At only 7 years old, Ji-Young is making history as the first Asian American muppet in the “Sesame Street” canon
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Biden picks ex-FDA chief Robert Califf to again lead agency
If confirmed by the Senate, he would oversee decisions on COVID-19 vaccines along with other sensitive issues.
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U.N. envoy sounds alarm on Lebanese rising poverty
The economic crisis in Lebanon has been described as one of the worst in the world in 150 years.
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Man who went to space with Shatner dies in plane crash
Glen M. de Vries, 49, of New York City and another man were killed when the Cessna 172 went down Thursday in New Jersey.
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Judge dissolves conservatorship that controlled Britney Spears
The pop singer wins the freedom to make her own medical, financial and personal decisions for the first time since 2008.
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Indictments charge Trump ex-aide Steve Bannon with contempt of Congress
Bannon had defied a Jan. 6 House committee subpoena.
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Environmentalists can continue with lawsuit to protect whales
The groups want to expand areas and times in which a vessel speed limit applies, make the speed limits mandatory, and apply them to small and large vessels.
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Meadows says he’ll defy subpoena, as Jan. 6 panel threatens contempt
Meadows would be the second of the committee’s witnesses to be held in contempt, after the House voted to hold Bannon in contempt last month.
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Can at-home COVID-19 tests make holiday gatherings safer?
Home test kits for COVID-19 can add a layer of safety and reassurance to holiday gatherings by providing on-the-spot results
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Pardon for Plessy, namesake of ‘separate but equal’ ruling, goes to governor
Homer Plessy was arrested in 1892 after boarding the train car as part of a civil rights’ group’s efforts to challenge a state law that mandated segregated seating.