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Gustavo Petro Taking Oath as Colombia President in Historic Shift

BOGOTA, Colombia — Colombia’s first leftist president will be sworn into office Sunday, promising to fight inequality and heralding a turning point in the history of a country haunted by a long war between the government and guerrilla groups. Sen.

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Fourth set of human remains found at Lake Mead – Los Angeles Times

Fourth set of human remains found at Lake Mead  Los Angeles Times More human remains discovered in Lake Mead’s receding waters  CNN More human remains discovered at Lake Mead as waters levels drop  Fox News Human remains discovered at Lake Mead Saturday morning  Fox

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Amnesty regrets ‘distress’ after report claiming Ukraine violated international law

Rights group refuses to retract claim that Kyiv exposed civilians to danger by establishing bases in schools and hospitals, but stresses that it did not justify Russian aggression

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Actress Amber Heard spotted vacationing in Tel Aviv

Weeks after her messy and explosive trial against Johnny Depp, actress keeps low profile on trip to Israel with daughter and friends

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GOP seeks control over how elections are run in Wisconsin, Minnesota

Wisconsin’s secretary of state has no role in elections, but that could change if Republicans are able to flip the seat this year and pass a law that would empower the office with far more responsibilities.

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GOP seeks control over how elections are run in Wisconsin, Minnesota

Wisconsin’s secretary of state has no role in elections, but that could change if Republicans are able to flip the seat this year and pass a law that would empower the office with far more responsibilities.

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Biden Is Now an Uneasy Champion on Abortion. Activists Are Still Wary.

A practicing Catholic, President Biden has long sought a middle ground on abortion. But activists see the decision to overturn Roe v. Wade as a sign that Democrats have tiptoed too carefully around the issue.

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Senate Democrats Pass Biden’s Health and Climate Bill

WASHINGTON — Democrats pushed their election-year economic package to Senate passage Sunday, a hard-fought compromise less ambitious than President Joe Biden’s original domestic vision but one that still meets deep-rooted party goals of slowing global warming, moderating pharmaceutical costs and

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Republicans block cap on insulin costs for millions of patients – The Washington Post

Republicans block cap on insulin costs for millions of patients  The Washington Post Schumer may force Senate Republicans into a vote over the controversial $35 insulin copay cap  Yahoo Finance Democrats fail to overrule parliamentarian on insulin price cap as GOP votes

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What’s in the climate, tax and health care package.

The bill includes billions in tax credits for the production of renewable energy, drug-pricing reforms and a boost for the I.R.S.

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