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Australia v India: fourth Test, day four – live!

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Less than a minute after carving down the slopes of backcountry Colorado, a snowboarder was swept up in an avalanche.

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Parler's website is back online with a brief message to 'lovers and haters'

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Opinion: Trump's sordid pardons cement his corrupt legacy

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The Founding Fathers would have been disgusted by President Donald Trump's serial abuse of the pardon power. Nearly 90% of his pardons to date have gone to friends or politically connected allies -- including corrupt politicians. While the President's pardon power may seem unconstrained by t…

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Portuguese hospitals in worst-hit areas running out of ICU beds; Brazil permits Oxford/AstraZeneca and Sinovac jabs; Amsterdam police break up anti-lockdown protest

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Protests at state capitols remain small and under heavy police presence after warnings of unrest

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Law enforcement in Washington, DC, and state capitols across the country remained on high alert Sunday amid warnings of armed protests ahead of President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration.

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Jordan McNair, a University of Maryland offensive lineman, collapsed from heatstroke during a practice in 2018 and died two weeks later.

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Twitter temporarily suspends Marjorie Taylor Greene’s personal account.

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Twitter temporarily suspends Marjorie Taylor Greene’s personal account.

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In a last-minute move, NSA installing Trump loyalist as general counsel

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The National Security Agency said Sunday it was installing Trump NSC staffer Michael Ellis as its general counsel, after acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller ordered NSA Director Gen. Paul Nakasone to place the Trump loyalist into the role.

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Virgin Orbit launches rocket off a 747 aircraft, puts nine satellites in space

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A 70-foot rocket, riding beneath the wing of a retrofitted Boeing 747 aircraft, detached from the plane and fired itself into Earth's orbit on Sunday — marking the first successful launch for the California-based rocket startup Virgin Orbit.

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Phil Spector, Famed Music Producer and Convicted Murderer, Dies at 81

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Twitter temporarily suspends Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene for election misinformation

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Twitter on Sunday temporarily suspended the account of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene for repeated violations of new rules the social media platform put in place following the violent US Capitol riot earlier this month, a company spokesperson told CNN.

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Allies and associates of President Donald Trump have collected tens of thousands of dollars in fees from those seeking pardons from the President, The New York Times reported Sunday.

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With coronavirus vaccines now rolling out across the United States, businesses and schools are considering how, and what it will take, to safely resume in-person operations.

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Music producer and convicted murderer Phil Spector died of natural causes on Saturday, according to a statement released by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

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President-elect Joe Biden is on track to take office without key Cabinet members being confirmed on the day of his inauguration, a result of the Republican-led Senate moving much more slowly to schedule confirmation hearings and votes than it has for previous presidents.

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The president’s allies have collected tens of thousands of dollars — and potentially much more — from people seeking pardons.

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This fast-growing social network is gaining popularity with conservatives, the alt right and some extremists

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Gab, an alternative social media network popular with conservatives, the alt-right and some extremists, is surging in popularity after conservative social network Parler was effectively taken off the internet in the wake of the January 6 Capitol siege.

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Opinion: What if Twitter had banned Trump sooner?

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President Donald Trump's lie that he was cheated of a victory in the November election, which he peddled on Twitter, Facebook and other social media platforms, was a driving factor in spreading misinformation on this issue. How do we know? Research released Friday found that online discussio…

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Phil Spector brought joy to pop music – and misery to so many lives

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Spector’s ‘Wall of Sound’ technique gave his artists’ music an infectious joie de vivre, but the man behind it was damaged, bitter and violent

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Loyalists to President Trump are increasingly relying on conspiracy theories and misinformation, drawing false equivalence with last summer’s racial protests and blaming outside agitators.

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  • Updated 6 min ago

Federal prisons across the United States have been placed under temporary lockdown ahead of President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration.

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Kamala Harris Will Resign from Senate Monday

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Russia's leading opposition figure and chief Kremlin critic, Alexey Navalny, has left Berlin on a flight bound for Moscow, where he will likely be greeted by his supporters as well as authorities poised to arrest him.

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Shed parties and illegal races: UK police crack down on Covid rulebreakers

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Police ramp up enforcement of lockdown rules, breaking up illegal gatherings and fining individuals

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True-Crime Podcast Puts Spotlight on Irish Coach Accused of Abuse

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The Irish police are investigating accusations that George Gibney, a former swim coach for Ireland now living in the United States, sexually abused two swimmers who came forward after hearing the podcast about him.

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Tim Cook: Why I kicked Parler off Apple's App Store

  • Updated 1 hr ago

Apple, along with Amazon and Google, effectively kicked Parler off the internet in the wake of the January 6 US Capitol siege. Despite criticism that Big Tech wields too much power over speech, Apple CEO Tim Cook defended his decision.

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Analysis: Americans want the Covid-19 vaccine, but the government is failing

  • Updated 22 min ago

Just days ahead of President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration, the entire country is on edge.

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Chaos hits Australian Open with dozens of competitors confined to hotel rooms

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72 players in quarantine after plane passenger tests positiveSloane Stephens and Heather Watson among those isolating

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