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The sun sets at the the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021, with the deadline to fund the government approaching. Republicans in the Senate are poised to stall a must-pass funding bill as they force a debate on rolling back the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandates for some workers. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

December 2, 2021 at 8:08 pm

A man said he’d hang 6 members of Congress who didn’t ‘get behind’ Trump, feds say. He got 33 months in prison

A New Hampshire man was sentenced to 33 months in federal prison after feds say he threatened members of Congress with violence unless they supported...

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November 29, 2021 at 6:46 am

A New Zealand politician rode her bike to the hospital while in labor. She gave birth an hour later.

Julie Ann Genter, an avid cyclist and member of New Zealand's Green Party, had planned to make the 10-minute trek riding in the front of...

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November 23, 2021 at 4:02 am

A woman’s ultrasound confirmed she was pregnant. Police say her boyfriend fatally shot her the next day.

Cavanna Smith, 25, was shot and killed early on the morning of Oct. 6. The suspect, her boyfriend Kwanmaine Boyd, was at large for a...

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Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., questions witnesses during a House Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, April 14, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) DCMC108 DCMC108

November 18, 2021 at 3:44 am

Matt Gaetz says he might offer Kyle Rittenhouse a job as a congressional intern as jury debates the teen’s case

Rep. Matt Gaetz, an outspoken conservative from Florida, said Kyle Rittenhouse deserves a not-guilty verdict. The congressman, who has previously said the teen acted in...

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Harborview Medical Center, top of frame, in Seattle, WA, shot from the Smith Tower Tuesday, April 24, 2018.

November 8, 2021 at 8:30 am

He nearly died of COVID, then apologized to Harborview staff for not being vaccinated

Richard Soliz, 54, spent 28 days at Harborview fighting COVID. He went back to express his gratitude for the care he got, and to say...

This undated photo released by Netflix shows a scene of contestants vying to win the Dalgona Korean candy challenge in a scene from “Squid Game.” Squid Game, a globally popular South Korea-produced Netflix show that depicts hundreds of financially distressed characters competing in deadly childrenâ€™s games for a chance to escape severe debt, has struck a raw nerve at home, where thereâ€™s growing discontent over soaring household debt, decaying job markets and worsening income inequality. (Youngkyu Park/Netflix via AP) XJP803 XJP803

October 28, 2021 at 4:54 am

Schools are banning ‘Squid Game’ Halloween costumes as kids mimic the chilling show at recess

Experts are warning that the popular show, which follows indebted contestants competing in deadly versions of children's games for cash prizes, could be reaching audiences...

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October 13, 2021 at 4:58 am

Parents sue Wisconsin schools after COVID sickens their children

When Shannon Jensen and Gina Kildahl sent their children back to their Wisconsin schools during the last school year, everyone had to wear masks. But...

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Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks to reporters during a news conference at the Capitol, Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021, in Washington. Graham said Thursday that the president must accept his own role in the violence that occurred at the U.S. Capitol. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

October 5, 2021 at 1:43 pm

Lindsey Graham told Republicans they ‘ought to think about’ getting a coronavirus vaccine. They booed him.

The senator from South Carolina is the latest Republican to face backlash from his own party's supporters when promoting coronavirus vaccines or talking about their...

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September 2, 2021 at 3:02 am

At least 17 dead as Hurricane Ida’s remnants spark floods in New York, New Jersey

Authorities and relatives of victims in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania linked at least 17 deaths to the storm. In New York City, police...

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Sgt. Pen Farthing of the British Royal Marines is shown in this undated photo in Afghanistan with the dog he adopted, named Nowzad after the village where Farthing rescued him from a dogfight. Paul “Pen” Farthing is the Nowzad animal shelter founder.

August 30, 2021 at 5:45 am

A Royal Marine rescued animals from Afghanistan in a mission dubbed ‘Operation Ark,’ but his staff was left behind

The dayslong evacuation mission, dubbed "Operation Ark," ended on Sunday when Paul "Pen" Farthing arrived at London's Heathrow Airport on a privately chartered flight with...

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