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Apr 10 2021
News
Defiant Matt Gaetz vows 'truth will prevail' in fiery speech amid DOJ investigation
Rep. Matt Gaetz insisted he's not going away as he faces a federal investigation into whether he violated sex trafficking laws and had a sexual encounter with a minor.
Making his first public appearance in more than a week, the Florida Republican delivered a defiant speech during the Save America Summit at former President Donald Trump's Doral golf club and resort in Miami. At the event
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May 31 2020
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A half-million bogus, imported coronavirus items seized at nation's borders
Federal border authorities inspecting imported goods at ports of entry have blocked more than half a million counterfeit or prohibited items that claimed to treat and prevent the coronavirus.
Between the beginning of the pandemic in March and May 1, U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized 83,500 test kits, 425,000 face masks, 2,261 anti-virus lanyards, 8,700 chloroquine tablets, and 3
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Sep 04 2021
Analysis
Evidence for vaccine booster shots isn't clear, but Biden moves ahead anyway
The U.S. is poised to begin rolling out booster shots in a matter of weeks, with still one major sticking point to resolve: It's not entirely clear yet that third shots are needed.
President Joe Biden recently vowed to begin deploying boosters the week of Sept. 20, pending a green light from federal regulators.
But health experts advising the government on that decision say the
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Apr 10 2020
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In scramble for supplies, states start banding together
During disasters, the federal government backs up the states. But when the crisis is nationwide, a lack of coordination can lead to mayhem. Some are pushing for an overarching “czar,” as states scramble to fill the gaps.
President Donald Trump calls himself a “wartime president” against an “invisible enemy,” the novel coronavirus.
Indeed, there is no disputing the warlike
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Feb 18 2014
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Bombings in Syria Force Wave of Civilians to Flee
Hundreds of thousands of Syrian civilians have fled rebel-held parts of the city of Aleppo in recent weeks under heavy aerial bombardment by the Syrian government, emptying whole neighborhoods and creating what aid workers say is one of the largest refugee flows of the entire civil war.
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Apr 09 2021
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No region in the world spared as virus cases, deaths surge
Hospitals in Turkey and Poland are filling up. Pakistan is restricting domestic travel. The U.S. government will send more help to the state with the country’s worst infection increase.
The worldwide surge in coronavirus cases and deaths includes even Thailand, which has weathered the pandemic far better than many nations but now struggles to contain COVID-19.
The only exceptions
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Aug 03 2020
Background
Crime in the United States
Crime in the United States has been recorded since colonization. Crime rates have varied over time, with a sharp rise after 1900, reaching a broad bulging peak between the 1970s and early 1990s. Since then, crime has declined significantly. Statistics on specific crimes are indexed in the annual Uniform Crime Reports by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and by annual National Crime
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Nov 03 2020
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11 States Are Choosing Their Governor On Tuesday. Here Are The Races To Watch.
On Tuesday, voters will cast the last ballots in the Nov. 3 races for president, the U.S. House of Representatives and, in 34 states, the U.S. Senate. But in 11 states, voters will also pick their next governor. It’s more common to hold governors’ races during midterm elections, so the few gubernatorial contests held in presidential election years sometimes get overlooked while the spotlight
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Dec 16 2020
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Emails show former Trump health appointee advocated herd immunity strategy
A former senior Health and Human Services adviser advocated this summer to let young and middle-aged Americans become infected with COVID-19 in order to develop "herd immunity," according to emails released Wednesday by the House committee overseeing the federal government's coronavirus response.
Why it matters: Without a vaccine, achieving herd immunity — in which widespread outbreaks
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Aug 02 2020
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U.S. to Raise Cost for Citizenship Applications, Impose Fee for Asylum Seekers
The Department of Homeland Security said it would increase the fee to apply for U.S. citizenship by 81% to $1,160 and impose a fee for the first time to apply for asylum, according to a filing in the Federal Register on Friday.
The fee increases, proposed last year, come as the government agency that handles applications faces a budget shortfall and are the latest in a string of rule
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