Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., a key holdout vote on President Joe Biden's domestic agenda, chairs a hearing of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pivotal Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin appears to be on board with White House proposals for new taxes on billionaires and certain corporations to help pay for President Joe Biden’s scaled-back social services and climate change package.
All eyes on Garland after Bannon contempt vote
The decision on whether to prosecute former White House strategist Stephen Bannon for defying a congressional subpoena now rests solely with the Justice Department, which must wrestle with filing c…
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Race-blind redistricting? Democrats incredulous at GOP maps
After lawsuits alleging racial gerrymandering, Republicans drawing new legislative maps in Texas, Ohio and North Carolina this year say they won't use racial or partisan data in the process.
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Progressives’ optimism for large reforms dwindles
Progressives’ optimism for seismic social change has dwindled this week as lawmakers stare down a stagnant Congress and increasingly impatient White House. From voting rights and immigration r…
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To navigate legal quandaries, Biden leans on low-key counsel
White House counsel Dana Remus made a lasting impression on her colleagues with her calm during the chaotic time after last year’s election when Donald Trump challenged the legitimacy of Joe Biden’s victory.
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Six big off-year elections you might be missing
A pitched battle between former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D) and businessman Glenn Youngkin (R) promises to steal the headlines in November’s off-year elections, while a less competitive race …
thehill.comYellen says U.S. is not losing control of inflation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Sunday that the United States was not losing control of inflation, and that she expected inflation levels to return to normal by the second half of next year. Yellen, in an interview on CNN, said spending in President Joe...
Pelosi says Democrats plan to have 'agreement' on spending bill and vote on bipartisan infrastructure bill in the next week | CNN Politics
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Sunday Democrats are planning to have an “agreement” on a framework for President Joe Biden’s sweeping social safety net plan and a vote on the bipartisan infrastructure bill in the next week.
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Canada drops travel advisory
Canada has lifted its warning against nonessential foreign travel.The new guidance, which reverses an advisory from the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in Mar…
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Trump pick's messy personal life worries Senate Republicans desperate to hold on to Pennsylvania seat
Sean Parnell may have the backing of former President Donald Trump, but the Pennsylvania Republican also has significant personal baggage that is raising concerns about the GOP's ability to hold one of the most competitive Senate seats in the country next year.
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Biden carries Trump’s hard line toward Beijing to coming summits
As world leaders prepare to gather within days for major meetings in Rome and Scotland, the administration’s China strategy is being put to the test.
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EXPLAINER: Will lawmakers dig into Kristi Noem, appraisers?
South Dakota lawmakers are taking a look at a state agency that has been at the center of questions of whether Gov.
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Meghan McCain to Trump: ‘Thanks for the publicity’
Meghan McCain is responding to sharp criticism from former President Trump, who late last week reignited the feud with the prominent conservative family. “My first reaction was, R…
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‘An outrage against democracy’: JFK's nephews urge Biden to reveal assassination records
The president once more pushed back the scheduled release. But after 58 years, family members say the secrecy needs to end.
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Zalmay Khalilzad sticks by his Taliban deal, says the U.S. should have pressed President Ghani harder
Khalilzad made clear that the Doha Agreement was meant to be "conditions-based" rather than driven by a calendar date.
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McAuliffe, Abrams warn Virginians that commonwealth could look like Texas, Georgia with Youngkin win | CNN Politics
Stacey Abrams had a message for Democrats in Virginia on Sunday: If Republicans win on November 2, the commonwealth will begin looking a lot more like Georgia or Texas, two states that have seen years of Republican control.
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Colombia has captured one of the world's most wanted drug lords, Dairo Antonio Úsuga
Dairo Antonio Úsuga, better known by his alias Otoniel, is the alleged head of the much-feared Gulf Clan. President Iván Duque likened his arrest to the capture three decades ago of Pablo Escobar.
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Youngkin says McAuliffe is 'making up a candidate' to run against in razor-thin governor's race
Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe claimed that if his Republican challenger, Glenn Youngkin, wins the election on November 2, women's lives will be “at risk” and doctors will get “put in jail" because Youngkin will sign an abortion law similar to the Texas version...
Youngkin on Biden: This is 'what a failed presidency looks like'
Virginia Republican gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin told Fox News that President Biden has a “failed presidency" and that the “sun is setting” on the political career of his Democratic opponent, former Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe.
Judge rules public has 'right' to watch Ghislaine Maxwell trial jury selection
A judge rejected the request of Ghislaine Maxwell, former associate of Jeffrey Epstein, to exclude the public from the jury selection process for her trial.
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Free community college is out of Biden's plan, but a bigger Pell grant could still help cut costs | CNN Politics
President Joe Biden's plan to make tuition free at community colleges is unlikely to make it into the final bill to expand the nation's social safety net. But boosting the federal Pell grant is still on the table and could have a big impact for low-income students.
Jan. 6 committee chair: ‘No question’ Capitol riot was a premeditated attack
Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), the chairman of the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol, said Sunday there was “no question” that it was a premeditated attack.CBS…
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Former U.S. envoy to Afghanistan: ‘We all are unhappy’ with ‘ugly final phase’ of withdrawal
Former envoy Zalmay Khalilzad lamented what he described as the "ugly final phase" of the U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan in an interview on "Face the Nation,'' his first since he resigned.
Kyrsten Sinema Whacked by Democratic Congressman, Compared to Trump
Fox NewsCalifornia Democratic Congressman Ro Khanna ripped into Senator Kyrsten Sinema on Sunday morning, asking why his fellow Democrat in Congress keeps blocking the party’s major infrastructure bill—and slithering away from answering questions.“Why doesn’t she explain herself? I’ve never seen...
Biden's Child Tax Credit seems like it should be a political slam dunk, but it's getting scaled back anyway | CNN Politics
As government policy changes go, it’s hard to find one that helps millions of Americans as rapidly and directly as President Joe Biden’s expanded Child Tax Credit.
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Cardona is pushing for billions more for schools. But will federal control come with it?
Education Secretary Miguel Cardona thinks harnessing the positive energy of surviving 2020 — and adding federal funds — may be the way to solve long-standing problems.
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Biden on the sidelines of 'Striketober,' with economy in the balance
The president has said he supports the workers’ right to strike, but White House officials say he doesn’t plan to get involved in any of the labor disputes sweeping the country.
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Former Saudi official calls Mohammed bin Salman a "psychopath," says Saudi crown prince fears what he knows
Saad Aljabri was number two in Saudi intelligence until, he says, Mohammed bin Salman forced him out. Now, MBS is Saudi Arabia's crown prince, and Aljabri is in exile. Aljabri believes the crown prince wants him dead because of what he knows.
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Pelosi evasive when asked if she'll run for reelection
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi would not divulge on Sunday whether she plans to run for reelection.
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What Biden is keeping secret in the JFK files
The censored files may offer insights into Cold War covert ops, but don't expect a smoking gun about the assassination.
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Biden administration to allow private groups to sponsor Afghan evacuees
Under the new program, groups of at least five individuals could apply to become "sponsor circles" that would be responsible for resettling Afghan evacuees.
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GOP senator: Best thing Trump could do to help Republicans in 2022 is talk about future
Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) on Sunday said the best thing former President Trump could do to help the Republican Party take back a majority in Congress in the 2022 midterms is to “talk about …
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Ex-Saudi official claims damaging intel against crown prince
A former senior Saudi security official who helped oversee joint counter-terrorism efforts with the U.S. claims the kingdom’s crown prince once spoke of killing a sitting Saudi monarch before his own father was crowned king.
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First lady Jill Biden on Monday will visit the military base that's home to pilots and aircrews who helped conduct the airlift out of Kabul to thank the service members and their families for their support in ending the 20-year war in Afghanistan.Why it matters: When she stops at the crews' home...
Colombia to extradite Otoniel to the US as soon as possible
US offered $5m bounty for Dairo Antonio Usuga, who Colombia describes as the world’s most dangerous drug trafficker.
Roy Blunt: Trump should look ahead, not back
The Missouri Republican senator says Trump should talk about the future.
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Why Biden is flailing | CNN Politics
While the causes of Biden’s decline are numerous… perhaps the biggest one is that Americans believe there are big economic problems and that Biden isn’t focused nearly enough on them.
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Get up to speed: How the spending bill would change your life | CNN Politics
Before the policy revolution comes the political drama.
How Tunisia reached financial meltdown
More than the loss of democracy, Tunisia faces its worse financial crisis ever.
POLITICO Playbook: McAuliffe and Youngkin put their cards on the table
And Chuck Schumer and Joe Manchin go to Delaware for a chat with President Joe Biden.
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Record-breaking storm douses drought-stricken California
Across Northern California, crews worked to clear streets of toppled trees and branches and to clean gutters clogged by debris carried by rainwater from a massive storm that caused flooding and rock slides, and knocked out power to hundreds of thousands.
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Buffalo's India Walton won the Democratic primary for mayor. Now she has to defeat incumbent Byron Brown -- again | CNN Politics
On paper, India Walton is a shoo-in to become Buffalo’s next mayor. The Democratic nominee, who defeated incumbent Mayor Byron Brown in a June primary, is the only name on the general election ballot for the city’s top job.
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Drought-stricken California pounded by massive storm
A powerful storm barreled toward Southern California after flooding highways, toppling trees, cutting power to 380,000 utility customers and causing mud flows in areas burned bare by recent fires across the northern part of the state
Bipartisan legislators demand answers from Fauci on ‘cruel’ puppy experiments
“Our investigators show that Fauci’s NIH division shipped part of a $375,800 grant to a lab in Tunisia to drug beagles and lock their heads in mesh cages filled with hungry sand flies so that…
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GREAT FALLS, Mont. — In the summer of 2020, as pandemic shutdowns closed businesses and racial justice protests erupted on U.S. streets, Rae Grulkowski, a 56-year-old businesswoman who had never been involved in politics but was alarmed about what was happening to the country, found a way to...
Orthodox patriarch hospitalized at start of 12-day US visit
Greek Orthodox officials say the spiritual leader of the world’s 200 million Eastern Orthodox Christians has been hospitalized in Washington on the first full day of a planned 12-day U.S. visit and will stay overnight.
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Ex-Saudi official says he was targeted by a hit team after fleeing to Canada
A former official in the Saudi Arabian government said in a new interview that he was targeted by a hit team after fleeing to Canada following the 2017 takeover by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.…
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US urges North Korea to stop missile tests and return to talks
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A senior U.S. diplomat on Sunday urged North Korea to refrain from additional missile tests and resume nuclear diplomacy, days after the North fired off its first underwater-launched ballistic missile in two years.
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White House makes massive change to resettlement program to help Afghan refugees | CNN Politics
The Biden administration is taking an unprecedented step to resettle the 55,600 Afghan evacuees from the US military bases where they’ve been living for weeks and into permanent homes. The move marks the biggest change to the resettlement program since 1980, when the modern-day infrastructure...
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Obama decries GOP's 'meanness' while campaigning for McAuliffe in Va.
The former president criticized Republican gubernatorial hopeful Glenn Youngkin for indulging in 2020 election conspiracies.
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Facebook dithered in curbing divisive user content in India
NEW DELHI, India (AP) — Facebook in India has been selective in curbing hate speech, misinformation and inflammatory posts, particularly anti-Muslim content, according to leaked documents obtained by The Associated Press, even as its own employees cast doubt over the company’s motivations and intere
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Yellen expects inflation to return to normal levels next year
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Sunday that she anticipates inflation rates will return to normal in the second half of 2022. “When do you expect inflation to get back to th…
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Philadelphia students 'scared to go to school' as gun violence escalates
Students are running on high stress as Philadelphia's extreme gun violence inside and outside schools continues.
Yellen expects inflation to linger, then ease later in 2022
The most recent Consumer Price Index showed prices have gone up 5.4 percent in the past 12 months.
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U.N. nuke watchdog chief says monitoring of Iran is no longer 'intact.'
New hardline government's refusal to communicate or allow access to key site is worrisome, Grossi says.
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Biden to meet Pope Francis amid some rifts with US bishops
There’s an intriguing subplot to President Joe Biden’s meeting with Pope Francis this coming Friday at the Vatican.
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Pelosi on spending bill: ‘I think we are pretty much there now’
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) indicated on Sunday that Democrats would reach an agreement this week on President Biden’s social spending bill.”We have 90 percent of the bill agre…
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Dems look to keep tax on billionaires in spending bill
Top Democrats said on Sunday they are eyeing a tax on billionaires to help fund the party’s multi-trillion dollar reconciliation bill, which lawmakers on Capitol Hill hope to a…
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Supply chain problems forcing small businesses to change how they operate
The current supply chain shortage has taken a toll on small businesses that rely on imported materials.
Taiwan taps on United Nations’ door, 50 years after departure
Some countries seem more willing to engage Taiwan, but that does not mean the island is about to come in from the cold.
Italian flight attendants strip clothing to protest job conditions
Italian flight attendants are stripping their clothes away to protest layoffs and decreases in pay amid the launch of Italy's new airline.
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How the Rise of the ‘Softboy’ Fueled the Culture Wars
In a pop world ruled by Harry Styles, some hard rockers are going Trumpy.
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Bloody weekend in Chicago sees 25 shot, three dead: police
Chicago saw yet another deadly weekend following a summer similarly riddled with gun violence.
Georgia Dems wait with fear and angst for help from D.C.
Democrats in the Peach State are trying to beat back voting laws that Republicans passed. But they’re exhausted. And looking for help.
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French sexual abuse victims denounce police mistreatment
PARIS (AP) — One rape victim was asked by Paris police what she wore that day, and why she didn't struggle more. Another woman was forced to fondle herself to demonstrate a sexual assault to a skeptical police officer.
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Heat-loving bacteria kill thousands of Washington salmon
An estimated 2,500 Chinook salmon died before they could reach their spawning grounds in Whatcom County in September.
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How an Oregon battle between human and nature inspired Frank Herbert’s ‘Dune’
The Siuslaw Public Library is home to an archive of the reference materials Herbert used to write his science fiction epic
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'There could be still hundreds of Americans' in Afghanistan, former U.S. envoy says
Zalmay Khalilzad, the former lead negotiator of America's withdrawal from Afghanistan, spoke publicly for the first time since his resignation.
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‘Lost a great sportsman’: Ecuador’s Olympic sprinter shot dead
Officials mourn Quinonez’s murder which comes as violence spiked dramatically in Ecuador in recent months.
'Rust' assistant director had a history of unsafe practices, prop maker says
"Sets were almost always allowed to become increasingly claustrophobic, no established fire lanes, exits blocked," prop maker Maggie Goll said.
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2,000 migrants continue walk through southern Mexico
A group of about 2,000 mainly Central American migrants are continuing their mass trek from the southern Mexico city of Tapachula, reaching a town about 16 miles (26 kilometers) away
What to know about the Japanese royal family as Princess Mako prepares to bow out
Japan's continuous hereditary monarchy is believed to be the world's oldest. Princess Mako is planning to bow out.
Twitter suspends GOP Rep. Banks for misgendering trans health official
Rep. Jim Banks (R-Ind.) said Saturday that his official Twitter account had been suspended over a post he made about Department of Health and Human Services assistant secretary for health Rachel Le…
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‘Kill them all, don’t spare anyone’: A massacre in Burkina Faso
As violence increases across the country, a survivor of an attack in Solhan gives a harrowing account of the bloodshed.
Trial of Charlottesville ‘Unite the Right’ rally organizers set to start
A civil trial will begin on Monday to determine whether the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Va. was part of a conspiracy to engage in racially motivated violence, …
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16 rescued from burning container ship off coast of Canada
Some of the containers contained hazardous material.
As 'Striketober' momentum builds, what's behind the recent spate of worker strikes?
"A lot of these workers have been on the front line of a global pandemic for the past 19 months and were touted as heroes, which has given them lots of leverage,” said one labor expert.
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Husband of charity worker held in Iran goes on hunger strike
Richard Ratcliffe is staging a second hunger strike to pressure the UK government into taking action to free his wife.
California faces flash flood watches amid ‘Bomb Cyclone’ and ‘Atmospheric River’
A “bomb cyclone” and an “atmospheric river” brought more than half a foot of rain when they slammed California’s Bay Area on Sunday. The region also received warnings of h…
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‘Sinned in normalising’: Iran leader blasts Arab-Israel deals
Khamenei says some governments ‘made big errors’ and ‘sinned in normalising’ relations with Israel.
Facebook whistleblower: shareholders would oust Zuckerberg if they could
Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen told the Observer in an interview published on Saturday that she believed the social media company’s shareholders would seek differen…
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Israel to build 1,300 settlement units in occupied West Bank
Palestinian PM Shtayyeh urged nations to confront Israel on settlement policy, which is illegal under international law.
Understaffed state psychiatric facilities leave mental health patients in limbo
The pandemic has so strained already tight state psychiatric facilities in Georgia, Virginia, Texas and elsewhere that they struggle to admit new patients.
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The tongue-eating louse does exactly what its name suggests
It's the stuff of nightmares, or science fiction: a parasite that wants to get inside an animal's mouth, where it attacks — and replaces — the tongue.
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Trump subpoena? Capitol riot panel chairman says 'nobody's off-limits'
The chairman of the House Jan. 6 Select Committee would not rule out subpoenaing former President Donald Trump as part of its investigation into the Capitol riot.
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One bipartisan remedy to the wave of anti-LGBTQ legislative attacks? passing the Equality Act
The Equality Act is an affirmation of our values as a nation, and a tangible — and urgently needed — measure that will improve the lives of LGBTQ people. The Senate cannot delay a moment longer — i…
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Thousands of migrants set off from city in southern Mexico
Migrants walked along a highway leading west and north towards the US border, before stopping to rest for the night.
Mom released after 3 children found in Texas apartment with skeletal remains
A 15-year-old boy reported the body of his 9-year-old brother was in the room next to his, the Harris County Sheriff's Office said. The child had been dead for a year, he told authorities.
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Michael Jordan's 1984 Nike Air Ships sell for record $1.5 million
The 1984 Nike Are Ships are Jordan’s earliest known regular season game-worn Nikes.
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Canada: Evacuations as ship spews toxic gas off coast
The Zim Kingston ship is burning but officials said there is no safety risk to people on land.
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FBI incompetence let Anwar al Awlaki slip away, say retired investigators
More than 20 years after 9/11, two key investigators who made the case their lives’ work have revealed they are still haunted by the fact that the FBI let the terrorists’ spiritual adviser slip away, only to inspire more deadly attacks in the name of Islam.
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Florida tries to lure ships waiting at backlogged California ports
Florida is encouraging ships to ditch backed-up ports on the West Coast and head its way.
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James Michael Tyler, who played Gunther on 'Friends,' dies at 59
Tyler was the most frequently recurring guest star over the 10-year run of Friends, playing the shy barista Gunther.
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This is what climate change will look like in D.C.
Pentagon employees would have a new boat-to-work option, while tourists on the National Mall would be able to see the monuments by kayak.
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12 superheroes who came out in 2021
LGBTQ representation among comic book characters has exploded in recent years, but in 2021 it went supernova — both on the page and the screen.
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Transcript: Rep. Bennie Thompson on "Face the Nation", October 24, 2021
The following is a transcript of an interview with Congressman Bennie Thompson that aired Sunday, October 24, 2021, on "Face the Nation."
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Transcript: Gita Gopinath on "Face the Nation," October 24, 2021
The following is a transcript of an interview with Gita Gopinath, Chief Economist of the International Monetary Fund, that aired Sunday, October 24 2021, on "Face the Nation."
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Woman injured after man drives into anti-vaccination mandate protest
A man was alleged to have argued with protesters, gotten into his vehicle and rammed into the group on the sidewalk.
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DeSantis eyes $5,000 bonus for unvaccinated police to relocate to Florida
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) said Sunday that he is looking to enact legislation that would provide a $5,000 bonus to police officers to relocate to the Sunshine State where they ca…
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Gottlieb says kids could start getting COVID-19 vaccine as soon as November 4 or 5
Gottlieb said the Biden administration is making the effort to push the vaccine directly into pediatricians' offices.
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Wuhan research theory 'molecularly impossible': Fauci
Dr. Anthony Fauci appeared on ABC's "This Week" Sunday.
Arkansas governor says mandates are increasing vaccine hesitancy
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) said on Sunday mandates are increasing hesitancy surrounding COVID-19 vaccines. “The resistance is hard in some areas and part of it is b…
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COVID cases in Eastern Europe surpass 20m as outbreak worsens
Three of the top five countries reporting the most deaths in the world – Russia, Ukraine and Romania – are in region.
Ed Sheeran has COVID, will do performances from home
British pop star Ed Sheeran says he's tested positive for COVID-19 and will do interviews and performances from his house while he self-isolates
How did California go from the epicenter of the US pandemic to the lowest statewide transmission rate?
The state has some of the strictest vaccine mandates and masking policies.
China to start vaccinating children to age 3 as cases spread
Several Chinese provinces and cities say they'll start giving COVID-19 vaccines to children as young as 3 after already fully vaccinating 76% of the population
Covid: Labour calls for Plan B measures in England
But the chancellor says the data does not suggest "immediately" moving to government's back-up plan.
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Florida's top doctor refuses mask, is told to leave meeting
Florida's top health official was asked to leave a meeting after refusing to wear a mask at the office of a state senator who told him she had a serious medical condition.
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Protesters supporting Kyrie Irving’s vaccine refusal swarm Barclays center
Anti-vaccine protestors swarmed the Barclays Center in New York City in support of Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving’s refusal to be vaccinated, NBC affiliate WNBC reported. Videos surfaced…
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Top Florida health official asked to leave meeting with lawmaker for refusing to wear mask
A top health official in Florida was asked to leave a meeting with a state senator after refusing to wear a mask after the lawmaker asked him to do so due to having a serious medical condition.Acco…
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#ArrestFauci trends on Twitter as doctor faces criticism for controversial virus research, testing on dogs
The phrase #ArrestFauci was trending on Twitter Sunday afternoon in response to testing on dogs and multiple other controversies surrounding Dr. Anthony Fauci.
Transcript: Dr. Scott Gottlieb on "Face the Nation", October 24, 2021
The following is a transcript of an interview with former FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb on Sunday, October 24, 2021.
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Covid: Protect schools from anti-vax protests - Starmer
Councils should be able to use exclusion zones to stop the protests outside schools, Labour says.
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