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California governor to name Laphonza Butler to Feinstein Senate seat
California Gov. Gavin Newsom will name Butler, a Democratic strategist and adviser to Kamala Harris’ 2020 presidential campaign, to fill the vacant U.S. Senate seat held by the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein.
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Nobel in medicine goes to 2 scientists whose work enabled creation of mRNA vaccines against COVID-193m read
Rep. Matt Gaetz is threatening to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy. It won't be easy5m read
Donald Trump says he'll be in court for a New York trial scrutinizing his business practices3m read
5 missing people are located after a Spanish nightclub fire, leaving the death toll at 13
