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A special grand jury was picked to probe Trump's actions in the 2020 Georgia election
A special grand jury was selected for the investigation into whether former President Donald Trump and others illegally tried to influence the 2020 election in Georgia.
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A U.S. pediatricians' group is trying to eliminate race-based medical guidance
The American Academy of Pediatrics is reexamining its treatment recommendations. Pediatricians have followed flawed guidelines linking race to risks for urinary infections and newborn jaundice.
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Sydney man admits to pushing a gay American off a cliff in 1988
The defendant faces a potential sentence of life in prison on sentencing scheduled for Tuesday.
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Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer is suspended over sexual assault allegations
Bauer is suspended for two seasons after a San Diego woman alleged that he beat and sexually abused her last year. He denies violating MLB's domestic violence and sexual assault policy.
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Wimbledon champion Boris Becker gets 2 1/2 years in prison for bankruptcy offenses
The 54-year-old German tennis great was sentenced for illicitly transferring large amounts of money and hiding assets after he was declared bankrupt.
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States sue the U.S. Postal Service over its decision to buy gas-powered trucks
The lawsuits contend that purchases of thousands of fossil fuel-powered delivery vehicles will cause environmental harm for decades to come. The Postal Service says it conducted a thorough review.
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U.S. soldiers 'return' cake to Italian woman for 90th birthday
A woman was 13 years old when U.S. soldiers grabbed her birthday cake from a windowsill.
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A Kansas lawmaker complains about sharing a bathroom with a trans colleague
LGBTQ rights advocates call for state Rep. Cheryl Helmer to be formally censured after she publicly said she didn't want to share the women's restrooms at the Statehouse with a transgender colleague.
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U.S. speeds up phaseout of incandescent light bulbs in favor of energy-efficient ones
Rules finalized by the Energy Department will accelerate an industry practice to use compact fluorescent and LED bulbs. Consumers could save $3 billion a year on utility bills, the agency said.
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Putin wanted a militarily weaker Ukraine. He got the opposite
The longer Ukraine's army fends off the Russian invasion, the more it absorbs the advantages of Western weaponry and training — exactly the transformation Vladimir Putin wanted to prevent by invading.