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From raising alarm to backing Biden, Democrats in Congress grapple with debate aftermath
President Joe Biden’s disastrous debate demeanor last week has reverberated across the Democratic Party
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What was the 'first American novel'? On this Independence Day, a look at what it started
Critics have long debated which books qualify as a ‘Great American Novel
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Sizzling sidewalks, unshaded playgrounds pose risk for surface burns over searing Southwest summer
Sizzling sidewalks and unshaded playgrounds increasingly are posing risks for surface burns as air temperatures reach new highs during the searing summers in Southwest cities like Phoenix and Las Vegas
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Usher and Janet Jackson headline 30th Essence Festival of Culture
The best of Black culture’s policymakers, thought leaders, creatives, business minds, health experts and, of course, musical talent are converging in New Orleans over the Fourth of July holiday weekend as part of the Essence Festival of Culture
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Pro-choice advocates set to turn in around 800,000 signatures for Arizona abortion ballot measure
Pro-choice advocates are set to deliver about 800,000 petition signatures Wednesday in hopes of getting the Arizona abortion rights issue on the November general election ballot
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Supreme Court opinion conferring broad immunity could embolden Trump as he seeks to return to power
A Supreme Court opinion giving broad immunity to former President Donald Trump matters in the current presidential race
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Taiwan says China warned Taiwan's coast guard not to interfere in detention of Taiwanese fishing boat off Chinese coast
Taiwan says China warned Taiwan's coast guard not to interfere in detention of Taiwanese fishing boat off Chinese coast
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Judge's order greatly expands where Biden can't enforce a new rule protecting LGBTQ+ students
A federal judge in Kansas has blocked a federal rule expanding anti-discrimination protections for LGBTQ+ students from being enforced in four states and a patchwork of places elsewhere across the nation
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Ex-astronaut who died in Washington plane crash was doing a flyby near a friend's home, NTSB says
The National Transportation Safety Board has released its preliminary report into the fatal plane crash of former astronaut William Anders
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Rookies Clark, Reese highlight roster for WNBA All-Star Game against U.S. Olympic team with veterans Stewart, Wilson
Rookies Clark, Reese highlight roster for WNBA All-Star Game against U.S. Olympic team with veterans Stewart, Wilson
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