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U.S., NATO allies reject major Russian demands, offer different compromise

The United States and NATO on Wednesday rejected Russia’s demands that Ukraine never be allowed to become a member of NATO, and that the expansion of NATO since 1997 be rolled back. Russian officials said they would study the written

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Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, Florida’s first Haitian American in Congress, on what’s at stake in 2022

The newest member of the House of Representatives is taking office at a critical time for Haitian politics.

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The Holocaust’s quiet heroes, survivors honored in new book for children, teens

People across Europe, Israel and the world marked International Holocaust Remembrance Day Wednesday to commemorate the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany. The day was created in 2005 by the United Nations to sustain public awareness, which studies show

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Fed Signals Rate Increase in March, Citing Inflation and Strong Job Market

Jerome H. Powell, the Fed chair, said the central bank could raise rates imminently as officials cut back help for the economy.

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Biden cancels Trump-era lease renewals for proposed Minnesota mine

The reversal ordered Wednesday follows an October decision to move forward with a study that could lead to a 20-year ban on mining upstream from the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.

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San Jose, Calif., to institute first-in-the-nation gun ownership requirements – NBC News

San Jose, Calif., to institute first-in-the-nation gun ownership requirements  NBC News San Jose passes first-of-its-kind gun control measure  CBS News California city passes first gun law requiring annual fees, liability insurance  Fox News Gun Rights Advocates Challenge San Jose’s Gun Insurance Law  NBC Bay

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Justice Stephen Breyer to retire after almost 28 years on America’s Supreme Court

Joe Biden has said he will choose a black woman as the liberal jurist’s successor

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Moderna Booster May Wane After 6 Months, Company Says

Moderna reported today the first data on how well its currently authorized vaccine and booster hold up against the Omicron variant, which quickly dominated new infections around the world after health experts first described the variant last November. The company

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A Texas man is accused of selling gun used to take synagogue hostages

Earlier Wednesday, British police said they arrested two more men in Manchester related to the hostage-taking incident. (Image credit: Yffy Yossifor/Star-Telegram/via AP)

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Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer plans to retire – CNN

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer plans to retire  CNN Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer to retire after this term  CBS News Biden said he’d put a Black woman on the Supreme Court. Here’s who he may pick to replace Breyer  CNN If Breyer

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