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Omicron amps up concerns about long COVID and its causes

By LAURA UNGAR and LINDSEY TANNER AP - More than a year after a bout with COVID-19, Rebekah Hogan still suffers from severe brain fog, pain and fatigue that leave her unable to do her…
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Russia, US to square off at UN Security Council over Ukraine

By EDITH M. LEDERER UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States and Russia are squaring off at the U.N. Security Council over Ukraine, with Washington calling Moscow’s actions a threat to international peace and security,…
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Human chain formed to help after Pittsburgh bridge collapse

PITTSBURGH (AP) — A two-lane bridge collapsed in Pittsburgh early Friday, prompting rescuers to rappel nearly 150 feet (46 meters) while others formed a human chain to help rescue multiple people from a dangling bus.…
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Justice Breyer confirms he is retiring from Supreme Court

By COLLEEN LONG, ZEKE MILLER and DARLENE SUPERVILLE WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is meeting Thursday with retiring liberal Justice Stephen Breyer at the White House, lauding his long Supreme Court service and formally…
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As Fed meets, investor angst over rate hikes spooks markets

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER WASHINGTON (AP) — Wild volatility in the stock market this week has put heightened scrutiny on the Federal Reserve’s meeting Wednesday and whether the Fed will clarify just how fast it plans…
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Ukraine urges calm, saying Russian invasion not imminent

By YURAS KARMANAU KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s leaders sought to reassure the nation that a feared invasion from neighboring Russia was not imminent, even as they acknowledged the threat is real and prepared to…
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NATO outlines ‘deterrence’ plan as tensions with Russia soar

By LORNE COOK BRUSSELS (AP) — Tensions soared Monday between Russia and the West, with NATO outlining a series of potential troop and ship deployments and Ireland warning that upcoming Russian war games off its…
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US and Russia try to lower temperature in Ukraine crisis

By MATTHEW LEE and JAMEY KEATEN GENEVA (AP) — The United States and Russia sought to lower the temperature in a heated standoff over Ukraine, even as they reported no breakthroughs in high-level, high-stakes talks…
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Voting bill collapses, Democrats unable to change filibuster

WASHINGTON (AP) — Voting legislation that Democrats and civil rights leaders say is vital to protecting democracy collapsed when two senators refused to join their own party in changing Senate rules to overcome a Republican filibuster after…
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19-year-old woman sets record for solo global flight

By MARTA FIORIN and RAF CASERT KORTRIJK, Belgium (AP) — The 19-year-old Belgian-British pilot Zara Rutherford set a world record as the youngest woman to fly solo around the world, touching her small airplane down…
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