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House Democrats meet as leaders race to secure deal on Biden priorities – POLITICO

House Democrats meet as leaders race to secure deal on Biden priorities  POLITICO Pelosi delays vote on infrastructure bill as Dems fail to reach deal: LIVE UPDATES  Fox News Government shutdown and Infrastructure bill vote in Congress: Live updates  CNN Opinion | Progressives

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Will the United States officially acknowledge that it had a secret torture site in Poland?

One of the longest-held prisoners in the U.S. global war on terror is finally getting a day in court. Sort of. The prisoner, Abu Zubaydah, who has never been charged with a crime, has been waiting 14 years for a

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Lapid’s visit to Bahrain included a trip to a US Navy base, off Iran’s coast

While there, Israeli FM spoke of the three countries’ ‘similar interests in the region’ and the need to protect peace ‘from those who would harm it’

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COVID is killing rural Americans at twice the rate of urbanites

The pandemic is devastating rural America, where lower vaccination rates are compounding the already limited medical care.

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The Census Bureau’s first ever data on LGBTQ+ people indicates deep disparities

Sexual orientation and gender identity were added to the U.S. Census Bureau’s survey of the pandemic this summer — the first time a national government survey has captured the LGBTQ+ economic experience.

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China’s Power Shortfalls Begin to Ripple Around the World

Widespread power shortfalls have hurt the recovery of the world’s second-largest economy and add to a global energy squeeze that risks upsetting the post-pandemic recovery.

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Japan’s Princess Mako to Marry as Palace Blames Media for Her PTSD

The palace said intense media scrutiny during the princess’s engagement caused her to suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder.

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Brett Kavanaugh tests positive for Covid-19 as court prepares for new term – The Guardian

Brett Kavanaugh tests positive for Covid-19 as court prepares for new term  The Guardian Justice Brett Kavanaugh tests positive for Covid-19  CNN Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh tests positive for COVID-19  Fox News Brett Kavanaugh has COVID-19  FOX 5 New York Justice Kavanaugh Tests

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Senate confirms Rohit Chopra to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

The Senate narrowly approved Chopra, a member of the Federal Trade Commission, to run the CFPB. He is likely to give the bureau a more aggressive role than it had under the Trump administration. (Image credit: Susan Walsh/AP)

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