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WATCH LIVE: White House holds news briefing as Trump remarks on Constitution draw condemnation – PBS NewsHour

WATCH LIVE: White House holds news briefing as Trump remarks on Constitution draw condemnation  PBS NewsHour White House to Trump: ‘You cannot only love America when you win’  POLITICO White House responds to Trump demanding to terminate parts of the Constitution after

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WATCH LIVE: White House holds news briefing as Trump remarks on Constitution draw condemnation

The White House is expected to hold a news briefing on Monday as Trump faces rebuke from officials in both parties after calling for the “termination” of parts of the Constitution over his lie that the 2020 election was stolen.

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Teen Marijuana Poisonings Have Skyrocketed. How to Keep Your Child Safe

Cannabis might still be banned federally, but most U.S. adults (88%) say it should be legal, according to a Nov. 22 Pew Research Center poll—and in nearly half of states, it is. Like any psychoactive substance, however, cannabis comes with

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Scientists warn leaders to ‘avoid trade-offs’ ahead of U.N. biodiversity conference

Scientists around the world warned governments who will be gathering in Montreal this week for the United Nations biodiversity summit to not repeat past mistakes and urged officials to “avoid trade-offs” between people and conservation needs in a report Monday.

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US jury begins deliberating in Trump Organization tax fraud trial – Al Jazeera English

US jury begins deliberating in Trump Organization tax fraud trial  Al Jazeera English

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Putin drives across bridge to Crimea that was damaged during war

The bridge links Russia’s mainland with the Crimean Peninsula, which Moscow annexed from Ukraine in 2014. The Oct. 8 truck bomb attack disrupted travel on one of the two automobile lanes of the bridge.

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Pfizer seeks FDA authorization of updated COVID-19 shot for kids under 5

The FDA already has cleared COVID-19 vaccines tweaked to better target omicron as boosters for everyone 5 and older.

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What’s the secret sauce that lets some poor countries prosper?

In his new book, Gambling on Development, economist Stefan Dercon argues that the key to a low-resource country’s success is not what you might think. (Image credit: Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford)

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Week in Ukraine war: new Russian strikes, oil price cap, no Biden-Putin talks (Dec. 5)

Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. (Image credit: Pete Kiehart for NPR)

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Chile on alert as active volcano rumbles, spits fire

Chile’s snow-capped Villarrica volcano has been shaken by earthquakes and is belching fire, placing authorities on alert for a possible eruption in a picturesque area beloved by tourists. Since October, the 2,847-meter (9,300-foot)-high Villarrica has been the site of gas

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