The drawn-out speech provided a politically pained capstone to an extremely tense week in Congress.
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Defense attorneys rest their case at Ahmaud Arbery trial
Under cross-examination, Travis McMichael said that Arbery hadn’t shown a weapon or spoken to him at all before McMichael raised his shotgun on the Georgia street.
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U.S. jobless claims drop seventh straight week to another pandemic low
Overall, 2.1 million Americans were collecting traditional unemployment checks the week that ended Nov. 6.
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White House offering more aid for winter heat, utility bills
The increased Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program aid comes largely from the administration’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package.
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Companies bid $192 million in 1st Gulf of Mexico oil sale under Biden
Biden campaigned on pledges to end drilling on federally owned lands and waters but attorneys general from several states successfully sued to lift the suspension of leases.
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White House says 10% of children ages 5-11 have been vaccinated
Kids who get their first vaccine dose by the end of this week can be fully vaccinated by Christmas.
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U.S. overdose deaths topped 100,000 in one year, officials say
Drug overdoses now surpass deaths from car crashes, guns and even flu and pneumonia.
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Thousands of intelligence officers refusing vaccine risk dismissal
The CIA staff is well-vaccinated, but some agencies in the 18-member intelligence community have as much as 40% of their workforce unvaccinated.
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New York Marathon returns from pandemic pause for 50th running
A limited field of 33,000 runners will jog off the Verrazzano Bridge and wind its way toward Central Park on Sunday.
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New Hampshire, 10 other states file suit against Biden’s business vaccine mandate
The lawsuit argues that the authority to compel vaccinations rests with the states, not the federal government.