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House moves toward OK of Dems’ sweeping social, climate bill
The 2,100-page bill would bolster child care assistance, create free preschool, curb seniors’ prescription drug costs and beef up efforts to slow climate change.
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Aurora, Colo., will pay a $15 million settlement over the death of Elijah McClain
The 23-year-old Black massage therapist died days after an encounter with police in August 2019.
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Rittenhouse jury deliberates for third day without a verdict
Two mistrial requests from the defense are hanging over the politically and racially fraught case.
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Rittenhouse jury to resume after fresh mistrial request
Judge Bruce Schroeder did not immediately rule on the request, which stemmed from the defense's assertion that it received an inferior copy of a potentially critical video.
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Steve Bannon pleads not guilty to contempt of Congress charges
The former Trump adviser was indicted last week on two counts of contempt of Congress for defying a congressional subpoena.
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How a right-wing provocateur is using race to reach Gen Z
For years, Charlie Kirk and his group, Turning Point USA, have built a following inflaming racial divides and stoking outrage.
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Officials release prisoner who was key in juvenile life debate
In 2012, the Supreme Court ruled in Miller v. Alabama that mandatory sentencing of life without parole for juvenile offenders was “cruel and unusual” punishment.
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House censures Rep. Gosar for violent video in rare rebuke
The resolution will also remove Gosar from his two House committees: Natural Resources and the Oversight and Reform panel on which Ocasio-Cortez also serves.
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Self-styled ‘QAnon shaman’ is sentenced to 41 months in Capitol riot
Jacob Chansley, the self-styled "QAnon shaman," was sentenced to 41 months for his role in the Jan. 6 riot after pleading guilty to obstruction.
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Coming off climate talks, U.S. to hold huge crude oil sale in Gulf
Under the yet-developed leases, companies could keep producing long past 2030, when scientists say the world needs to be well on the way to cutting greenhouse gas emissions.
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Boosters for all adults in U.S. closer with panel meeting set
The panel advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in setting vaccination recommendations for U.S. doctors and the general public.
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Biden signs $1T infrastructure bill with bipartisan audience
President Joe Biden has signed his $1 trillion infrastructure deal into law on the White House lawn, with a smattering of Republican lawmakers on hand.
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Tensions flare in Arbery death trial as Jesse Jackson visits
Rev. Sharpton led a prayer and spoke out against injustice during the noon break in the trial of three men charged with murder in Ahmaud Abery's shooting death.
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