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February 5 | President Donald Trump recently suggested Republicans should “nationalize” elections — then left everyone guessing what that actually meant. 

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February 4 | For over a year, French prosecutors have been investigating Elon Musk’s X for fraudulent data extraction.

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February 3 | It’s not every day that a special election makes headlines, but when it produces one of the biggest upsets in decades, the story tends to linger.

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February 2 | South Carolina just hit a grim milestone: It now has the largest measles outbreak in the US since the disease was declared eliminated more than 20 years ago. 

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January 29 | With tensions high after deadly federal shootings in Minnesota, a letter Attorney General Pam Bondi sent Gov. Tim Walz (D) has raised new questions.

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January 28 | So, just how addictive is social media? We may be about to find out — at least in court.

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January 27 | Across the country, nurses have hit a breaking point, initiating strikes that are impossible to ignore.

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January 26 | In the past three weeks, federal agents in Minneapolis have killed two US citizens. 

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January 21 | The World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, often feels like a borefest for anyone who doesn’t own a Patagonia vest. 

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January 20 | As tensions over federal immigration enforcement continue to rise in Minnesota, there’s a growing flashpoint: hospitals.

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January 16 | America may not agree on much right now, but one thing feels universal: The cost of living is out of control. 

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January 14 | For the past two weeks, Iran has been rocked by unprecedented protests — the greatest challenge to the government in years.

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January 13 | About one in four people with dementia on traditional Medicare are prescribed brain-altering drugs that doctors have warned against for years, according to a new study published in JAMA. 

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January 12 | The world loves to remind women that their biological clock is ticking.

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January 7 | If artificial intelligence feels like a group project where the kids came prepared, and the adults didn’t, you’re not wrong. 

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January 6 | The CDC now recommends fewer vaccines for children, a major shift in federal guidance that takes effect immediately. 

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January 5 | New evidence adds to the case for why older people should get vaccinated.

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