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House committee votes to make Trump’s tax returns public

The panel says the IRS did not perform mandatory audits during Donald Trump’s first two years in office despite signs there was much to investigate.

By Michael Kranish, Jonathan O'Connell, Amy B Wang, Azi Paybarah and Marianna Sotomayor

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Zelensky slated to meet Biden, appear in Congress on Wednesday

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Biden administration to send Patriot missile system to Ukraine

By Dan Lamothe and Karen DeYoung

No conclusive evidence Russia is behind Nord Stream attack

By Shane Harris, John Hudson, Missy Ryan and Michael Birnbaum

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From Jared Kushner to Salt Bae: Here’s who Elon Musk was seen with at the World Cup

Photos taken of Musk during the World Cup show him amid a group that included Jared Kushner, Qatari leaders and an Indian steelmaking magnate.

By Dalton Bennett, Samuel Oakford, Gerrit De Vynck and Monique Woo

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China’s new covid nightmare could become a global catastrophe

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The ‘Agnew Option’ could be a way out for Trump — and America

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A prayer for the longest night of the year

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RIP P-22, Hollywood’s coolest celebrity cat

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How India can sell hundreds of government-owned businesses

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Congress drops Afghan allies item, dimming evacuee hopes

Taliban bans women from all Afghan universities

By Miriam Berger

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Fierce ‘bomb cyclone’ to disrupt holiday travel, unleash Arctic outbreak

The storm could bring blizzard conditions, bitter wind chills and travel headaches across much of the Lower 48.

By Matthew Cappucci and Jason Samenow

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The gift of tamales: A celebration of Mexican culture and community

The dish has become an important part of many holidays, reflecting the melding of cultural influences.

By Anna Luisa Rodriguez

6.4-magnitude earthquake hits Northern California, leaves 2 dead and 70,000 without power

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Indigenous people slam ‘Avatar’ (again) for tropes and inaccuracies

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Consumer products giant 3M will stop making dangerous ‘forever chemicals’

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Russian expatriate investors are under investigation

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D.C. Council approves housing authority overhaul in final meeting of 2022

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