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US-European ocean monitoring satellite launches into orbit
A U.S.-European satellite designed to extend a decades-long measurement of global sea surface heights was launched into Earth orbit from California on Saturday.
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Judge rules against Trump global media chief after firings
A federal judge has ruled against the head of the agency that runs the Voice of America and other U.S.-funded news outlets who was accused of trying to turn it into a propaganda vehicle to promote President Donald Trump's agenda.
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Court hears arguments on dead North Dakota candidate's seat
North Dakota's Constitution gives Gov. Doug Burgum the right to appoint someone to a state House seat won by a Republican candidate who died before the election, his lawyer argued Friday as the state Supreme Court waded into what attorneys called an unprecedented case.
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Jan Morris, author and transgender pioneer, dies at 94
Jan Morris, the celebrated journalist, historian, world traveler and fiction writer who in middle age became a pioneer of the transgender movement, has died at 94.
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Illinois teen charged in protest slayings posts $2M bail
A 17-year-old from Illinois who is charged with killing two people during a protest in Wisconsin and whose case has become a rallying cry for some conservatives posted $2 million bail Friday and was released from custody.
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Criminal justice reformers cheer multiple election victories
Almost six months after the death of George Floyd, criminal justice reform advocates are cheering the election of a handful of progressive prosecutors, the passage of ballot initiatives designed to ease mass incarceration and the decriminalization of drugs in several states.
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In cities across US, voters support more police oversight
Voters in communities across the country approved measures on Election Day toughening civilian oversight of law enforcement agencies, including some that took years to reach the ballot but grew in urgency after global protests over racial injustice and police brutality.
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Aerials of suburban Milwaukee mall following shooting
Eight people were injured in a shooting on Friday at a suburban Milwaukee mall and police said they were still seeking the suspect.
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Bulgaria is latest block in North Macedonia's bid to join EU
It's not easy to plan your future in a region like the Balkans, where history often clouds the present.
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Biden could announce Cabinet picks as soon as next week
President-elect Joe Biden is moving quickly to fill out his administration and could name top leaders for his Cabinet as early as next week.
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Wisconsin's nuclear power plant operator seeks 30 more years
The operator of Wisconsin's only remaining nuclear power plant wants to keep the 50-year-old plant running through 2050.
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Red Lake Nation uses crowdfunding to bet big on solar energy
The Red Lake Nation is betting big on solar energy.
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Wisconsin jobless claims rise as state's system woes persist
As Wisconsin businesses shuttered this spring to slow the spread of COVID-19, jobless filings and phone calls flooded the Department of Workforce Development — too quickly for staffers to keep up. But DWD Secretary Caleb Frostman remained optimistic.
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The Latest: China starts mass testing 3 million in Tianjin
China is starting mass testing on 3 million people in a section of the northern city of Tianjin and has tested 4,015 others in a hospital in Shanghai after the discovery of a pair of cases there.
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'Something very historical': Push for diverse Biden Cabinet
Native Americans are urging President-elect Joe Biden to make history by selecting one of their own to lead the powerful agency that oversees the nation's tribes, setting up one of several looming tests of Biden's pledge to have a Cabinet representative of Americans.
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Trump dealt twin defeats in effort to overturn Biden's victory
Michigan Republicans said after a White House meeting that they had learned nothing to reverse outcome in their state.
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