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In this Feb. 14, 2019 photo, Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., leads a meeting on Capitol Hill. Isakson, an affable Georgia Republican who rose from the ranks of the state legislature to become a U.S. senator, has died at age 76.
J. Scott Applewhite/APThe former Georgia lawmaker rose from the ranks of the state Legislature to become a U.S. senator known as an effective, behind-the-scenes force for compromise.
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Joe Manchin says he won't support President Biden's Build Back Better plan National News
The announcement by the West Virginia Democrat dooms the $2 trillion social spending and climate legislation, which needs support from every Senate Democrat in order to pass through the 50-50 chamber.
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Deliberations are set to begin Monday in a trial that will determine whether the disgraced former CEO of the biotech startup Theranos faces possible prison time or walks free.
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U.S. could see 1 million cases per day, warns departing NIH director Francis Collins National News
Collins is retiring after 12 years of leading the federal health agency. He parts with a warning about the dangers of yielding to pandemic fatigue. "The virus is not tired of us," he says.
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In 1941, Japan was on the offensive against China. So China hired a group of Americans to fight back in the skies. Eighty years ago this week, they fought in their first battle.
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Alan Scott, the doctor credited with developing Botox for medicine, dies at 89 National News
Scott, a California native, was looking to help his patients who had eye disorders and discovered a way for the dangerous chemical to be used in medicine.
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All those missing in Kentucky after tornado are accounted for, governor says National News
Between 75 and 78 people are confirmed dead after a destructive tornado tore through Kentucky last weekend. Many more had been reported missing but are now accounted for, the governor said.
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Rahm Emanuel among dozens of late-night diplomatic post confirmations by the Senate National News
The votes had been delayed by political maneuvering by Sen. Ted Cruz over a controversial pipeline in Europe. Emanuel's nomination as ambassador to Japan was among 41 nominations approved overnight.
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