: Warming cities hire chief heat officers to tackle growing threat
Los Angeles joins Phoenix and Miami-Dade County in Florida in creating roles to center the risks of extreme heat.
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Should you get a booster shot? Experts say it's time
The question has been hotly debated for months but over the last week, a larger pro-booster consensus has formed.
Ukraine's doctors pushed to the limit by COVID-19 wave
Ukraine is setting records almost every day for coronavirus infections and deaths
Protests erupt over virus rules in Austria, Italy, Croatia
VIENNA (AP) — Tens of thousands of protesters, many from far-right groups, marched through Vienna on Saturday after the Austrian government announced a nationwide lockdown beginning Monday to contain skyrocketing coronavirus infections.
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New hurdle for COVID-19 home testing -- the holiday season
WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions more home tests for COVID-19 are hitting store shelves, but will there be enough for Americans hoping to screen themselves before holiday gatherings? Gone are last year's long lines to get tested, thanks to nearly a year of vaccinations, increased testing supplies and...
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Relatives of virus dead question Japan's stay-at-home policy
Two women whose relatives died from the coronavirus at home are questioning the Japanese government's policy of having some infected people recuperate in their own homes
Colorado loosens restrictions on antibody treatment, holds off on mask mandate
Colorado announced on Friday it will be loosening its restrictions on antibody treatment amid rising cases in the state but did not implement a mask mandate.Colorado has largely avoided a statewide…
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COVID protests in Netherlands turn violent for a second night
Rioters in The Hague pelt police with stones and fireworks as protests over COVID measures continue.
Welcoming family into your home for Thanksgiving? Here's how to keep COVID out
Intergenerational indoor gatherings, a.k.a, Thanksgiving dinner, still pose a COVID risk to older adults and the immunocompromised. Here's how to keep everyone safe.
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US COVID-19 deaths in 2021 surpass last year’s toll
The United States passed yet another sobering milestone in the COVID-19 pandemic as the number of 2021 coronavirus deaths surpassed the 2020 total.According to the latest available data f…
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COVID-19 updates: Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico leading nation in cases
As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5.1 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 771,000 Americans.
Dutch police arrest 7 amid unrest in The Hague
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Police arrested seven rioters in The Hague on Saturday night after youths set fires in the streets and threw fireworks at officers. The unrest came a day after police opened fire on protesters in Rotterdam amid what the port city's mayor called “an orgy of violence”...
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Should schools require the COVID vaccine? Many experts say it's too soon
School vaccine mandates have been around for two centuries, but they've always brought pushback.
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