President Biden had proposed extending them for another full year, but Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., wouldn’t support it.
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How do I know if I have a cold, the flu or COVID-19?
Symptoms of common colds, the flu and COVID-19 can overlap, so experts say testing is the best way to determine what you have
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Russia is preparing a pretext for Ukraine invasion, White House says
The Biden administration says Russia has dispatched operatives trained in urban warfare who could use explosives to carry out acts of sabotage against Russia’s own proxy forces – blaming the acts on Ukraine.
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Michigan attorney general asks feds to investigate fake Republican electors
Dana Nessel alleges a ‘coordinated effort’ among Republican parties in several 2020 battleground states to push so-called alternate slates of electors with fake documents.
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Novak Djokovic reportedly back in immigration detention in Australia
The world’s No. 1-ranked tennis player has a court hearing set for Sunday, the day before he is scheduled to play his first match in the Australian Open.
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COVID-19 pill rollout stymied by shortages as omicron rages
The pills are being carefully rationed, reserved for the highest-risk patients.
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Maine included as Navient settles predatory student loan claims for $1.85 billion
Navient, a major student loan servicing company, denied acting illegally, and it did not admit to any wrongdoing under the settlement, which is subject to court approval.
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California governor denies RFK assassin Sirhan Sirhan parole
Gov. Gavin Newsom, who has cited RFK as his political hero, said the slaying ’caused great harm to the American people.’
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House Jan. 6 committee subpoenas Twitter, Alphabet, Meta and Reddit
The House select committee issued subpoenas to four social media companies who have so far provided ‘inadequate response’ to requests for information and records relating to the spread of misinformation and efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
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Supreme Court halts COVID-19 vaccine rule for businesses, but allows it for health care workers
The court’s conservative majority concludes the administration overstepped its authority by seeking to impose the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s vaccine-or-test rule on U.S. businesses with at least 100 employees.