Kim Potter shot and killed Black motorist Daunte Wright after she says she mistook her gun for her Taser.
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Biden signs Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act into law
The House and the Senate passed the measure last week. Lawmakers from both parties welcomed Biden’s signing of the law.
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Search for a COVID-19 test means sold-out signs, long lines
Fueling the surging demand for tests is a mix of factors, including families seeking to keep holiday gatherings safe and people needing to prove they are virus-free for travel, work or school.
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Joan Didion, peerless prose stylist, dies at 87
Joan Didion, the revered author and essayist whose provocative social commentary and detached, methodical literary voice made her a uniquely clear-eyed critic of a uniquely turbulent time, has died.
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Trump asks Supreme Court to block release of documents to House Jan. 6 committee
Trump is claiming that as a former president he has right to assert executive privilege over the records.
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Putin tells West to ‘immediately’ meet Russia’s demands on Ukraine
The Russian leader welcomed talks with the U.S. that are set to start in Geneva next month as a “positive” move, but warned that Moscow expects the discussion to produce quick results.
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Is the COVID-19 vaccine safe for children?
Pfizer’s vaccine has been authorized by U.S. regulators for younger children, and millions of teens already safely received the shot
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Consumer prices up 5.7% over past year, fastest in 39 years
Consumer spending, which accounts for 70% of U.S. economic activity, rose only slightly in November even as people shifted their holiday shopping to earlier in the season.
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U.S. adds Merck pill as second easy-to-use drug against COVID-19
The authorization comes one day after the agency cleared a competing drug from Pfizer.
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U.S. jobless claims unchanged at 205,000 while Maine claims decline
National weekly claims numbers, a proxy for layoffs, have fallen steadily most of the year.