Punxsutawney Phil predicts six more weeks of winter
Feb 02, 2022
PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. (AP) — There will be six more weeks of winter, Punxsutawney Phil predicted as he emerged from his burrow on Wednesday to perform his Groundhog Day duties. Thousands of people gathered at Gobbler’s…
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Omicron amps up concerns about long COVID and its causes
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By LAURA UNGAR and LINDSEY TANNER AP - More than a year after a bout with COVID-19, Rebekah Hogan still suffers from severe brain fog, pain and fatigue that leave her unable to do her…
Russia, US to square off at UN Security Council over Ukraine
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Human chain formed to help after Pittsburgh bridge collapse
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Justice Breyer confirms he is retiring from Supreme Court
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Ukraine urges calm, saying Russian invasion not imminent
Jan 25, 2022
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NATO outlines ‘deterrence’ plan as tensions with Russia soar
Jan 24, 2022
By LORNE COOK BRUSSELS (AP) — Tensions soared Monday between Russia and the West, with NATO outlining a series of potential troop and ship deployments and Ireland warning that upcoming Russian war games off its…
US and Russia try to lower temperature in Ukraine crisis
Jan 21, 2022
By MATTHEW LEE and JAMEY KEATEN GENEVA (AP) — The United States and Russia sought to lower the temperature in a heated standoff over Ukraine, even as they reported no breakthroughs in high-level, high-stakes talks…
Voting bill collapses, Democrats unable to change filibuster
Jan 20, 2022
WASHINGTON (AP) — Voting legislation that Democrats and civil rights leaders say is vital to protecting democracy collapsed when two senators refused to join their own party in changing Senate rules to overcome a Republican filibuster after…