Spacewalkers Complete 4 Years of Power Upgrades for Station
A pair of spacewalking astronauts completed a four-year effort to modernize the International Space Station’s power grid on Monday, installing one last battery.
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Vaccine Skepticism Lurks in Town Famous for Syphilis Study
The coronavirus immunization campaign is off to a shaky start in Tuskegee and other parts of Macon County where many have relatives who were subjected to unethical government experimentation during the syphilis study.
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FBI: Pipe Bombs at RNC, DNC Were Planted Night Before Riot
Two pipe bombs left at the offices of the Republican and Democratic national committees, discovered just before thousands of pro-Trump rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol, were actually placed the night before, federal officials said Friday.
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Wall Street on Wobbly Legs After GameStop Frenzy
Following a brief respite in the black Thursday, indices plunged again Friday as retail investors continued their run on GameStop and several other stocks.
Read moreJohnson & Johnson Flexes Single-Shot Vaccine After Promising Trials
Though less effective than the two-dose versions, the vaccine from Johnson & Johnson given as a single shot is 72%
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New Executive Orders Help Abortion Seekers, Medicare Enrollees
President Biden said the objective is to “undo the damage that Trump has done” to the Affordable Care Act and to women’s reproductive health.
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Senate Tees Up Vote to Confirm Biden Pick for Homeland Security
The Senate continued to advance President Joe Biden’s Cabinet picks Thursday, approving a procedural motion for his Department of Homeland Security nominee while wrapping up a confirmation hearing for two others.
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Economy Shrank by 3.5% in 2020, but Rebounded in Final Months
The U.S. economic shrank last year by the largest amount since World War II, but 4% growth in the fourth quarter leaves some hope for a strong recovery in 2021.
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Census Data for Dividing Up House Seats Delayed Until April
The U.S. Census Bureau announced Wednesday that the release of 2020 census data used to allot U.S. congressional seats will be delayed by three more months.
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Feds Warn That Election Conspiracy Theorists Are Planning More Violence
Three weeks after the deadly storm of the Capitol, a terrorism bulletin from the Department of Homeland Security shows the country remains on high alert.
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As Church Attendance Slid, Pandemic-Hit Americans Found Faith
A new Pew study contrasts how the United States is weathering the Covid-19 storm as compared with other economically developed
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Feds Buying 200 Million More Vaccine Doses, but Still a Long Road Ahead
Officials said during the Biden administration’s first Covid-19 briefing that the government is purchasing 200 million more doses of vaccines,
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Leahy, Set to Preside Over Trump Senate Trial, Taken to Hospital
Patrick Leahy, the Senate’s president pro tempore who is set to president over former President Trump’s second impeachment trial, was hospitalized Tuesday night after he began feeling ill in his office, according to a spokesperson.
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Biden Moves to End Federal Private Prisons as Part of Racial Equity Plan
President Joe Biden issued four executive orders Tuesday aimed at removing the stain of systemic racism from nearly every aspect of American life, including one barring the Department of Justice from signing new contracts with private prisons.
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Judge Blocks 100-Day Deportation Ban, Handing Early Loss to Biden
Siding with Texas in its challenge of the Biden administration’s 100-day pause on deportations, a federal judge issued a nationwide injunction Tuesday prohibiting the government from enforcing the ban.
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Lawmakers With Bogus Election Claims Lose Google Dollars
No more Google money for you: The world’s most-used search engine delivered bad results Tuesday to lawmakers who objected to certifying the results of the 2020 election.
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New Secretary of State Has Been Here Before
Antony Blinken will enter his fourth White House administration under President Joe Biden, having previously served every previous commander in chief but Trump in some capacity since 1994.
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Vatican Clears Retired US Bishop of Multiple Abuse Claims
The Vatican has cleared a retired U.S. bishop of multiple allegations he sexually abused minors and teenagers, rejecting lay experts’ determination that a half-dozen claims were credible and instead slapping him on the wrist for what it called “flagrant” imprudent behavior.
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Yellen Becomes First Woman to Lead Treasury Department
After making history as the first woman to chair the Federal Reserve seven years ago, Janet Yellen broke another glass ceiling Monday when she was confirmed as the first female treasury secretary.
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Justice Dep’t Will Probe Its Own Role in Post-Election Rancor
The announcement from the inspector general, career official Michael Horowitz, appears to shield anyone outside the department, including former President
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