Trump's most dangerous legacy
Trump's most dangerous legacy
Down this road lies the specter of one-party rule
Trump's most dangerous legacy
Trump's most dangerous legacy
Down this road lies the specter of one-party rule
Trump's most dangerous legacy
Trump's most dangerous legacy
Down this road lies the specter of one-party rule
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  5. Cornyn says Republicans could support a smaller infrastructure bill
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The world just had its worst ever week for COVID-19 infections

1:40 p.m.
Anderson Cooper

Anderson Cooper takes over as Jeopardy! guest host, acknowledging 'big shoes to fill'

1:30 p.m.
Traffic jam on a bridge.

How the risk of a post-vaccination COVID-19 infection compares to other daily dangers

12:40 p.m.
Mask in the sand.

Has outdoor masking turned into 'meaningless political theater'?

11:33 a.m.
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

Marvel debuts trailer for Shang-Chi, its 1st superhero movie with an Asian lead

10:53 a.m.
Fan protesting the formation of a European football Super League.

Could Europe's most powerful soccer clubs effectively kill the World Cup?

9:49 a.m.
Alexei Navalny

Putin critic Navalny taken to prison hospital as team warns he could die in 'days'

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Javier Morena receives his first dose of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine

Every American adult is now eligible for COVID-19 vaccination

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Ingenuity Mars helicopter flies

Watch NASA successfully fly a remote-controlled helicopter on Mars

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Pot dispensary in Spain

Oregon town on Idaho border experiencing fairly predictable marijuana sales boom

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Ingenuity Mars helicopter

Watch NASA attempt history with test flight of remote-control Mars helicopter Ingenuity

4:54 a.m.
John Oliver explains personal bankruptcy

John Oliver explains personal bankruptcy, how credit card lobbyists and lawyers make it much worse

3:54 a.m.
Gen. Paul Nakasone

Trump's NSA general counsel Michael Ellis resigns, never having taken office

2:45 a.m.
Climate protest outside White House

White House reassigns Betsy Weatherhead, climate change report coordinator under Trump

2:04 a.m.
Police searching for ex-sheriffs deputy

Austin police, feds searching for ex-sheriff's deputy accused of killing 3, in Sunday's 2nd mass shooting

12:22 a.m.
Jake Garcia with some of his art.

This nursing student is leaving original paintings around Boston as gifts for strangers

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An elephant at Kruger National Park.

Elephants trample suspected poacher to death in South African national park

April 18, 2021
Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas).

GOP Sen. John Cornyn says Republicans could support a smaller infrastructure bill

April 18, 2021
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