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Sixers’ Joel Embiid earns 5th straight NBA All-Star starter spot
Embiid holds the longest streak by a 76ers player since Allen Iverson was chosen seven straight times.
5 years ago
Biden team promises new approach to extremism, but critics see old patterns
Biden's new Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships aims to stop radicalization before it starts. But critics say it's a repackaging of failed strategies.
5 years ago
COVID risk can mean something very different for people who are immunocompromised
The roughly 7 million Americans who are immunocompromised — including many people with disabilities — live with a much higher risk of COVID, and near-constant vigilance.
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Pelosi is running for reelection but is silent on a bid to retain her leadership post
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., who's 81, did not say whether she will stick by a pledge she made in 2018 to limit her tenure in elected leadership.
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Starting in 2024, U.S. students will take the SAT entirely online
The College Board, the organization behind the test, also announced that the exam will shrink from three hours to two, and students will be able to use a calculator for math.
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Jan. 6 panel is investigating a Trump administration plan to seize voting machines
Rep. Bennie Thompson of Mississippi confirmed that an executive order was drafted for Trump to sign that would have used the military to seize machines in battleground states.
5 years ago
Last straw: Fed-up Arizona Democrats censure Sen. Sinema
Sinema is growing increasingly isolated from some of her party’s most influential officials and donors after helping to scuttle voting rights legislation
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Attorney General Garland pledges a comprehensive response to violent crime
The federal government will stand "shoulder to shoulder" with communities working to fight gun violence, Merrick Garland tells a meeting of U.S. mayors.
5 years ago
Anti-abortion protesters optimistic at March for Life in DC
Thousands of anti-abortion protesters marched in the nation’s capital with a growing sense of optimism about the prospects this year of a sweeping rollback of abortion rights.
5 years ago
Federal court blocks Biden’s vaccine mandate for federal workers
A federal judge in Texas has blocked President Biden's vaccine mandate for federal workers nationwide. The requirement had been in place since November.
5 years ago
Booster shots needed against omicron, CDC studies show
Three new U.S. studies offer more evidence that the COVID-19 vaccines are standing up to the omicron variant, at least among people who have gotten booster shots.
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