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Hunter Biden appears for impeachment testimony after a long battle with GOP
On Capitol Hill Wednesday, Hunter Biden, the son of President Biden, sat for more than six hours of closed-door testimony in the impeachment inquiry into his father.
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Comedian Richard Lewis, nicknamed 'The Prince of Pain,' dies at 76
Comedy fans are mourning the death of Richard Lewis, one of the stars of HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm. Lewis died Tuesday of a heart attack.
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House GOP has focused on Hunter Biden for awhile — a chance now to talk to him
Hunter Biden is expected to appear on Capitol Hill Wednesday for a closed-door deposition as part of the House impeachment probe against his father, President Joe Biden.
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Mounting toll of natural disasters is partly to blame for rising home, auto insurance
The cost of home and auto insurance has been going through the roof, and not just in disaster-prone parts of the country. That's leading some people to scale back coverage or even do without.
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Police dogs across Ohio discovered their skills are obsolete
The dogs were trained to sniff out marijuana, and the state no longer needs their services now that Ohio has legalized recreational pot. Apparently it's too hard to retrain them to sniff other drugs.
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After 2 delays, Israel is about to hold first municipal elections since the war began
Tuesday's municipal elections in Israel will be the first vote since the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks and counteroffensive in Gaza. Both Jews and Palestinians are on the ticket in Tel Aviv.
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Despite having been governor, Nikki Haley lacks support from S.C. GOP leaders
Nikki Haley's time as governor of South Carolina was marked by conflict with fellow Republicans, a dynamic that has led to little support from current elected officials ahead of Saturday's primary.
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Obstetricians in states where abortion is mostly illegal face huge amounts of stress
A study shows that abortion restrictions take a toll — not only on women who can't access the procedure — but also on obstetricians who feel they can't provide the care patients need.
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Chinese hacking scheme focused on harassing dissidents, leaked documents shows
Cybersecurity researchers are poring over a massive new leak of sensitive documents about Chinese hacking operations.
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Republicans forge ahead with an impeachment inquiry against President Biden
President Biden's younger brother spent hours on Capitol Hill answering questions in a closed-door session that was part of the Republican-led impeachment inquiry.
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'The Zone of Interest' focuses not on the sights, but on the sounds of the Holocaust
Best Picture Oscar nominee The Zone of Interest is about the horrors of Auschwitz, but opts never to show the violence of the camp on screen. Instead, we hear it through distant soundscapes.
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There's a new star in the world of chess: a child prodigy beats grandmaster
Ashwat Kaushik, 8, a chess prodigy from Singapore recently beat a 37-year-old chess grandmaster at a tournament in Switzerland. Kaushik is now the youngest player ever to defeat a grandmaster.