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Kim Davis, the county clerk for Rowan County in Kentucky, works with the county election board on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018, in Morehead, Ky. (AP Photo/John Flavell)

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Longtime NFL journalist John Clayton dies at age 67

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3 cosmonauts arrive at space station in yellow and blue

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People gather in a vantage point that overlooks the city of Lviv, western Ukraine, Saturday, March 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Politics & Policy

Russians push deeper into Mariupol as locals plead for help

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Politics & Policy

4 US Marines die in NATO drill when Osprey crashes in Norway

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Politics & Policy

House passes bill to prohibit discrimination based on hair

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Courts & Law

U.S. demands Russia allow access to detained Brittney Griner

Griner is accused of bringing vape cartridges into Russia containing an oil derived from cannabis.

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In this image provided by the White House, President Joe Biden meets virtually from the Situation Room at the White House with China’s Xi Jinping, Friday, March 18, 2022, in Washington

Politics & Policy

In video call, Biden presses China’s Xi on Russia support

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Community

Putin appears at big rally as troops press attack in Ukraine

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Moderna seeks FDA authorization for 4th dose of COVID shot

The request Thursday is broader than rival pharmaceutical company Pfizer’s request earlier this week for the regulator to approve a booster shot for all seniors.

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