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Why some people can get away with only a little sleep every night
Short sleepers cruise by on four to six hours a night and don’t seem to suffer ill effects. Turns out they’re genetically ...
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WATCH: Pentagon holds briefing after deadly incidents in New Orleans and Las Vegas
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — At least 30 people, including children, were killed in Gaza by Israeli strikes overnight, hospital staff said Friday. Pentagon press secretary Pat Ryder is scheduled to ...
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Why Biden cited national security concerns as he blocked a Japanese bid to buy U.S. Steel
President Biden said he would block the sale of one of America’s most iconic companies to a Japanese company. In December 2023, Nippon Steel announced it would buy U.S. Steel for more than $14 billion ...
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Johnson retains speakership, faces narrow GOP majority to implement Trump’s agenda
It was a dramatic beginning to the 119th Congress as Republicans prepare for unified control in Washington. Despite a handful of initial holdouts, Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana was re-elected speaker ...
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How exercise may be the ‘most potent medical intervention ever known’
It's been well known for many decades that exercise provides many benefits to our health. But a new scientific consortium is ...
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News Wrap: Judge orders Trump to appear for sentencing in hush-money case
In our news wrap Friday, the judge in Donald Trump's hush-money case in New York ordered him to appear for sentencing on Jan. 10, South Korean authorities are considering their next steps after ...
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Brooks and Capehart on Johnson’s successful fight to remain House speaker
New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including Mike Johnson’s reelection as House speaker ...
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‘They’re not going to run us off’: French Quarter begins return to normalcy after attack
The city of New Orleans is inching back to normalcy after the New Year's Day truck attack that killed 14 in the famed French Quarter. Laura Barrón-López reports on how the area’s residents are coping ...
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Renowned pianist Lang Lang’s Brief But Spectacular take on loving what you play
Lang Lang, one of the world's most famous classical pianists, discovered his passion for piano while growing up alongside ...
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Army Green Beret drove Cybertruck that exploded at Trump hotel, investigators say
Investigators identified the man driving the Cybertruck that exploded in front of the Trump hotel in Las Vegas as Matthew Livelsberger, an active-duty member of the Army’s elite special forces. Police ...
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Judge in Trump’s hush money case signals no jail time will be imposed at his sentencing
In an extraordinary turn, a judge Friday set President-elect Donald Trump's sentencing in his hush money case for Jan. 10 — ...
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Community colleges gear up to train workers for America’s proposed manufacturing future
In the next decade, millions of manufacturing jobs will open up in the U.S. as workers retire. Meanwhile, the sector is also ...