US Postal Service head DeJoy to step down after 5 years marked by pandemic, losses and cost cuts
WASHINGTON -- Louis DeJoy, the head of the U.S. Postal Service, intends to step down, the federal agency said Tuesday, ...
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New York bill would make ‘masked harassment’ a crime
ALBANY, N.Y. -- A proposal introduced in the New York Legislature on Thursday could make it a crime for people ...
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Army expects to meet recruiting goals, in dramatic turnaround
WASHINGTON -- The Army expects to meet its enlistment goals for 2025, marking a dramatic turnaround for a service that ...
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VOA Mandarin: China’s winter surge of flu-like HMPV cases raises concerns of transparency
Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) has recently spread widely across China, overwhelming hospitals and evoking memories of the COVID-19 outbreak. HMPV is ...
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After fighting virus, storms and Republicans, departing North Carolina Gov. Cooper focuses on wins
RALEIGH, N.C. -- RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper is leaving his job after eight years in ...
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Tennessee’s GOP governor is pardoning 43 more people. He stresses it’s not like what Biden did
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee Republican Gov. Bill Lee on Friday announced he is pardoning 43 people who have served out ...
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Supreme Court rejects appeal from Boston parents over race bias in elite high school admissions
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from Boston parents who claimed a temporary admissions exam policy ...
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Chad Chronister, Donald Trump’s pick to run the DEA, withdraws name from consideration
NEW YORK -- Chad Chronister, Donald Trump's pick to run the Drug Enforcement Administration, said Tuesday he was withdrawing his ...
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Trump taps a Fox News personality, a surgeon and a former Congressman to lead public health agencies
WASHINGTON -- President-elect Donald Trump on Friday nominated Dr. Marty Makary to lead the Food and Drug Administration, selecting a ...
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Many long COVID patients adjust to slim recovery odds as world moves on
LONDON — There are certain phrases that Wachuka Gichohi finds difficult to hear after enduring four years of living with ...
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