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standing firm

Amid Trump probe, Manhattan DA's office says it won't be 'intimidated'

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Rest in Peace

New York Knicks legendary captain Willis Reed dies at 80

A crowd gathers to support a strike against the LAUSD.

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Shutting Down The District

LA school district in turmoil after 30,000 employees go on strike

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sounds like a show we know ...

CDC warns of deadly fungus in U.S. health facilities

Two hands in cuffs, one giving a thumbs-up and the other giving a thumbs-down

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Talking point

Indicting the 'Teflon president'

Advocates for Castner Range National Monument near El Paso

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Public Domain

Biden to create 2 new national monuments in Texas and Nevada

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Behind the scenes

Do Republicans want to bomb Mexico?

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Today's big question

What should the Fed do about interest rates?

Maria Bartiromo interviews Rudy Giuliani in 2019

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Dominion v. Fox News

Fox News seeks gag order for producer claiming coercion in Dominion deposition

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Briefing

What climate change means for California

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Briefing

The train derailment disaster in Ohio

Courthouse in D.C. where Oath Keepers tried

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Jan. 6 trials

6 more Oath Keepers, associates convicted in militia's 3rd Jan. 6 trial

Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Virginia.

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school shootings

Virginia teacher shot by student says she's staying 'positive' amid 'obstacles'

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Talking point

DeSantis plays both sides in comments on a possible Trump indictment

U.S. aircraft technicians prepare an F-15 for takeoff.

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A Sad Conclusion

Military pilots have 24 percent higher rates of cancer than the public, study finds

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not fun to hear

Nearly 200 banks at risk of SVB-type collapse, study finds

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Contingency Plans

Kevin McCarthy urges Trump fans not to protest if he is arrested

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Warring over Water

Supreme Court to hear arguments on water supply shortages for Navajo Nation

Russian President Vladimir Putin in the city of Mariupol.

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Daily briefing

10 things you need to know today: March 19, 2023

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Off to Jail?

Trump says he expects to be arrested Tuesday in Manhattan

President Biden and Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar.

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Daily briefing

10 things you need to know today: March 18, 2023

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Behind the scenes

Second thoughts about DeSantis?

The Chicago River is dyed green for St. Patrick's Day.

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Instant opinion

Is it time to stop dyeing the Chicago River green?

A First Republic Bank branch in Oakland, California.

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interventions

Major banks pledge $30 billion rescue for First Republic

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Viewership is steady, but...

Trust in Fox News drops for 1/5 of viewers amidst Dominion lawsuit

Patricia Schroeder testifying before House Budget Committee in 1980

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Profile

Remembering Patricia Schroeder

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Behind the scenes

What exactly is Mike Pence planning?

People protesting the takeover of the Houston Independent School District.

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takeovers

Texas is taking over the Houston Independent School District

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Briefing

The Silicon Valley Bank blame game

A screen shows a timed out error on the CBP One asylum app

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Briefing

An app for seeking asylum?

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Briefing

The Willow Project controversy, explained

An illustration of Biden signing an executive action and surrounded by imagery of bullets and gun protesters

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Today's big question

Can Biden curb gun violence?

The train derailment site in East Palestine, Ohio.

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lawsuits

Ohio sues Norfolk Southern over East Palestine train derailment

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Droning On

Russian fighter jets crash into American drone, U.S. says

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Making Amends

San Francisco to introduce $5M-per-person reparations plan for Black people