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18-year-old man from Ohio with assault rifle and wearing gas mask taken into custody
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Biden news: President plays golf for first time in office as woman charged with threatening VP Harris
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Breonna Taylor’s mother blasts Black Lives Matter movement
Tamika Palmer slams BLM Louisville and Kentucky state representative Attica Scott as frauds
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Why Henry Pratt may be more recognizable than the golfers at RBC Heritage 2021
With a clear voice and his signature knickers, Henry Pratt has become one of the most recognizable figures of the classic tournament.
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Florida nurse facing charges over threats to kill Kamala Harris
Niviane Petit Phelps, from Miami, allegedly shared the death threats with her husband who is serving time in jail
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Squad members and Anti-Trump Republicans spend $70k on private security following riots
Lawmakers spending on protection in wake of 6 January Capitol riot revealed in FEC filings
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Cuba's new leaders won't have 'historical legacy' as a shield in post-Castro world, scholar says
For the first time in 60 years, Cuba will soon be without a Castro in a formal, day-to-day leadership position. Raúl Castro, the younger brother of the late Fidel Castro, confirmed Friday that he's stepping down from his role as the leader of the country's Communist Party, with President Miguel Diaz-Canel expected to take on double duties, as the Castro brothers did before him. The younger Castro, who is 90, is poised to remain an influential figure on the island, but he likely won't interfere with daily governance, The New York Times notes. That means a new era is on the horizon, as Cuba faces challenges from both the coronavirus and a struggling economy. The next generation of leadership could allow for more free-market activity, a path that's not completely new for Cuba; Raúl, who is considered more pragmatic than his brother, began the process of implementing some reforms following Fidel's death in 2011, but it's been a slow grind. There's no guarantee a new regime will change that — Richard Feinberg, a professor at the University of California, San Diego, told Al Jazeera that he thinks it's the "worst possible moment" for reforms because the government has "no money." That said, urgency may rule the day in a post-Castro world. Arturo Lopez-Levy, the author of Raul Castro and the New Cuba: A Close-Up View of Change and an assistant professor at Holy Names University, told Al Jazeera that, unlike the brothers, their successors will have to "rely on performance — not on historical legacy — to exercise power and as a source of legitimacy." Read more at The New York Times and Al Jazeera. More stories from theweek.comThe question that will decide the Chauvin case5 colossally funny cartoons about Biden's infrastructure planLongtime minor leaguer returns to MLB an historic 13 seasons after last appearance
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Conservative conference with prominent QAnon supporters to close out with Covid mask-burning event
Disgraced general Michael Flynn, Tulsa Sheriff Vic Regalado, and Jim Caviezel, an actor who played Jesus in movie The Passion of the Christ, were among the speakers at the two-day event
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Regulator warns against use of Peloton treadmill
The US Consumer Product Safety Commission says it is aware of 39 incidents involving the machine.
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MyPillow guy’s free speech site bans curse words
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Tributes to 'Harry Potter' actress Helen McCrory are pouring in after news of her death
J.K. Rowling, Cillian Murphy, Bonnie Wright, and Florence Pugh are some of the people who have reacted to the news of Helen McCrory's death.
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX will build spacecraft to land Nasa astronauts on moon, report says
Artemis will land the first woman and person of colour on the moon
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From Asian hate crime to a minimum wage: 25 things Ted Cruz has voted against this year
All the votes the Texas senator opposed in 2021 – including not one confirmation of a woman to the position of Cabinet secretary
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Death toll rises to four after vessel capsized in freak storm amid fears for nine men still missing
The Seacor Power vessel capsized on Tuesday in the Gulf of Mexico during a severe storm with 19 people onboard. Nine men are still missing
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NASA has chosen SpaceX's Starship to land its next astronauts on the moon
Elon Musk has said that SpaceX's mega-spaceship could fly astronauts to the moon within a few years. But first the Starships have to stop blowing up.
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U.S. pause on Johnson & Johnson vaccine could be felt the most in poor countries
Experts said that while the pause on Johnson & Johnson's vaccine may make sense for the U.S., stoppages in poorer countries would end up costing lives.
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The 9 Best Wireless Headphones for Every Kind of Use
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As Biden improves with vets, Afghanistan plan a plus to some
Patrick Proctor Brown says the war in Afghanistan was lost within a year of its start. The suburban Milwaukee lawyer, who was an infantry captain in Iraq, said the trillions of dollars spent and the thousands of lives lost, including a lieutenant he trained with, make it “a tragedy.” Brown supports President Joe Biden's decision to withdraw all troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11, and by voting for the Democrat, he represents a subtle but potent shift in the voting behavior of some in the military.
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Country music ‘moving in right direction’ with inclusivity, Keith Urban says
Keith Urban will co-host the ACM Awards with Mickey Guyton, the first Black woman to host the award show.