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The first humanitarian aid has arrived in the Pacific nation of Tonga

Thursday, January 20, 2022

The flight arrived in Tonga five days after a massive underwater volcano erupted there – killing three people and leaving extensive tsunami damage and a blanket of fallen ash in its wake.

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New York AG James says Trump's company misled banks, tax officials

Wednesday, January 19, 2022

Attorney General Letitia James says her office uncovered evidence of financial irregularities at former President Donald Trump's business, and wants Trump and two of his adult children to testify.

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As Biden marks 1 year in office, he'll hold a news conference

Wednesday, January 19, 2022

President Biden holds a rare formal news conference Wednesday — as voting rights legislation seems set to fail in the Senate. Voting rights is a key priority of the administration.

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A federal judge has approved Puerto Rico's exit from bankruptcy

Wednesday, January 19, 2022

Puerto Rico entered bankruptcy in 2016 after it stopped making payments on more than $70 billion of loans. The deal was struck with the island's creditors, and opens the path to economic recovery.

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News brief: COVIDtests.gov, Biden news conference, Blinken's Ukraine trip

Wednesday, January 19, 2022

A new federal government website makes it easy to order COVID-19 tests. President Biden marks one year in office. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is trying to defuse Russia-Ukraine tensions.

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Senate Democrats push a voting rights bill that most likely won't pass

Tuesday, January 18, 2022

They are planning to debate voting rights bills and hold a vote on changing Senate rules to pass them. They are expected to fail despite intense public pressure from the White House.

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How a rabbi and other hostages made it out safely from a Texas synagogue

Tuesday, January 18, 2022

Many questions remain following this weekend's hostage-taking at a synagogue near Fort Worth. The four hostages survived the attack but the gunman died.

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News brief: Senate's filibuster issue, Texas hostage details, Iran nuclear talks

Tuesday, January 18, 2022

Senate Democrats plow ahead with a showdown over the filibuster and voting rights. Details emerge about the hostage taking at a Texas synagogue. Efforts continue to revive the Iran nuclear deal.

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Talks persist in Vienna and elsewhere at reviving the Iran nuclear deal

Tuesday, January 18, 2022

As talks continue to try to restart the deal that put limits on Iran's nuclear program, there's a flurry of diplomatic meetings. Iran wants the U.S. to guarantee it'll stick to the deal this time.

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How did Britain's Boris Johnson fall so far so fast?

Monday, January 17, 2022

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson won a historical landslide election two years ago. But now he's fighting for his political life.

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News brief: Texas synagogue standoff, COVID surge, Boris Johnson woes

Monday, January 17, 2022

The FBI has identified the British man it says took hostages at a Texas synagogue. The pace of omicron infections may be subsiding. Britain's prime minister is fighting for his political life.

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Democrats are looking for their way forward on voting rights

Thursday, January 13, 2022

President Biden will make an in-person pitch to Senate Democrats to pass voting rights legislation — including changing Senate rules. Some Democrats, however, are opposed to ditching the filibuster.

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News brief: voting rights, high-filtration masks, U.S.-Russia talks

Thursday, January 13, 2022

Democrats look for a way forward on voting rights. Health officials say wearing an effective mask is more important than ever. Russia and NATO go into the third and final round of talks on Ukraine.

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In Atlanta speech, Biden will advocate for protecting voting rights

Tuesday, January 11, 2022

President Biden and Vice President Harris head to Atlanta — a city at the epicenter of past and present battles over voting rights — to make the case to advance stalled legislation in Congress.

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News brief: voting rights speech, schools juggle COVID, Novak Djokovic

Tuesday, January 11, 2022

In Atlanta, Biden will advocate for protecting voting rights. Some schools resume online classes because of COVID-19. The latest on the saga in Australia involving tennis star Novak Djokovic.

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Members of a Bronx mosque mourn those killed in apartment building fire

Tuesday, January 11, 2022

Members of the West African community who live around the 19-story apartment building that burned over the weekend are offering prayers and support. At least 17 people were killed.

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Russia has been pulled into a conflict in neighboring Kazakhstan

Monday, January 10, 2022

A Russian-led force of some 2,500 troops arrived there last week, at the invitation of the president amid a wave of popular unrest.

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In high-stakes meeting, Russia tells U.S. it isn't planning to invade Ukraine

Monday, January 10, 2022

In nearly eight hours of talks with U.S. officials, Russia says it's not planning to attack Ukraine, despite have an estimated 100,000 troops near the border. More talks are expected.

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News brief: Bronx fire, record COVID-19 cases, U.S.-Russia talks on Ukraine

Monday, January 10, 2022

A fire in a New York City high-rise apartment building has killed 19 people. New coronavirus cases are up to about 700,000 per day. The U.S. and Russia are holding talks Monday in Geneva.

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Companies ramp up production of rapid COVID tests but they are still hard to get

Friday, January 07, 2022

Rapid tests for COVID-19 are proving difficult to find both for local governments and individuals. The Biden administration says relief is on the way. But what's behind the supply challenges?

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