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House sends debt limit hike to Biden, staving off default

By Kevin Freking Associated Press WASHINGTON — Members of the House on Tuesday pushed through a short-term increase ...

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FDA authorizes first e-cigarette, cites benefit for smokers

By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time, the Food and Drug Administration ...

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Texas clinics cancel abortions after court reinstates ban

By Paul J. Weber Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas — Texas clinics on Saturday canceled appointments they had booked ...

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Boosters, employer mandates drive increase in COVID-19 vaccines

By JOHN SEEWER Associated Press The number of Americans getting COVID-19 vaccines has steadily increased to a three-month ...

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Nobel Peace Prize awarded to journalists in Philippines, Russia

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV, KIKO ROSARIO and VANESSA GERA Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Journalists Maria Ressa of the ...

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Senate dodges debt disaster by voting to extend borrowing

By KEVIN FREKING, ALAN FRAM and ALEXANDRA JAFFE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate dodged a U.S. ...

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Ship’s anchor may have snagged oil pipeline, caused spill 

By STEFANIE DAZIO, MATTHEW BROWN and BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Evidence emerged Tuesday ...

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Crews race to limit damage from major California oil spill

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Crews on the water and on shore worked feverishly Sunday to limit environmental ...

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Ex-Facebook manager alleges social network fed Capitol riot

NEW YORK (AP) — A data scientist who was revealed Sunday as a Facebook whistleblower says the social ...

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COVID-19 deaths eclipse 700,000 in US as delta variant rages

By Tammy Webber and Heather Hollingsworth Associated Press It’s a milestone that by all accounts didn’t have to ...

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Daimler’s truck division spun off from parent company

By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Shareholders in Daimler AG, maker of Mercedes-Benz luxury ...

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US hits 700,000 COVID deaths just as cases begin to fall

By AMY FORLITI and CARLA K. JOHNSON Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The United States reached its latest ...

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On fourth anniversary of Las Vegas massacre, survivors urge others to ‘be there for each other’

By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — People who are healing and some still struggling gathered ...

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Vote delayed as Democrats struggle to save Biden’s $3.5T bill

By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite a long night of frantic negotiations, Democrats were ...

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Bill to avert government shutdown passes; Biden signs it

By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — With only hours to spare, President Joe Biden on Thursday ...

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Biden can’t budge fellow Dems with big overhaul at stake

By Lisa Mascaro and Alan Fram Associated Press WASHINGTON — His government overhaul plans at stake, President Joe ...

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Big pressure on Biden, Dems to trim $3.5T federal overhaul

By Lisa Mascaro and Alan Fram Associated Press WASHINGTON — Pressure mounting, President Joe Biden and Democrats in ...

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GOP blocks bill to keep government going; new try ahead

By Lisa Mascaro And Zeke Miller Associated Press WASHINGTON — Republican senators blocked a bill Monday night to ...

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California to mail every voter a ballot in future elections

By Kathleen Ronayne Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Every registered California voter will get a ballot mailed to ...

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Hospitals fear staffing shortages as vaccine deadlines loom

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and TAMMY WEBBER Associated Press Hospitals and nursing homes around the U.S. are bracing for ...

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Pelosi vows to pass $1T bill, move ahead on larger measure

WASHINGTON (AP) — With President Joe Biden’s broad domestic agenda at risk of collapse, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ...

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Investigators probe deadly Amtrak derailment in Montana

JOPLIN, Mont. (AP) — A team of investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board was at the site ...

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Panel OKs Dems’ $3.5T bill, crunch time for Biden agenda

By Alan Fram Associated Press WASHINGTON — Democrats pushed a $3.5 trillion, 10-year bill strengthening social safety net ...

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COVID-19 vaccine boosters could mean billions for drugmakers

By Tom Murphy AP Health Writer Billions more in profits are at stake for some vaccine makers as ...

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Sheriff’s office: At least 3 killed in Amtrak derailment

JOPLIN, Mont. (AP) — At least three people were killed Saturday afternoon when an Amtrak train that runs ...

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Biden says $3.5 trillion rebuilding plan has hit ‘stalemate’

By LISA MASCARO and JONATHAN LEMIRE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Friday that talks ...

Crime

R. Kelly fate in jury’s hands at sex trafficking trial

By TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — R. Kelly’s fate is now in a jury’s hands ...

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Stage set for COVID-19 booster shots

By Lauran Neergaard and Mike Stobbe AP Medical Writers The U.S. vaccination drive against COVID-19 stood on the ...

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