Cleaning up the biggest New Year's mess in America

While the rest of us head to bed in the early hours of Jan. 1, New York's sanitation team gets to work

January 1, 2018

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Did Biden handle China's spy balloon well?

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popping off

Mitt Romney says George Santos is 'a sick puppy'

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drama

Biden booed by Republicans after saying some want to cut Social Security and Medicare

LeBron James sets new NBA scoring record, beating Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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New King

LeBron James sets new NBA all-time scoring record, topping Abdul-Jabbar

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'we have to do better'

Biden: Police departments that 'violate the public trust must be held accountable'

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reaching across the aisle

State of the Union: Biden touts bipartisan bills, urges lawmakers to pass more

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GOP on GOP violence

Mitt Romney and George Santos exchanged words before State of the Union

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mind your manners

McCarthy asks GOP House members to behave during State of the Union

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Briefing

The next pandemic?

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Not getting worse

The U.S. economy is shifting toward disinflation. Here's why that's welcome.

A train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.

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Choo-Choo Trouble