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Inside Biden’s successful six-month bid to expand NATO – CNN

Inside Biden’s successful six-month bid to expand NATO  CNN Live updates | NATO leaders guarded by 10000 Spanish police  The Washington Post At NATO summit, Biden announces permanent U.S. troop presence in Poland, increased support for Europe  USA TODAY 9 AM ET: Biden’s

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Rice Is Saving Asia as Ukraine War Drives Up Food Prices

Unlike wheat and corn, rice has generally been cheaper this year than it was last year—a boon for many Asian countries where it is integral to diets.

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Trump wanted to join Capitol riot, tried to grab limo steering wheel, aide says – Reuters

Trump wanted to join Capitol riot, tried to grab limo steering wheel, aide says  Reuters 7 takeaways from Tuesday’s shocking January 6 hearing  CNN Cassidy Hutchinson’s path from trusted insider to explosive witness  The Washington Post Opinion | Bombshell hearing raises a question:

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A journalist says the Philippines is shutting down her critical news site

Maria Ressa, the first Filipino Nobel Peace Prize recipient, says the government is closing Rappler, which gained notoriety for its reporting of President Duterte’s bloody crackdown on illegal drugs. (Image credit: Hakon Mosvold Larsen/AP)

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The end of Roe has implications for abortion rights around the globe

International rights groups have long warned that overturning Roe v. Wade could weaken abortion rights in other countries, potentially leading some nations to adopt new restrictive laws. (Image credit: Fernando Vergara/AP)

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The Vanishing Moderate Democrat

Their positions are popular. So why are they going extinct?

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War in Ukraine is driving demand for Africa’s natural gas. That’s controversial

The African natural gas industry is booming as Europe looks to replace Russian supplies. But some worry new African gas projects don’t make financial sense in a warming world. (Image credit: Simon Wohlfahrt/AFP via Getty Images)

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How Elizabeth Cotten’s music fueled the folk revival

Although inducted into the 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, her contributions haven’t always been properly acknowledged. (Image credit: John Cohen, courtesy Deborah Bell, New York/National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution)

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How the opioid crisis is driving deaths and abuse in prisons

The alcohol and drug overdose death rate increased fivefold in prisons from 2009 through 2019, according to a recent study from the Pew Research Center — a surge that outpaced the national drug overdose rate, which tripled in the same

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South Korea Approves First Domestically Developed COVID-19 Vaccine

SEOUL, South Korea — Health officials in South Korea on Wednesday approved the country’s first domestically developed COVID-19 vaccine for people 18 years or older, adding another public health tool in the fight against a prolonged pandemic. In clinical trials

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