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A decision looms for former police officer Derek Chauvin: Should he speak to jurors directly at his trial for the killing of George Floyd?
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White supremacists failed to turn out big crowds in Huntington Beach and elsewhere but have more coming, say experts on extremist groups.
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Prosecutors expect to decide whether to charge a white former police officer who fatally shot a Black man during a traffic stop near Minneapolis.
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The world’s failure to deliver vaccines to needier countries is more than a scandal; it’s a crisis. And it could come to haunt us all soon.
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The internal report by U.S. Capitol Police cites useless riot shields, outdated weapons, inadequate training and poor intelligence-gathering.
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Britain’s long-reigning monarch has returned to fulfilling royal duties four days after the death of her husband and closest confidant, Prince Philip.
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The president of Toshiba Corp. has stepped down after the company said it was studying an acquisition proposal from a fund where he previously worked.
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The former Southern California man who bilked wine collectors out of millions by selling cheaper, rebottled booze has been sent back to Indonesia.
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Jordan’s tribes have long been the kingdom’s bedrock and a source of support for the monarchy. But accusations of seditious scheming may change that.
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President Biden is expected to announce his plan to remove all U.S. troops from Afghanistan this year.
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Protesters gathered in downtown Sacramento on Tuesday night to decry the killing of Daunte Wright, a Black man shot by a police officer during a traffic stop in a Minneapolis suburb.
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California will temporarily stop administering the Johnson & Johnson vaccine — a move urged by federal officials following reports of six serious blood clots nationwide.
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Biden’s speech will come just before his 100th day in office, and will provide him an opportunity to update the American public on his progress toward fulfilling his promises.
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Reports of blood clots among those who got Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine may make some recipients anxious. Here’s how to handle those feelings.
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The head of the IRS calculated that tax evasion in the U.S. may be much more than previous estimates from the federal government.
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A white police officer from Wisconsin who was investigated and cleared for shooting and injuring a Black man during a domestic dispute has returned from administrative leave.
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Biden says he’ll pick the president of the American Statistical Assn/ to lead the U.S. Census Bureau as it works toward releasing data from the 2020 census that will be used for redrawing congressional and legislative districts.
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Two COVID-19 vaccines have now been linked to a risk of developing blood clots. Scientists don’t know whether the vaccines are to blame.
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A U.S. intelligence report says the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic will contribute over the next year to “humanitarian and economic crises, political unrest and geopolitical competition.”
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Slain U.S. Capitol Police Officer William “Billy” Evans was lauded Tuesday for his dedication to country, love for his job and sense of humor.
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Drew Pavlou’s battle against the University of Queensland illustrates China’s influence over a key U.S. ally.
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. makes chips for iPhones, video game consoles and fighter jets. Now it’s being forced to choose sides.
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In U.S.-China dispute over missile defense system, Beijing punishes South Korea by restricting tourism and holding trade hostage.
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Beijing’s aggressive South China Sea expansion shows its willingness to defy international laws for President Xi Jinping’s visions of power.
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China’s paramount leader, Xi Jinping, sees himself as a savior, anointed to steer the Communist Party and China away from corruption and foreign influence, into a ‘new era’ of prosperity, power and political devotion. Whether his vision matches reality is another question.
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China’s oppression of Muslims reaches beyond Xinjiang into Pakistan. Why does it stay quiet?
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China’s ‘purification’ of classrooms: A new law erases history, silences teachers and rewrites books
China’s ‘purification’ of classrooms: A new law erases history, silences teachers and rewrites books
China’s crackdown on Hong Kong is purging teachers, rewriting textbooks and increasing pressure on schools over what to put in the minds of students. A new national security law has endangered freedom of thought and expression.
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The former Southern California man who bilked wine collectors out of millions by selling cheaper, rebottled booze has been sent back to Indonesia.
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A flourishing subgenre of YouTube channels features North Korean refugees telling how they fled the authoritarian government and how they’ve adjusted.
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Officer Kim Potter resigned two days after the shooting death of 20-year-old Daunte Wright in Brooklyn Center, Minn.
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U.S. officials called for a pause in the use of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine after serious blood clots were reported in six recipients.
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