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Tax-Cut Loving Republicans Grumble at $78 Billion in Bipartisan Tax Cuts

The deal—which would revive business tax breaks and expand the child tax credit—sailed through the House Ways and Means Committee, then started picking up Republican opposition.

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Oklahoma asks teachers to return up to $50,000 in bonuses the state says were paid in error

Kristina Stadelman said she’s crushed to learn she’s being forced to repay $50,000, much of which she already spent on home improvements and a down payment for a new car.

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Chita Rivera, Electrifying Broadway Star, Is Dead at 91

Appearing in scores of stage productions, she dazzled audiences for nearly six decades, most memorably starring as Anita in “West Side Story” and Velma Kelly in “Chicago.”

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Trump Stays on Illinois’ Ballot as Election Board Says It Lacks Power to Remove Him Over Jan. 6

(CHICAGO) — Illinois’ election board on Tuesday kept former President Donald Trump on the state’s primary ballot, a week before the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments on whether the Republican’s role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S.

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U.S. Skaters React to Kamila Valieva’s Disqualification–and Their New Status as Gold Medalists

Figure skating has its share of drama, but it’s not a sport generally linked to doping. That changed at the Beijing Olympic Games in 2022, when a sample from Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva was positive for a banned substance.

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Israeli Military Confirms It Has Begun Flooding Hamas Tunnels

It is the first time the military has publicly acknowledged using the tactic, which the U.N. has warned could damage Gaza’s drinking water.

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Justice Department investigating Democratic Rep. Cori Bush for misuse of funds, sources say – CNN

Justice Department investigating Democratic Rep. Cori Bush for misuse of funds, sources say  CNN Cori Bush under Justice Department investigation over alleged misuse of security funds  Fox News Rep. Cori Bush Confirms Feds Are Probing Her Security Spending  The Daily Beast Justice Department

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Bipartisan Illinois election board dismisses 14th Amendment case against Trump – CNN

Bipartisan Illinois election board dismisses 14th Amendment case against Trump  CNN Illinois Elections Board punts Trump eligibility question, former president to stay on ballot  Fox News Donald Trump can stay on 2024 Illinois ballot despite push to disqualify him, state officials rule  USA

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The U.S. Hasn’t Seen Syphilis Numbers This High Since 1950

NEW YORK — The U.S. syphilis epidemic isn’t abating, with the rate of infectious cases rising 9% in 2022, according to a new federal government report on sexually transmitted diseases in adults. But there’s some unexpected good news: The rate

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