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Nation
Flores calls Biden's jokes about touching 'disrespectful'
WASHINGTON — A Nevada Democrat who accused Joe Biden of touching her without permission says ...
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Nation
Swole, buzzy, among new words added to dictionary
BOSTON — Get swole, prepare a bug-out bag, grab a go-cup and maybe you'll have ...
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Nation
Court to hear arguments over citizenship question
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments over the Trump administration's plan ...
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Nation
6 key excerpts from the Mueller report
Here are a half-dozen noteworthy excerpts from special counsel Robert Mueller's report.
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Nation
10 things to know for today
Your daily look at late breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be ...
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Business
Medicare, Social Security face shaky fiscal futures
Both programs will need to eventually be addressed to avert automatic cuts should their trust funds run dry.
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Politics
1600: Trump may want to send staff to obedience school
The president said "nobody disobeys my orders," but plenty have, and many of his predecessors recognized the need to have White House aides willing to stand up to the boss.
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Nation
The 20 Democrats, Republicans running for president in 2020
Read quick snapshots of the Democratic and Republican presidential candidates who have announced so far.
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Nation
Trump sues to block financial records release
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump sued House Oversight Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings and Trump’s longtime ...
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World
UK: 1,065 climate protesters arrested in last week
British police said more than 1,000 people have been arrested since mass climate change protests began in London one week ago.
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World
Which country has the happiest people?
The 2019 edition of the World Happiness Report finds little change at the top.
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Nation
10 things to know for today
Your daily look at late breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be ...