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Before Washington’s ‘Nerd Prom,’ Lots of Risk-Benefit Calculation

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Everybody was vaccinated, everybody was masked except when speaking, he said. But we also went to restaurants and did other things, and I didnt get infected, so I feel very good about that. Jennifer…

Mark Emmert to Step Down as President of N.C.A.A.

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Mark Emmert, the president of the N.C.A.A., said Tuesday that he would step next down year, setting a timetable for the end of a reign that has been among the most tumultuous in the history of colleg…

Juan Orlando Hernández: Honduran ex-leader extradited to US

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Image caption, Mr Hernández was transferred to his extradition flight under heavy guard The former president of Honduras, Juan Orlando Hernández, has been extradited to the United States to face cha…

French election: Historic win but Macron has polarised France

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By Hugh SchofieldBBC News, Paris Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Macron's supporters were happy - but has he forced those who oppose him to the extremes of the political spectrum? Before…

French vote as Macron aims to beat far-right Le Pen

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By Paul Kirbyin Paris Image source, Getty Images Image caption, French voters in the US were among the first to vote in the second round run-off After a divisive election campaign, France decides …

Biden Tries to Sell Domestic Agenda During a West Coast Trip

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The return to domestic matters was a sign of what is to come as the midterm season draws closer. Russia will remain a priority for the administration, Mr. Bidens advisers say, but it is one that has…

Honduras extradites former president to the US

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(CNN)Juan Orlando Hernández, the former president of Honduras, was extradited Thursday to the United States, where he will face federal drug trafficking and firearms possession charges. The Honduran…

Macron and Le Pen Trade Punches in Pivotal French Election Debate

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The Yellow Vests told you they wanted more democracy and they were not heard, she said. I think the biggest problem at the end of these five years is the disunion, the division, that you have caused …

Fearing a Trump Repeat, Jan

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6 Panel Considers Changes to Insurrection Act One such recommendation is almost certainly to be an overhaul of the Electoral Count Act, which Mr. Trump and his allies tried to use to overturn the 2020 election. In recent weeks, the panel has beg…

Why Biden's off-script remarks about Putin are so dangerou

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s By Anthony ZurcherNorth America reporter Image source, Getty Images Over the past week, US President Joe Biden has made a series of unscripted remarks that have upped the temperature of US-Russia r…

Sri Lankan president promises systemic change

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Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa told his new cabinet on Monday that he would seek solutions to his country’s problems and that the crisis presented an opportunity to bring change.

French elections: Macron targets Le Pen as run-off campaign begin

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s By Paul KirbyBBC News, Paris Media caption, Watch: Could Marine Le Pen win the French elections? Emmanuel Macron is firing up his campaign for re-election, directly taking on far-right rival Marine…

Mike Lee’s Texts Show Encouragement, Then Alarm, Before Jan

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6 The text messages with Mr. Meadows show that Mr. Lee tried several times to offer advice and support for the effort to overturn the election, using multiple strategies. Mr. Lee suggested that Mr. Tr…

Stephen Colbert Laughs Off Trump’s Shilling for Dr

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Oz CNN got their hands on text messages between Don Jr. and Trumps chief of staff, Mark Meadows, on Nov. 5, 2020. D.J.T.J. sent Meadows a number of ideas of how to win the election they lost. He said, W…

Brazil's indigenous communities fear mining threat over war in Ukraine

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By Katy WatsonBBC South America correspondent Image caption, Illegal mining has been taking place in protected indigenous territories of the Amazon for years Maurício Ye'kwana worries about the fut…

Biden’s Climate Shift

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N.Y. Attorney General Seeks to Hold Trump in Contempt The New York State attorney general, Letitia James, filed a motion on Thursday asking a judge to hold Donald J. Trump in contempt for failing to turn over documents in her civil investigation into hi…

House Democrats Push Biden to Build a Better Midterm Message

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Still, White House aides acknowledge the pressure to revamp their strategy. They have been frustrated by how little credit they have received for enacting major legislation such as the Covid relief b…

UK PM and Zelensky tour near-empty streets in Kyiv

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The UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson made a surprise visit to Ukraine's capital and met President Volodymyr Zelensky. They walked through Kyiv's streets together and met a passer-by. Mr Johnson's la…

Fred Upton, House Republican Who Supported Impeachment, Will Retire

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Representative Fred Upton, a Michigan Republican who has served in the House for more than three decades, announced his retirement on Tuesday, becoming the fourth House Republican who voted to impeac…

Republicans Once Silent on Russia Ratchet Up Attacks on Biden

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Democrats argue that such criticism shows how single-minded the Republican Party has become about tearing down its opponents. Republicans have defaulted to attacking Joe Biden in a moment of nationa…

Who are Putin's daughters? What we know about his family

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Image caption, Putin and his family were shown in this 2002 picture, which hid their identities Russia's President, Vladimir Putin, has always been guarded when it comes to questions over his family…

With a Few Jokes, Biden and Obama Revisit the ‘Good Old Days’

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The visit by Mr. Obama, one of the Democratic Partys most popular figures, comes at a time when Mr. Bidens presidency could use a boost. Polling continues to show low approval numbers for Mr. Biden, …

Biden: President looks into additional sanction

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s President Joe Biden on Monday called the atrocities allegedly committed by Russian forces in Bucha, Ukraine, a war crime and called for a trial to take place against Russian President Vladimir Putin.…

Obama returning to White House this week for Affordable Care Act event with Biden

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(CNN)Former President Barack Obama will join President Joe Biden at an event on the Affordable Care Act at the White House this week, a source familiar with the plans says, marking the first time the…

Serbia's President Vucic performs balancing act as he seeks re-election

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By Guy DelauneyBBC News, Balkans correspondent Image caption, Aleksandar Vucic's Progressive SNS party came to power in 2012 It may not be the first time that a household fridge has made a prominen…

Gerard Depardieu: Kremlin responds to actor's Putin criticism

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Image source, Getty Images The Kremlin has hit back after French actor Gerard Depardieu accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of "crazy, unacceptable excesses" in Ukraine. Depardieu said the Rus…

Sri Lanka: Protest at president Rajapaksa's home turns violent

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By Ayeshea PereraBBC News Image caption, Protesters chanted slogans and set fires on the roads at Thursday's demonstration Sri Lankan police imposed curfew and fired tear gas after a demonstration …

William Burns, Head of the CIA, Tests Positive For Covid

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William J. Burns, the director of the Central Intelligence Agency, tested positive for the coronavirus on Thursday, a day after meeting with President Biden. The meeting was not considered a close c…