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President Joe Biden plans to pull out all American forces — numbering 2,500 — by this Sept. 11, the 20th anniversary of the terror attacks.
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A prosecutor said today that he will charge a white former suburban Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot 20-year-old Black motorist Daunte Wright during a traffic stop, igniting days of unrest and clashes between protesters and police.
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Making Biden look like a wild radical anywhere beyond the realm of the right seems far from a good bet.
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Her confirmation as interior secretary is historic.
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Madoff, the financier who pleaded guilty to orchestrating the largest Ponzi scheme in history for which he received 150-year prison term, died early today of natural causes in a federal prison.
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The parts of the U.S. that are excelling and those that are struggling with vaccinations are starting to look like the nation's political map: deeply divided between red and blue states.
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The judge at Derek Chauvin's murder trial Wednesday turned down a defense request to acquit the former officer in George Floyd's death.
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Newsday asked girls what they think President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris can do to help women and girls. Twenty-four responded with their ideas.
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A blistering internal report by the U.S. Capitol Police describes a multitude of missteps that left the force unprepared for the Jan. 6 insurrection — riot shields that shattered upon impact, expired weapons that couldn't be used, inadequate training and an intelligence division that had few set standards.
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New vehicles are brimming with technology that can enhance convenience, connectivity and driver safety.
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As Biden plans to explain the new timeline to Americans, there's a sense of both relief and concern in Congress about drawing down the longest U.S. war.
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Biden's promise of an U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan by Sept. 11 works politically, and symbolically, for the moment.