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Omicron may be headed for a rapid drop in Britain, US

By MARIA CHENG and CARLA K. JOHNSON AP - Scientists are seeing signals that COVID-19′s alarming omicron wave may have peaked in Britain and is about to do the same in the U.S., at which…
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Biden to back filibuster changes to push voting rights bill

By ALEXANDRA JAFFE, COLLEEN LONG and JEFF AMY WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will use a speech in Georgia to endorse changing Senate filibuster rules that have stalled voting rights legislation, saying it’s time to choose “democracy…
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Inflation up, virus down as priorities in US: AP-NORC poll

By WILL WEISSERT and HANNAH FINGERHUT WASHINGTON (AP) — Heading into a critical midterm election year, the top political concerns of Americans are shifting in ways that suggest Democrats face considerable challenges to maintaining their…
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Supreme Court weighs vaccine rules affecting more than 80M

By MARK SHERMAN and JESSICA GRESKO WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is taking up two major Biden administration efforts to bump up the nation’s vaccination rate against COVID-19 at a time of spiking coronavirus cases…
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Biden and Congress mark a year since violent insurrection

By MARY CLARE JALONICK, LISA MASCARO and ZEKE MILLER WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday marked the first anniversary of the U.S. Capitol insurrection, the violent attack by Trump supporters that has fundamentally changed the Congress and raised…
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Recalling Jan. 6: A national day of infamy, half remembered

By JAKE COYLE NEW YORK (AP) — Beneath a pale winter light and the glare of television cameras, it seemed hard not to see the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot for what it was. The violent…
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Why are so many vaccinated people getting COVID-19 lately?

By LAURA UNGAR AP - Why are so many vaccinated people getting COVID-19 lately? A couple of factors are at play, starting with the emergence of the highly contagious omicron variant. Omicron is more likely…
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FDA expands Pfizer boosters for more teens as omicron surges

By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP - The U.S. is expanding COVID-19 boosters as it confronts the omicron surge, with the Food and Drug Administration allowing extra Pfizer shots for children as young as 12. Boosters already…
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Thousands flee as Colorado wildfires burn hundreds of homes

By PATTY NIEBERG, BRADY McCOMBS and COLLEEN SLEVIN DENVER (AP) — Mike Guanella and his family were relaxing at their Colorado home and looking forward to celebrating a belated family Christmas later Thursday when reports…
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Biden, Putin to hold call as Russia-Ukraine tension smolders

By AAMER MADHANI WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin are set to discuss the Russian troop buildup near Ukraine on Thursday during their second call in recent weeks amid little progress toward ending…
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