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Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, center, speaks with Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., left, while Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., walks by at right, as the Senate voted to formally begin debate on a roughly $1 trillion infrastructure plan on Friday.
J. Scott Applewhite/APThe over 2,700-page bipartisan bill, finalized Sunday night, includes money for roads, transit systems and high-speed internet access. It's the first phase of President Biden's infrastructure plan.
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House Speaker Pelosi And Democratic Leaders Call On Biden To Extend Eviction Ban National News
House Democratic leaders called the extension a "moral imperative" to prevent Americans from being put out of their homes during a COVID-19 surge. Some 3.6 billion Americans are at risk of eviction.
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New Zealand Apologizes For 1970s Immigration Raids That Targeted Pacific Islanders National News
Almost 50 years later, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has formally apologized for the early morning operation that came to be known as the Dawn Raids.
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Belarusian Olympian Says She Was Forcibly Taken To Airport After Criticizing Coaches National News
Sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya told reporters that she was pleading for help from Japanese police at the airport and will not return home to Belarus.
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Florida Reports A Record With More Than 21,000 COVID-19 Cases On Saturday National News
Florida is quickly becoming the country's epicenter for COVID-19 as the state saw a 50% increase over the last week in new cases.
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Marcell Jacobs Wins The Men's 100 Meter, Inheriting The Crown From Usain Bolt National News
Jacobs beat his personal best time and put his star solidly on the map in the blazing fast race. The U.S.'s Fred Kerley, who is 26 and from San Antonio, took silver.
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Sunisa Lee Takes Bronze In The Olympic Uneven Bars Final National News
Lee flipped and twisted from bar to bar in a sparkly blue leotard. She smiled and looked confident as she walked off the mat, and seemed a little surprised at her score.
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A Russian Immigrant To The U.S. Humorously Recounts Her Experience, Love For America National News
It's a particular pleasure to see our splintered country through the eyes of Margarita Gokun Silver, a determined and appreciative emigree, in 'I Named My Dog Pushkin.'
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