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Rachel Maddow, MSNBC’s No. 1 star, is taking a hiatus.
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Howard Hesseman, 81, the D.J. Johnny Fever in ‘WKRP in Cincinnati,’ Dies
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Spotify and Joe Rogan Respond to Complaints About Covid Misinformation
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How Do You Respond When an Anti-Vaxxer Dies of Covid?
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‘Stealth’ Variant No Cause for Alarm, but Could Slow Case Decline
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Black Women in Law Feel Pride and Frustration Ahead of Court Nominee
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Orcas Are Able to Kill and Eat Blue Whales, Scientists Confirm
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My Young Mind Was Disturbed by a Book. It Changed My Life.
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Melatonin Isn’t a Sleeping Pill. Here’s How to Use It.
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Restaurants to Customers: Don’t Call Us, We Won’t Call You
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Joni Mitchell Plans to Follow Neil Young Off Spotify, Citing ‘Lies’
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Lauren Smith-Fields Was Found Dead. Her Family Had to Beg for Answers.
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‘Powerful and Dangerous’ Winter Storm Set to Hit East Coast
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Death of Georgia Teen Found in Gym Mat Was ‘Weird Accident,’ Sheriff Says
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Relax, America: Willow, the White House Cat, Has Arrived
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U.S. Economy Grew 1.7% in 4th Quarter, Capping a Strong Year
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Here’s why Republicans can’t filibuster President Biden’s Supreme Court nominee.
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A School Mistakenly Told 58 Students They’d Won Full Rides. It’ll Pay Their Tuition Anyway.
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An Israeli study finds a slightly higher-than-expected rate of heart problems in vaccinated boys.
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Where Is Germany in the Ukraine Standoff? Its Allies Wonder.
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Cawthorn Challenge Raises the Question: Who Is an ‘Insurrectionist’?
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New York State’s mask policy is back in effect after a judge grants a stay.
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Cardi B Awarded $4 Million in Libel Lawsuit Against Celebrity Gossip Blogger
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Sarah Palin Tests Positive, Delaying Libel Case Against The Times
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Caught on a Hot Mic: Biden Uses a Vulgarity to Insult a Fox News Reporter
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French Adventurer Attempting to Row Solo Across the Atlantic Is Missing
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Thierry Mugler, Genre-Busting French Fashion Designer, Dies at 73
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An Abrupt Ending for Aaron Rodgers Brings a Rush of Uncertainty
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Passenger Exposed Buttocks and Threw a Can During Flight, Prosecutors Say
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President Biden’s Economy Is Failing the Big Mac Test
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Melatonin Isn’t a Sleeping Pill. Here’s How to Use It.
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How I Cut My Family’s Cable and Streaming Bill by $170
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Three Tiny Islands Have Borne the Brunt of Tonga’s Tsunami
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Monkeys Escape After Truck Crashes on Pennsylvania Highway
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Judge Issues Stinging Free Speech Ruling Against University of Florida
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They Tried to Tackle Derrick Henry in High School. It Didn’t Go Well.
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Intel to Invest at Least $20 Billion in New Chip Factories in Ohio
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Love Triangle Challenges Reign of Japan’s Monkey Queen
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Booster shots are instrumental in protecting against Omicron, new C.D.C. data suggest.
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Louie Anderson, Genial Stand-Up Comic and Actor, Dies at 68
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A Dam in Syria Was on a ‘No-Strike’ List. The U.S. Bombed It Anyway.
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Something Has to Give in the Housing Market. Or Does It?
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‘The Lowest Point in My Lifetime’: How 14 Independent Voters Feel About America
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Amanda Gorman: Why I Almost Didn’t Read My Poem at the Inauguration
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Theodore Roosevelt Statue Removal Begins at Museum of Natural History
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Here’s What Scientists Know About the Tonga Volcano Eruption
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Yvette Mimieux, Who Found Fame With ‘The Time Machine,’ Dies at 80
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20 Under $20: Beckoning Bottles in the Dead of Winter
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China decides not to sell Olympics tickets to the Chinese public.
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Detainees Sue Arkansas Jail That Gave Them Ivermectin to Treat Covid
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Here’s Where Subway Riders Have Returned. And Where They Haven’t.
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Russia Thins Out Its Embassy in Ukraine, a Possible Clue to Putin’s Next Move
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The Hostages Escaped. But Synagogues Ask, How Can They Be More Secure?
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The C.D.C.’s New Challenge? Grappling With Imperfect Science
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Tonga Shrouded by Ash and Mystery After Powerful Volcano Erupts
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Professor Who Called Students ‘Vectors of Disease’ in Video Is Suspended
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How Sunday’s Games Affect the N.F.L. Playoff Matchups
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Supply Chain Woes Could Worsen as China Imposes New Covid Lockdowns
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Woman Pushed Onto Subway Tracks ‘Never Saw’ Her Attacker
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Halting Progress and Happy Accidents: How mRNA Vaccines Were Made
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U.S. Government to Begin Accepting Requests for Free Covid Tests Next Week
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They Remodeled Before Covid. Here’s What They Regret Now.
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No Shots, No Day Care: Parents of Kids Under 5 Stuck in Grueling Limbo
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1,760 Acres. That’s How Much More of Manhattan We Need.
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The C.D.C. conceded that cloth masks do not protect against the virus as effectively as other masks.
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Baltimore Prosecutor Charged With Perjury and Filing False Loan Applications
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‘Major Discovery’ Beneath Antarctic Seas: A Giant Icefish Breeding Colony
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Navient agrees to cancel 66,000 student borrowers’ loans to settle claims of predatory lending.
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Ronnie Spector, Who Brought Edge to Girl-Group Sound, Dies at 78
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‘Cheer’ Is Back. Here’s Where the Jerry Harris Case Stands.
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Consumer prices popped again in December, casting a shadow over the economy.
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The Army of Millions Who Enforce China’s Zero-Covid Policy, at All Costs
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Russia Positioning Helicopters, in Possible Sign of Ukraine Plans
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Pence and Jan. 6 Committee Engage in High-Stakes Dance Over Testimony
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As an E.R. Doctor, I Fear Health Care Collapse More Than Omicron
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Robert Durst, Real Estate Scion Convicted as a Killer, Dies at 78
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In a First, Man Receives a Heart From a Genetically Altered Pig
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Dwayne Hickman, TV’s Lovelorn Dobie Gillis, Is Dead at 87
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Watching a Partner Change Is Hard. Accepting It Can Be Harder.
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A Defense of Jeremy Strong (and All the Strivers With No Chill)
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Golden Globes 2022: ‘Succession’ and ‘Power of the Dog’ Take Top Honors
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Starting later this week, some at-risk Americans become eligible for a 4th Covid shot.
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Bob Saget, Comic Who Portrayed Danny Tanner on ‘Full House,’ Dies at 65
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Body of Virginia Man Who Abandoned Vehicle in Snowstorm Is Found
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A Soldier Sent a Letter to His Mom in 1945. It Was Just Delivered.
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As More Teachers’ Unions Push for Remote Schooling, Parents Worry. So Do Democrats.
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Why Tesla Soared as Other Automakers Struggled to Make Cars
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What We Know About Unfolding the James Webb Space Telescope
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Novak Djokovic, Great at Tennis and Bad at Science, Awaits His Fate
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Connecticut High School Hockey Player Dies After Fall on the Rink
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Fugitive Italian Killer Finally Meets His Match: Google Maps
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They Had Reasons for Leaving the City. So Why Are Their Friends Mad?
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Families of Veterans Who Died of Covid Win $53 Million Legal Settlement
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Covid may raise the risk of diabetes in children, C.D.C. researchers reported.
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Amy Schneider Becomes First Woman to Surpass $1 Million on ‘Jeopardy!’
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Peter Bogdanovich, 82, Director Whose Career Was a Hollywood Drama, Dies
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Women’s Periods May Be Late After Coronavirus Vaccination, Study Suggests
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Revolt in Kazakhstan: What’s Happening, and Why It Matters
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Reimbursement for rapid at-home tests will start next week, a White House official says.
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Russia-Allied Forces to Intervene as Unrest Sweeps Kazakhstan
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Why Isn’t Biden’s Expanded Child Tax Credit More Popular?
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The C.D.C. Is Hoping You’ll Figure Covid Out on Your Own
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Maxwell Verdict Is Clouded After Juror’s Disclosure of Past Sexual Abuse
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Audie Cornish, host of ‘All Things Considered,’ is leaving NPR.
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F.B.I. Arrests Man Accused of Stealing Unpublished Book Manuscripts
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Macron says France should make life miserable for the unvaccinated.
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A variant found in France is not a concern, the W.H.O. says.
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Novak Djokovic Is Refused Entry Into Australia Over Vaccine Exemption
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Considering Bone or Joint Surgery? You May Not Need It.
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American Girl Debuts Chinese American Doll in Response to Anti-Asian Sentiment
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In Omicron Hot Spots, Hospitals Fill Up, but I.C.U.s May Not
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Prince Andrew’s Uncertain Legal Fate Casts Shadow on Britain’s Royals
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A federal judge blocks the Defense Dept. from punishing Navy forces who refuse the vaccine.
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Djokovic is granted a medical exemption to play in the Australian Open.
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Office Attire That Makes a Statement: ‘OK, Let’s Hug’
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Ben Smith Is Leaving The Times for a Global News Start-Up
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Facebook suspends Marjorie Taylor Greene’s account for 24 hours.
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Elizabeth Holmes is found guilty of four counts of fraud.
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New York A.G. Seeks to Question Trump Children in Fraud Inquiry
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Jurors in the Elizabeth Holmes trial reiterate they are deadlocked on some charges.
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NASA’s Retiring Top Scientist Says We Can Terraform Mars and Maybe Venus, Too
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Beaches Closed After 8.5 Million Gallons of Sewage Spill in Los Angeles County
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How high will the U.S. surge go after the holidays? Should you get tested?
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When They Warn of Rare Disorders, These Prenatal Tests Are Usually Wrong
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With Omicron’s Rise, Americans Brace for Returning to School and Work
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The Work in My Building Is Endless and Invasive. Can I Withhold Rent?
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Eric Adams Takes Office as New York City’s 110th Mayor at a Perilous Moment
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Snow Closed the Highways. GPS Mapped a Harrowing Detour in the Sierra Nevada.
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Record-Setting Colorado Fires Destroyed More Than 500 Homes
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Tracing the Origins of a Black American New Year’s Ritual
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