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Senate Republicans Move to Force Vote on Unemployment Benefits Stopgap

Senate Republicans moved forward with a plan to set up votes on extending lapsed supplemental unemployment insurance with President Donald Trump’s endorsement, as talks on a broader pandemic relief package made little progress. The GOP gambit is almost certain to

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Mystery solved: Scientists trace source of Stonehenge boulders

Study finds most of the giant stones, or sarsens, seem to share a common origin 16 miles away; how massive slabs were moved and significance of site remain unknown

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US election results may be delayed — but not because of fraud

With expected surge in mail-in ballots, counting of votes in American presidential race could extend beyond election day, pushing off declaration of a winner

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Hurricane Isaias Bears Down on Bahamas and Florida After Battering Puerto Rico

(SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico) — New Hurricane Isaias kept on a path early Friday expected to take it to the U.S. East Coast by the weekend as it approached the Bahamas, parts of which are still recovering from the devastation

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Ohio House Removes And Replaces Newly Indicted Larry Householder As Speaker

Householder had been indicted on a racketeering charge. Lawmakers elected three-term state Rep. Bob Cupp to replace him. (Image credit: Jay LaPrete/AP)

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Fuming at another weekend shutdown, defiant retailers threaten to stay open

Ministers said to agree on rolling back Friday-Sunday restrictions, but move will have to wait until next week even as store-owners fret that they are needlessly losing business

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Are families fleeing US Jewish day schools? Far from it, but it’s complicated

As the COVID-19 pandemic rolls on, many private institutions are opening up while public schools largely stay closed — but each one faces its own unique set of challenges

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‘Into the Wild’ bus likely lands a home at Fairbanks museum

An infamous bus appears headed to a new home at a museum in Fairbanks after being removed from Alaska’s backcountry to deter people from making dangerous, sometimes deadly treks to visit the site where a young man documented his demise

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DHS compiled ‘intelligence reports’ on journalists who published leaked documents – The Washington Post

DHS compiled ‘intelligence reports’ on journalists who published leaked documents  The Washington Post Washington Post: DHS gathered intelligence reports on 2 journalists covering Portland protests  CNN The Constitutional Case Against Trump’s Use of the Department of Homeland Security  The New Yorker Dismantle the

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