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The pandemic isn’t over yet, but Congress is willing to risk that it is
Mar 31, 2022 09:56If the worst is avoided in the United States, it will not be because state and federal officials have taken measures to prepare for the next wave. To the contrary, Congress recently failed to include additional pandemic funding in its annual massive spending bill.
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US Capitol attack panel expects to hear how militia groups coordinated plans before insurrection
Mar 31, 2022 09:53Testimony could play a major role in establishing whether former US President Donald Trump oversaw a criminal conspiracy in efforts to overturn 2020 election.
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$770 billion for the US military—poisoned water for military families
Mar 30, 2022 14:21The answer is simple: the US military establishment does not care. The Pentagon and its higher ups have continuously failed to prioritize the health and safety of military members and their families.
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Nearly 200 children who fled Afghanistan without family are stuck in US custody (2)
Mar 30, 2022 14:16The haphazard evacuation of tens of thousands of people from Afghanistan last year as U.S. troops pulled out of the country left little time to prepare ORR facilities, which are accustomed to housing Central American children and teens. The COVID-19 pandemic created additional complications.
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Maryland judge rules Democratic-drawn electoral map is unconstitutional
Mar 30, 2022 04:15A Maryland judge on Friday, Mar. 25 blocked the state's new congressional map, which could have shut Republicans out of the state's delegation, ruling that it unfairly benefits Democrats.
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‘Ready to fight’: How a Russian uranium ban would threaten Native American tribes
Mar 30, 2022 04:08Russian uranium ban would shift US uranium production into overdrive – posing environmental and spiritual threats to Indigenous communities who live near the mines.
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Can drugs reduce the risk of long COVID? What scientists know so far
Mar 28, 2022 09:21Researchers are trying to establish whether existing COVID-19 vaccines and treatments can prevent lasting symptoms.
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Nearly 200 children who fled Afghanistan without family are stuck in US custody (1)
Mar 28, 2022 09:10The haphazard evacuation of tens of thousands of people from Afghanistan last year as U.S. troops pulled out of the country left little time to prepare ORR facilities, which are accustomed to housing Central American children and teens. The COVID-19 pandemic created additional complications.
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Madeleine Albright: A war refugee who created countless war refugees
Mar 28, 2022 09:08Madeleine Albright, the first woman to serve as the US secretary of state, died on Wednesday (Mar. 23) at the age of 84.
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Trump aides & organizers wanted mob march to Capitol, Jan. 6 witness says
Mar 25, 2022 13:10A former aide to one of the groups that helped organize the “Stop the Steal” rally that took place outside of the White House on January 6, 2021, says that aides to the former president wanted to use the rally to encourage Trump loyalists to march to the Capitol building.