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Omicron XBB.1.5 is most transmissible subvariant, WHO says
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GOP leader Kevin McCarthy loses second vote for U.S. House speaker, deepening Republican crisis
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More social media regulation is coming in 2023, members of Congress say
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Katie Hobbs seeks sanctions against Kari Lake after Arizona judge dismisses election challenge lawsuit
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Millions at risk of losing Medicaid in the spring under provision tucked inside $1.7 trillion federal spending bill
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Sen. Warren warns Tesla chair that Musk and the board may have failed in legal duties since Musk bought Twitter
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‘It never feels like you’re out of poverty’: comedian Moses Storm mines his trauma for laughs
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