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2nd Person Dies Of Ebola In Congo, Marking Virus's Return

Thursday, February 11, 2021

The Democratic Republic of Congo beat its second-worst outbreak of the Ebola virus in June. The new victims indicate the disease's resurgence in the area.

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Michigan's Top Republican Falsely Calls U.S. Capitol Attack A 'Hoax'

Wednesday, February 10, 2021

Michigan Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey said Tuesday he regretted his "insensitive comments," but he didn't address his claims that the siege was fake.

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Aunt Jemima No More; Pancake Brand Renamed Pearl Milling Company

Wednesday, February 10, 2021

Aunt Jemima and other food brands, such as Uncle Ben's, announced a redesign following protests against systemic racism and police brutality in the U.S. last summer.

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Fox News Asks Court To Dismiss $2.7 Billion Defamation Suit

Tuesday, February 09, 2021

Smartmatic, an election technology company, sued the network for its "disinformation campaign" waged by people unhappy with President Biden's election victory.

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Mary Wilson, Founding Member Of The Supremes, Dies At 76

Tuesday, February 09, 2021

The Supremes was Motown's most successful group in the 1960s, reaching 12 No. 1 hits. The cause of her death has not yet been released.

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Judge Blocks LA District Attorney's Reforms

Tuesday, February 09, 2021

A Los Angeles County judge ruled Monday that District Attorney George Gascón's policy to end sentencing enhancements in criminal cases violates California's three-strikes law.

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State Department Condemns Group It Removed From Terrorist List

Monday, February 08, 2021

The war between the Houthi rebels and the Saudi military has created what the U.N. calls the world's worst humanitarian crisis.

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Congress Approves Budget, Paving the Way For Biden's COVID-19 Relief Package

Friday, February 05, 2021

Congressional committees now move to the next stage of finalizing the details of President Biden's $1.9 trillion bill. Democrats are using a process that can pass the legislation on a party-line vote.

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DOJ Charges 3 More Men For Roles in Capitol Riot

Thursday, February 04, 2021

Two men face federal conspiracy charges, and a third was indicted for obstructing an official proceeding.

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GOP Discord Over Liz Cheney, Marjorie Taylor Greene Is Still All About Trump

Wednesday, February 03, 2021

Conference Chair Cheney faces calls to step down after backing impeachment, while Rep. Greene, who was backed by former President Donald Trump, could be punished over controversial comments.

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New York Repeals 'Walking While Trans' Law

Wednesday, February 03, 2021

The anti-loitering law, passed in 1976, resulted in decades of discrimination by law enforcement against women of color and people who are transgender, critics say.

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Investigation Into Fatal Gas Leak At Georgia Poultry Plant Could Take Years

Tuesday, February 02, 2021

Federal investigators say the leak occurred following work on a recently installed freezing line.

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Myanmar Coup: With Aung San Suu Kyi Detained, Military Takes Over Government

Monday, February 01, 2021

Suu Kyi's party handily won elections in November, but the military is refusing to accept the results, blaming election fraud for its party's poor showing.

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EU To Get 9 Million More AstraZeneca Doses After Supply Row

Monday, February 01, 2021

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced Sunday that AstraZeneca would also deliver the vaccines one week earlier than originally scheduled.

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Trump Names New Defense Team Ahead Of Senate Impeachment Trial

Monday, February 01, 2021

Attorneys David Schoen and Bruce Castor Jr. will help defend the former president in next week's trial before the Senate on one article of impeachment, "incitement of insurrection."

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District Attorney In Atlanta Wants Off Rayshard Brooks Case

Friday, January 29, 2021

Fulton County D.A. Fani Willis says the actions of her predecessor have forced her to relinquish the police shooting case to another prosecutor.

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6 Killed In Liquid Nitrogen Leak At Georgia Poultry Plant

Friday, January 29, 2021

Officials are investigating what caused the leak at the Gainesville, Ga., plant that also sent 11 other people to the hospital.

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COVID-19 Infections Surge In Europe As Vaccines Lag

Thursday, January 28, 2021

Local officials in Madrid suspend its vaccination program for two weeks because of a lack of doses.

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Biden Revokes Trump Abortion Policy, Takes Steps To Shore Up Affordable Care Act

Thursday, January 28, 2021

One executive order opens a special enrollment period for the Affordable Care Act from Feb. 15 to May 15.

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Indonesia's Most Active Volcano Erupts

Wednesday, January 27, 2021

Indonesia, an archipelago of 270 million people, sits along the Pacific "Ring of Fire," which leaves the country prone to earthquakes, tsunamis and eruptions.

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