The Biden administration says it will hold its first offshore wind auction next month
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Republican House leader Kevin McCarthy refuses to cooperate with Jan. 6 panel
Investigators asked for an interview and records about McCarthy’s conversations with former President Trump ‘before, during and after’ the Capitol riot.
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Kids’ low COVID-19 vaccination rates called ‘very disturbing’
Stormy weather in December, the busy holiday season, and distrust among some parents are all cited as factors.
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Berlin Film Festival being held in person despite pandemic
Only people who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or have recently recovered from an infection will have access to the festival’s grounds.
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Insurers are being required to cover home COVID-19 tests. Here’s how to get yours for free
The Biden Administration announced Monday that insurance companies would be required to cover the cost.
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Judge allows lawsuit against Prince Andrew alleging sexual abuse to go ahead
Virginia Giuffre sued the prince in August, saying she was coerced into sexual encounters with Andrew in 2001 by Jeffrey Epstein and his longtime companion, Ghislaine Maxwell.
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Quebec to levy financial penalty on unvaccinated adults
The premier of the French-speaking Canadian province of Quebec said not getting vaccinated leads to consequences for the health care system and not all Quebecers should pay for that.
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U.S. inflation soared 7% in past year, the most since 1982
Prices rose sharply in 2021 for cars, gas, food and furniture as part of a rapid recovery from the pandemic recession.
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Warming permafrost puts key Arctic pipelines, roads at ‘high risk,’ study says
Nearly 70 percent of the infrastructure in the permafrost areas of the Northern Hemisphere – including at least 120,000 buildings – are in areas with high potential for thaw of near-surface permafrost by 2050.
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First right whale of the season spotted off Massachusetts
The whales migrate between the cold northern waters and their winter spawning grounds off Georgia and Florida.