Congress Grasps for Stimulus Deal as Fed Dispute Poses Final Hurdle

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As vaccines arrive, the virus continues to ravage the U.S. and Europe.

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Minnesota state senator who tested positive for coronavirus has died.

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Apple closes all California stores as virus cases spike.

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Americans Scraping By Say They Fear a Second Stimulus Won’t Be Enough

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College Football Has Been Messy, So Why Not End That Way, Too?

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Trump Appointee Seeks to Cut Off Funding for Global Internet Access Group

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Murdoch Receives COVID-19 Vaccine As Fox News Host Casts Suspicion On Campaign

Media baron Rupert Murdoch received a dose of the COVID19 vaccine this week, a day before prominent opinion host Fox News's Tucker Carlson raised suspicion over the marketing strategy for the vaccine.

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Joe Biden Names Indian-American Vedant Patel as His Assistant White House Press Secretary

Vedant Patel is currently the senior spokesperson of the Biden Inaugural and has been a part of the Biden Campaign as well where he served as Regional Communications Director.

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Report Shows Kansas Officer Denied Black Man Was Run Over

An attorney representing a Black man who was injured after being run over by a sheriff's patrol truck while running across a Kansas field said Friday that law enforcement authorities engaged in a cover-up that began as soon as emergency medical personnel arrived.

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Ex-governor Of Cartel-ravaged Mexican State Gunned Down In Beach Resort

The former governor of the Mexican state of Jalisco was shot dead early on Friday in a restaurant bathroom in the beach town of Puerto Vallarta, one of the most high profile political killings since Mexico embarked on its "War on Drugs" in 2006.

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Second Healthcare Worker Reported Severe Reaction to Covid-19 Vaccine in Alaska

A worker began experiencing probable anaphylactic symptoms about 10 minutes after receiving the shot Thursday in Fairbanks. Symptoms included tongue swelling, hoarse voice and difficulty breathing.

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Buried Under Snow in a Car for 10 Hours. Who Would Come to the Rescue?

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