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Hitting the road? Gas prices haven’t been this high in 7 years

By Tim Darnell

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A health care professional holds a vial of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. Moderna officials said its vaccine was between 93% and 100% effective in preventing symptomatic COVID in a study of teenagers.

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Moderna shot effective in teens, opening path for clearances

By Robert Langreth

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GOP to offer Biden nearly $1 trillion for infrastructure plan

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A group of Senate Republicans plans to present their latest offer to the White House…

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Researchers are working on a pilot program to inject rhino horns with radioactive material, a tactic that could discourage consumption and make it easier to detect illegal trade.

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Radioactive rhino horns set to add to anti-poaching arsenal

By Paul Burkhardt

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COVID vaccine hesitancy remains a ‘major barrier’ in rural areas, new CDC study finds

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Coronavirus vaccine coverage is substantially higher in urban areas across the country than in rural…

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Supreme Court to hear case challenging Roe v. Wade

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Supreme Court said Monday that it would hear a major challenge to the reach…

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Biden health team plans for potential COVID booster shots

By Emily Kopp

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Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyoming, talks to reporters after House Republicans voted to remove her as conference chair in in Washington, D.C. GOP members removed Cheney from her leadership position after she became a target for former President Donald Trump and his followers in the House as she has continually expressed the need for the Republican Party to separate themselves from Trump over his role in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.

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House Republicans oust Liz Cheney from leadership post

WASHINGTON, D.C. — House Republicans on Wednesday voted to depose Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming from her leadership…

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Judge rejects NRA’s Texas bankruptcy bid as attempt to avoid NY attorney general oversight

NEW YORK — A judge rejected the National Rifle Association’s bid Tuesday to file for bankruptcy in Texas,…

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Treasury readies first batch of $350 billion aid to states, localities

By David Lerman

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COVID-19 vaccines holding their own against variants

By Rong-Gong Lin II

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An aerial view shows the site of a metro train accident after an overpass for a metro partially collapsed in Mexico City. An elevated metro line collapsed in the Mexican capital on Monday, leaving at least 23 people dead and dozens injured as a train came plunging down, authorities said.

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At least 23 dead, scores injured after Mexico City Metro overpass collapses onto road

MEXICO CITY — At least 23 people were killed and 65 injured Monday when an overpass collapsed on…

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Biden quietly preparing for food stamp increase without Congress

By Mike Dorning