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House Republicans invite President Biden to testify at public hearing as impeachment inquiry stalls
House Republicans have invited President Joe Biden to testify before Congress in what appears to be a last-ditch effort to deliver on their stalled monthslong impeachment inquiry into the Biden family businesses
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Israeli court halts subsidies for ultra-Orthodox, deepening turmoil over mandatory military service
Israel’s Supreme Court has ordered an end to government subsidies for many ultra-Orthodox men who don't serve in the army
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Trump attends wake of slain New York officer, calls for 'law and order,' to show contrast with Biden
Donald Trump has attended the wake of a New York City police officer gunned down in the line of duty
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Facebook News tab will soon be unavailable as Meta scales back news and political content
Meta will be sunsetting Facebook News in early April for users in the U.S. and Australia as the platform further deemphasizes news and politics
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Home Depot buying supplier to professional contractors in a deal valued at about $18.25 billion
Home Depot is buying SRS Distribution, a materials provider for professionals, in a deal valued at approximately $18.25 billion
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Russian veto brings an end to the UN panel that monitors North Korea nuclear sanctions
Russia has vetoed a U.N. resolution in a move that effectively abolishes the monitoring by United Nations experts of U.N. sanctions against North Korea over its nuclear program, though the sanctions themselves remain in place
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US changes how it categorizes people by race and ethnicity. It's the first revision in 27 years
For the first time in 27 years, the U.S. government is changing how it categorizes people by race and ethnicity
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Georgia lawmakers approve private water utility bypassing county to serve homes near Hyundai plant
Georgia lawmakers have agreed to change a state law so that a private utility can provide water service to homes near Hyundai's upcoming electric vehicle plant without permission from local governments
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Trump's team cites First Amendment in contesting charges in Georgia election interference case
A lawyer for former President Donald Trump has argued that the charges against Donald Trump in the Georgia election interference case seek to criminalize political speech that the First Amendment protects
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Pope, looking strong, washes feet of 12 women at Rome prison from his wheelchair
Pope Francis has washed and kissed the feet of 12 women inmates at a Rome prison
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