CDC panel recommends updated COVID vaccines. Shots could be ready this week
Americans may soon be able to get an updated COVID-19 vaccine
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Women in Idaho, Tennessee and Oklahoma sue over abortion bans after being denied care
Women in three states are challenging strict abortion laws that went into effect after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last year
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Ukrainian pilots could be flying F-16s in three months, Air National Guard head says
The U.S. could have the first Ukrainian pilots trained on F-16 fighter jets before the end of the year, though it will be longer than that before they are flying combat missions
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Supreme Court won't intervene in Pennsylvania dispute over access to voting equipment after 2020 election
The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an emergency bid from Republican election officials in a Pennsylvania county to freeze sanctions related to a dispute about voting equipment and the 2020 election.
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New Mexico Democratic attorney general won’t defend suspension of right to publicly carry guns
New Mexico’s top prosecutor says he cannot undertake a defense of the governor’s public health order that suspends the right to carry firearms in public
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With thousands of child care programs at risk of closing, Democrats press for more money
Democrats in Congress are pushing for a new round of money to keep the nation’s child care industry afloat, saying thousands of providers are at risk of closing when their federal pandemic relief runs out this month
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How Libya’s chaos left its people vulnerable to deadly flooding
A storm that has killed thousands of people and left thousands more missing in Libya is the latest blow to a country that has been gutted by years of chaos and division
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InfoWars host sentenced to 60 days in Capitol riot case
Owen Shroyer, a right-wing conspiracy theorist and InfoWars host, was sentenced to 60 days in jail on Tuesday for his involvement in the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol.
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5 former officers charged in death of Tyre Nichols are now also facing federal charges
Five former Memphis police officers have been charged with federal civil rights violations in the beating death of Tyre Nichols
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Pulitzer officials expand eligibility in arts categories, letting some non-US citizens compete
The Pulitzer Prize Board has revised its longtime rules on eligibility for many of its arts awards and will now allow those not born in the U.S. and other non-citizens to compete
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Pulitzer winner Chabon, other authors sue Meta over AI program
By Blake Brittain and Katie Paul A group of writers including Pulitzer Prize winner Michael Chabon sued Meta
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Mark Meadows' bid to avoid Georgia election subversion trial hits inflection point
Former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows' effort to avoid a state court prosecution in the Fulton County 2020 election subversion case hits a key inflection point this week, with two federal courts poised to act quickly on his latest appeals.
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