The panel is reconvening for a third hearing, plunging into Donald Trump’s last-ditch effort to salvage the 2020 election by pressuring Vice President Mike Pence to reject the electoral count.
Dari Alpi
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Republican former Gov. Sarah Palin among 3 to advance in Alaska U.S. House race
Republican Nick Begich and independent Al Gross have also advanced to the special election in August for Alaska’s only U.S. House seat.
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Two U.S. veterans from Alabama reported missing in Ukraine
The U.S. State Department said it was looking into reports that Russian or Russian-backed separatist forces in Ukraine had captured at least 2 American citizens.
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Giant tortoise believed extinct confirmed alive in the Galapagos Islands
Researchers this week confirmed that a rare tortoise discovered in 2019 is part of a long-considered-extinct species, the fantastic giant tortoise – ‘with a current known population size of a single individual.’
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This is how a higher Fed rate could affect your finances
Credit card spending could cost you more.
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Mills, LePage look ahead to November in Maine governor race
Former Maine Gov. Paul LePage is seeking a political comeback.
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So long, Internet Explorer. The browser is finally retiring
Microsoft has officially sent Internet Explorer into retirement.
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Jan. 6 hearings: What we’ve learned, and what’s next
After the hearings, the House committee says its investigation will continue. And panel members will ultimately have to make a decision about whether they have found criminal activity.
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Is monkeypox a health emergency? Experts to decide if outbreak a global threat
Declaring monkeypox to be an international health emergency would give it the same designation as the COVID-19 pandemic and mean that the normally rare disease is a continuing threat to countries globally.
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Yellowstone floods wipe out roads, bridges, strand visitors
Flooding has wiped out roads and bridges and closed off all entrances to Yellowstone National Park at the onset of the busy summer tourist season.