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House approves final spending bills as Democrats denounce ICE funding
The House has passed this year's final batch of spending bills.
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Takeaways from Jack Smith on his case against Trump, 'so many witnesses' and the threats ahead
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People in Gaza dig through garbage for things to burn to keep warm — a far cry from Trump's vision
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Former Iowa superintendent pleads guilty to falsely claiming US citizenship
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Blake Lively and Taylor Swift's texts exposed in lawsuit against Justin Baldoni
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'The Secret Agent' earns 4 Oscar nominations, boosting Brazilian cinema
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How big winter storms create snow, sleet and freezing rain
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NASA and families of fallen astronauts mark 40th anniversary of space shuttle Challenger accident
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Death toll in Pakistan shopping plaza fire rises to 67, officials say
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Ukraine's Zelenskyy says his repeated warnings to Europe feel like 'Groundhog Day'
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Anti-ICE protest at Minnesota church leads to arrests but no charges for journalist Don Lemon
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France's navy intercepts an oil tanker in the Mediterranean sailing from Russia
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Millions of Americans prepare for potentially catastrophic ice storm. Here's what the numbers show
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Gunman at large in Australia after leaving 3 dead and 1 wounded
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Autopsy finds Cuban immigrant in ICE custody died of homicide due to asphyxia
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A Texas sheriff is charged with fraud. Trump pardoned his congressman brother
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FAA is making the rules imposed after an airliner collided with an Army helicopter permanent
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Hundreds of pet rats need new homes after they were found in condemned house in New York
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Georgia governor suspends lawmaker accused of unemployment fraud
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FACT FOCUS: White House shares altered image showing arrest of civil rights attorney in Minnesota
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US completes withdrawal from World Health Organization
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Officer's acquittal brings Uvalde attack's other criminal case to the forefront
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Venezuela opens debate on an oil sector overhaul as Trump seeks role for US firms
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House Republicans barely defeat Venezuela war powers resolution to check Trump's military actions
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Could a president deploy wartime law against the Beatles? Trump administration says "Yes"
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Canada's Carney fires back at Trump after Davos speech
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What to know about the devastating floods in southern Africa
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Florida's Black lawmakers denounce attorney general's opinion as damaging political stunt
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Trump administration halts use of human fetal tissue in NIH-funded research
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