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US plans more talks with Maduro on releasing other Americans detained in Venezuela

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration plans to continue talking with President Nicolás Maduro on “a range of issues,” including the release of more Americans being detained in Venezuela, the White House said on Wednesday.

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Once a lone objector, Rand Paul’s name is now on the Emmett Till Anti-lynching Act

WASHINGTON — Nearly two years after Sen. Rand Paul objected to legislation that would make the brutal act of lynching a federal hate crime, the Kentucky Republican signed on as a co-sponsor of a revised version that is now set to become law.

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Dozens of bomb threats have HBCUs looking to Biden for support, FBI for answers

WASHINGTON — February should have been a month of celebration. But for many historically Black colleges and universities, or HBCUs, it was a time of anxiety, frustration and terror.

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Don’t ditch your face masks, experts say. What to know as COVID rules change

Yes, many mask mandates are ending in the United States as COVID-19 cases continue to drop — but there’s still a pandemic.

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Missouri’s GOP Senate primary could hinge on a DC intraparty squabble. Here’s why

WASHINGTON — On Monday, former President Donald Trump’s super PAC sent out an email.

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Russia told Germany to hand over a US citizen. After invasion, he was sent home to Miami

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has led to worldwide condemnation and a cascade of momentous actions: the seizure of oligarchs’ yachts, the freezing of bank accounts, a flood of Ukrainian expatriates returning to their homeland to fight and a precipitous plunge in the ruble.

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Virginia Supreme Court denies Devin Nunes’ appeal, says he can’t sue Republican strategist

WASHINGTON — The Virginia Supreme Court denied Devin Nunes’ appeal to continue suing a Republican strategist whom the former California congressman claimed had conspired to defame him.

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Biden says Texas transgender directive ‘must stop’ as White House moves to combat order

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Wednesday forcefully criticized a Texas effort to investigate the parents of children receiving gender-confirming treatment, calling the directive from Gov. Greg Abbott “cynical and dangerous” while vowing to support the families in question.

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Dos años después, las microempresas aún esperan la condonación prometida del préstamo PPP

Después de que los cierres por COVID-19 dejaran sin trabajo a la peluquera de Miami, Vicki LeMaster, un amigo le recomendó que solicitara un préstamo del Programa de Protección de Pago de Cheques (PPP) a través del prestamista en línea Kabbage.

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Unforgiven: Two years later, small businesses still waiting promised PPP loan forgiveness

After COVID-19 shutdowns put Miami hairdresser Vicki LeMaster out of work, a friend recommended that she apply for a Paycheck Protection Program loan through the online lender Kabbage.

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Democrats go old school, drop Rick Scott’s controversial ‘rescue’ plan in the mail

WASHINGTON — Democrats are mailing in their latest attempt to talk about Rick Scott and his increasingly controversial policy agenda.

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Don’t use these 3 unauthorized COVID tests, FDA warns. You might get a false result

There are three COVID-19 tests distributed in the U.S. to avoid and if you already have any of them, don’t use them, the Food and Drug Administration is warning of the unauthorized tests.

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Missouri US Senate candidate suspended from Twitter after anti-transgender post

U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler’s Twitter account was suspended on Monday for violating the platform’s rules against hateful conduct, according to one of Hartzler’s top campaign advisers.

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‘Elections matter’: Kamala Harris takes ‘off script’ victory lap on Supreme Court pick

WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris took a victory lap on Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination to the Supreme Court at a White House event on Monday, candidly acknowledging afterward: “I went off script a little bit.”

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Will Brown Jackson win any Republican support? Early indications uncertain

WASHINGTON — The initial reactions to Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court nomination show that she might yet earn Republican support during her confirmation process.

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Federal government announces new grants to expand internet access in rural areas

WASHINGTON — Federal officials on Friday announced nearly $300 million in new grant money meant to expand access to high-speed internet, part of a larger ongoing effort from the federal government to make broadband internet more widely available across the country.

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Only 1 former secretary of state is praising Putin and criticizing Biden in Ukraine crisis

Of all the former secretaries of state under Democratic and Republican presidents, only one is taking to cable news and social media during a moment of peril in Europe to praise Russian President Vladimir Putin and chastise the Biden administration.

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Los titulares demócratas en riesgo comienzan a gastar antes de tiempo para tratar de mantener a la mayoría en el Senado

WASHINGTON— A más de ocho meses de las elecciones de mitad de periodo, la batalla por el control del Senado ya se perfila como una contienda centrada en los atrincherados titulares demócratas y en un puñado de estados morados que el presidente Joe Biden ganó por escaso margen.

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Scott wants to ‘rescue America’ through Pledge of Allegiance, strict gender roles

WASHINGTON — Republican Sen. Rick Scott wants to rescue the nation by declaring men and women biologically different, raising taxes on low-income earners and spurring children to recite the Pledge of Allegiance.

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At-risk Democratic incumbents start spending early to try to keep Senate majority

WASHINGTON — More than eight months before the midterm elections, the battle for control of the Senate is already shaping up as a contest centered on entrenched Democratic incumbents and a handful of purple states President Joe Biden won by slim margins.

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Family Dollar recalls food, drugs and other products in 6 states after FDA inspection finds rodents

Family Dollar recalled all medical devices, cosmetics, dietary supplements, drugs and food for people and pets shipped since Jan. 1, 2021, to 404 stores after an FDA inspection found “insanitary conditions, including a rodent infestation, that could cause many of the products to become contaminated.”

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FDA says official suggesting annual COVID vaccines ‘does not work on vaccine matters’

A video has emerged of a Food and Drug Administration executive suggesting there are plans for annual COVID-19 vaccines to be implemented in the United States.

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McConnell: Abrupt Afghanistan withdrawal led to Russian march on Ukraine

WASHINGTON — Mitch McConnell on Tuesday linked the Biden administration’s highly controversial pullout from Afghanistan six months ago to Russia’s current menacing troop build-up around Ukraine.

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Doug Emhoff can’t text his wife. How Kamala Harris’ husband is adjusting to life in DC

WASHINGTON — Second gentleman Doug Emhoff has an office on the White House grounds near the room where his wife, Kamala Harris, holds roundtables and formal events. Yet seeing her during the day can sometimes be difficult.

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First lady Jill Biden to visit Miami, Tampa as White House relaunches ‘Cancer Moonshot’

WASHINGTON — First lady Jill Biden will travel to Florida on Thursday for a pair of events in Tampa and Miami on Friday as the Biden administration ramps up its “Cancer Moonshot” program.

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