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Senators to hear opening arguments as Trump fumes over trial

By LISA MASCARO, ERIC TUCKER, MARY CLARE JALONICK and JILL COLVIN WASHINGTON (AP) — Opening arguments begin Wednesday in Donald Trump’s impeachment trial after an emotional first day that wrenched senators and the nation back to the…
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WHO team: Coronavirus unlikely to have leaked from China lab

By EMILY WANG FUJIYAMA WUHAN, China (AP) — The coronavirus most likely first appeared in humans after jumping from an animal, a team of international and Chinese scientists looking for the origins of COVID-19 said…
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Trump impeachment trial to open with sense of urgency, speed

By LISA MASCARO and HOPE YEN WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s historic second impeachment trial is opening this week with a sense of urgency — by Democrats who want to hold the former president accountable for the…
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Senate OKs fast-track of COVID aid, Harris casts tie-breaker

By JOSH BOAK WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate early Friday approved a measure that would let Democrats muscle President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief plan through the chamber without Republican support. Vice President Kamala…
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Defend or rebuke? House GOP faces difficult vote over Greene

By ALAN FRAM, BRIAN SLODYSKO and KEVIN FREKING WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans will be forced to go on the record, defending or rebuking Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who has drawn bipartisan condemnation over her embrace…
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Fauci: Don’t let Super Bowl parties become super spreaders

WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s top infectious disease expert doesn’t want the Super Bowl to turn into a super spreader. Dr. Anthony Fauci, says when it comes to Super Bowl parties during the pandemic, people…
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Biden tries to show US as democracy beacon post-Capitol riot

By AAMER MADHANI WASHINGTON (AP) — Less than two weeks in office, President Joe Biden is facing two critical tests of whether the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol has damaged America’s standing as a…
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Biden to meet Republicans proposing $618 billion virus aid

By AAMER MADHANI WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is set to meet on Monday with a group of 10 Republican senators who have proposed $618 billion in coronavirus relief, about a third of the $1.9…
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One-dose shot offers good protection, new hope against virus

By LAURAN NEERGAARD and LINDA A. JOHNSON AP - Johnson & Johnson’s long-awaited vaccine appears to protect against COVID-19 with just one shot – not as strong as some two-shot rivals but still potentially helpful…
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WHO team in Wuhan departs quarantine for COVID origins study

By EMILY WANG FUJIYAMA WUHAN, China (AP) — A World Health Organization team emerged from quarantine in the Chinese city of Wuhan on Thursday to start field work in a fact-finding mission on the origins…
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