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Russian Court Sentences Navalny to Serve About 2½ Years in Prison

The ruling sidelines the country’s most prominent rival to President Vladimir Putin and will likely fuel a growing protest movement triggered by Alexei Navalny’s detention last month.

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Newsom approval rate plummets in California – POLITICO – POLITICO

Newsom approval rate plummets in California – POLITICO  POLITICO Poll: Newsom job approval plummeting as recall support grows  Los Angeles Times Ex-San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer announces bid to unseat California Governor Newsom  Fox News Tom Del Beccaro: Recall Gavin Newsom – 8

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Congress And COVID-19: Members’ Cases And Quarantines

Congress saw its first two members enter self-quarantine on March 8. Several outbreaks forced dozens more to quarantine after testing positive. Lawmakers started receiving the vaccine in December. (Image credit: Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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Education Pick Miguel Cardona Is New To Washington — But Not To Classrooms

President Biden’s education nominee has spent most of his professional career as a public school educator in the city where he grew up: Meriden, Conn. (Image credit: LA Johnson/NPR)

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WATCH LIVE: Jen Psaki holds daily White House news briefing

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki is expected to hold a daily news briefing on Tuesday afternoon.

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Trump’s lawyers deny he incited Capitol mob to stop Biden win, call impeachment trial unconstitutional – CNBC

Trump’s lawyers deny he incited Capitol mob to stop Biden win, call impeachment trial unconstitutional  CNBC Trump’s new legal team faces deadline to outline argument against impeachment  CBS News Trump’s legal team argues Senate can’t convict him, his speech protected by 1st

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Author Digs Into Family’s ‘Smalltime’ Mob Operation, Finds Family Secrets

Russell Shorto’s grandfather was a mob boss in the industrial town of Johnstown, Pa. He writes about the family havoc that resulted from his grandfather’s operation in the new memoir, Smalltime. (Image credit: Courtesy of Russell Shorto)

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Hal Holbrook, Steadfast Character Actor Who Long Portrayed Mark Twain, Dies at 95

(NEW YORK) — Hal Holbrook, the award-winning character actor who toured the world for more than 50 years as Mark Twain in a one-man show and uttered the immortal advice “Follow the money” in the classic political thriller “All the

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Captain Sir Tom Moore has died: WWII veteran who walked into record books

Captain Sir Tom Moore, who has died aged 100, became a national hero in Britain by walking laps of his garden during last year’s coronavirus lockdown to raise funds for healthcare charities. By the end of the feat, the World

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Captain Tom Moore, Fundraising Hero of Britain’s COVID-19 Lockdown, Dies at 100

Captain Tom Moore, the British war veteran who raised millions for charities supporting the country’s health service during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, has died with the virus aged 100. In April 2020, Moore committed to walking 100

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