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Hunter Biden, left, President Joe Biden's son, appeared in the audience of House Committee on Oversight hearing on a resolution to hold him in contempt of Congress.

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  • Politics

Hunter Biden makes a surprise appearance at his own contempt hearing

Hunter Biden, the president's son, appeared in the audience at a congressional hearing on holding him in contempt of Congress for refusing to testify behind closed doors.

January 10, 2024
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  • Gabriel J. Sánchez
The Securities and Exchange Commission, under Chair Gary Gensler, has approved several spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds, which will track the cryptocurrency's price.

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  • Business

U.S. says yes to new bitcoin funds, paving the way for more Americans to buy crypto

Bitcoin ETFs get greenlight from top federal regulator, after years of resistance. The fund will track the price of the cryptocurrency.

January 10, 2024
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  • David Gura
Alabama head coach Nick Saban reacts after a second-half touchdown during the Rose Bowl CFP NCAA semifinal college football game against eventual national champion Michigan on Monday, Jan. 1, 2024, in Pasadena, Calif.

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  • Sports

Nick Saban retires as Alabama's football coach after a record 7 national titles

Saban is famed for his sideline scowl and fiery demeanor — and for winning. He won more national titles than any other major college coach, the last coming in 2020.

January 10, 2024
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  • Elections

Trump critic Chris Christie ends his presidential campaign

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says he is ending his campaign for the GOP presidential nomination. He explained his basic rationale as being the importance that Trump not win another term.

January 10, 2024
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  • Don Gonyea
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  • Health

New blood tests can help diagnose Alzheimer's — but some aren't as accurate as others

Now that there are drugs to treat Alzheimer's, blood tests to detect it will likely become an attractive, low-cost option to decide who can get treatment. Some tests are more accurate than others.

January 10, 2024
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By:
  • Jon Hamilton
Pope Francis distributes sweets to children during the weekly general audience in Paul VI hall at the Vatican on Jan. 3.

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  • Health

The pope wants surrogacy banned. Here's why one advocate says that's misguided

The pontiff called surrogacy "deplorable." But one U.S. surrogate said the practice helps those who are unable to have children start a family.

January 10, 2024
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  • Joe Hernandez
Sisilya al-Ousi sits in her apartment building's bomb shelter, where she spends most of her time.

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  • Middle East

As conflict on Israel's northern border grows, residents agonize over whether to stay

The pace of attacks across the Lebanon border has quickened since a strike in Beirut killed a Hamas official. Some residents have vowed to stay. Others wonder whether it's time to move away for good.

January 10, 2024
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  • Becky Sullivan
Protesters block traffic as they rally against the fatal police assault of Tyre Nichols in Memphis, Tenn., on Jan. 27, 2023.

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  • Law

DOJ issues new guide for specialized police units in the wake of Tyre Nichols' death

In a report to be made public Wednesday, federal officials call for mayors and police chiefs to assess whether such specialized units are even necessary to solve community problems.

January 10, 2024
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  • Carrie Johnson
This grill of a Ram truck is on display at the Pittsburgh Auto Show on Feb. 15, 2018. The Department of Justice released new details of a settlement with engine manufacturer Cummins Inc. on Wednesday that includes a mandatory recall of 600,000 Ram trucks.

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  • Business

600,000 Ram trucks to be recalled under settlement in emissions cheating scandal

The Department of Justice released details of a settlement with engine manufacturer Cummins Inc. that includes the mandatory recall. Cummins' total penalty for the violations tops $2 billion.

January 10, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Body camera footage shows the moments leading up to Indianola, Miss., police officer Greg Capers shooting and wounding 11-year-old Aderrien Murry following a call the boy made to authorities for help.

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  • Law

Police release video of officer shooting boy, 11, who had called 911 for help

Officials in Mississippi made the footage available after calls from 11-year-old Aderrien Murry's mother and the family's attorney to make it public.

January 10, 2024
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  • Jonathan Franklin and
  • Jaclyn Diaz
A man wades through a flooded parking lot near Widgery Wharf on Wednesday in Portland, Maine.

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  • Weather

Parts of the Northeast and South are recovering after a huge, deadly winter storm

Heavy rains, flooding and destructive winds and tornadoes snarled traffic and knocked out power up and down the East Coast.

January 10, 2024
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  • Joe Hernandez
Don Scott, speaker the Virginia House of Delegates, has had a meteoric rise in the Statehouse. The Delegates unanimously voted him in as speaker on Wednesday.

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  • National

Don Scott becomes first Black speaker in Virginia Legislature's 400-year history

Del. Don Scott, a rising star among Virginia Democrats with a unique personal story, was voted in as speaker of the Virginia Statehouse.

January 10, 2024
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  • Jahd Khalil
Paul Giamatti stars as Paul Hunham in Alexander Payne's new film, <em>The Holdovers.</em>

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  • Movie Interviews

Paul Giamatti's own high school years came in handy in 'The Holdovers'

Giamatti says his latest movie, filmed at various prep schools in Massachusetts and directed by Alexander Payne, triggered memories of the time he spent as a day student at a private school.

January 10, 2024
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  • Sam Briger
U.S. Navy ships travel through the Bab al-Mandeb strait, which connects the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean, in August.

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  • Middle East

Yemen's Houthis launch their largest Red Sea aerial attack, but no damage is reported

Drones and missiles targeted shipping in the sea, but ships from the U.S. and British navies shot down the projectiles. No damage was reported. The rebels say they aim to stop Israel's war on Hamas.

January 10, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Tuyishimire Primitiva, phlebotomist with the American Red Cross, draws whole blood from Teresa McLeland at the American Red Cross on April 12, 2023, in Louisville, Ky.

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  • Health

Red Cross declares an emergency blood shortage, as number of donors hits 20-year low

The number of people donating blood has dropped 40% over the last two decades, according to the Red Cross. Severe winter weather and illnesses could make an already bad situation even worse, it says.

January 10, 2024
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  • Diba Mohtasham
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