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Maine Casts Its Ballot for Trump

The Democratic secretary of state plays into the former President’s hands by blocking his candidacy.

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Francis Collins Has Regrets, but Too Few

The former NIH chief and promoter of Covid lockdowns now says his view was too ‘narrow.’

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Putin and Migrants Ring Out 2023

The twin crises grew worse as Washington enjoyed the holidays.

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Pardon Lt. Ridge Alkonis

The U.S sailor is back from Japan but is now incarcerated in California on a foreign conviction that doesn’t conform to American standards of due process.

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Hundreds wait in the cold for Nutcracker tickets at Moscow’s fabled Bolshoi Theater

In Russia, ballet fans brave sub-zero temperatures for a chance to see The Nutcracker at Moscow’s famed Bolshoi Theatre.

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The latest on U.S. funding to the Ukraine after this morning’s airstrike

With news of the large airstrike against Ukraine, U.S. aid to Ukraine is once again under a microscope as the Pentagon announces its final shipment without additional funding from Congress.

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Michael Cohen says he unwittingly sent AI-generated fake legal cases to his attorney

Cohen made the admission in a court filing unsealed Friday in Manhattan federal court as a judge decides whether to punish one of Cohen’s lawyers, who cited the fake cases in a submission to the judge.

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Why passengers have been more unruly since the pandemic

Unruly passenger incidents have dropped since a big spike in 2021. But the number of reported incidents this year is still higher than it was before the pandemic, and no one is quite sure why.

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Russian missiles killed 16 and wounded more than 160 in Ukraine this morning

More than 100 Russian missiles and drones fell on Ukrainian cities Friday morning, killing at least 16 people and wounding at more than 160.

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Trump Ballot Challenges: What to Know

There are lawsuits pending in more than a dozen states seeking to have Donald J. Trump disqualified from appearing on primary ballots.

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