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Biden announces he is running for reelection in 2024

President Biden made the announcement in a video, saying that he wanted to “finish the job” he started when the country was racked by a deadly pandemic, a reeling economy and a teetering democracy.

By Toluse Olorunnipa, Tyler Pager and Michael Scherer1 hour ago

Tucker Carlson’s abrupt Fox News exit fits with Murdoch playbook

Employees of Rupert Murdoch dating back to the 1980s have described being suddenly removed from top positions at his businesses.

By Frances Vinall1 hour ago

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She was a sex-trafficked teen. Then she was arrested as a trafficker.

At 17, Tiffany Simpson was being sold for sex when she was accused of trafficking a 13-year-old girl. Would Georgia ever see her as a victim?

By Jessica Contrera1 hour ago

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Tucker Carlson, a terrible individual, leaves Fox News

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Should South Korea go nuclear? That’s a decision for Seoul, not Washington.

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The wizards of AI can’t give it a brain, or heart, or consciousness

Opinion by David Gelernter

How state legislatures went off the rails

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Why students are not enrolling in higher education

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There’s an overlooked reason women stay in abusive relationships

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Cease-fire makes Sudan’s capital a patchwork of war and calm

By Katharine Houreld and Hafiz Haroun

A new threat rises in earthquake-battered Turkey: Mountains of rubble

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Naturalist apps use AI to help us connect with the world around us.

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Don Lemon, center, with Kaitlan Collins, left, and Poppy Harlow in December. (Getty Images)

CNN fires longtime host and anchor Don Lemon

Lemon was chastised recently for offensive on-air comments about the “prime” age of Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley and other women.

By Paul Farhi and Elahe Izadi

Bed Bath & Beyond plans to liquidate. Here’s what it means for you.

By Jaclyn Peiser and Julian Mark

Conceding missteps, College Board pledges to revise AP Black studies course

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