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Social Democratic politician Olaf Scholz will take over from center-right Angela Merkel as chancellor and will lead a coalition of three different parties in government.
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The National Defense Authorization Act would also overhaul the military justice system. -
Congress is setting up a complicated process that could avoid a potential federal default. -
The vote on Tuesday makes Chile the eighth Latin American country to extend equal rights to same sex couples, and marks a reversal for the country's conservative leadership. -
Temporary employees have been working at the company's cereal plants across Michigan, Nebraska, Pennsylvania and Tennessee after the strike began in October. -
Saule Omarova has withdrawn her nomination to head the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency after an ugly, and at times, incredibly personal, fight to be confirmed. -
Tate was a longtime staff writer at The Village Voice, where he documented Black art and culture. He eventually became a leading figure in cultural criticism. -
President Biden provided hundreds of thousands of borrowers with debt relief this year — but his campaign promise to cancel at least $10,000 of student debt per person remains unfulfilled. -
Omicron has many more mutations than previous variants of concern, a fact that raises questions about how effective existing vaccines will be against the new form of the coronavirus. -
A COVID-19 vaccine from a Canadian biotech firm has been found effective at preventing moderate to severe disease. It could soon become the first plant-based vaccine authorized for human use.
HEADLINES IN POLITICS
- Top US and Mexico officials discuss fixes to the region's cross-border pollution problem
- The provisions in Texas' restrictive abortion law are not popular, an NPR poll finds
- A top House progressive says $1.5 trillion is not enough to pass social spending plan
- GOP Blocks Bill To Keep Government Going; New Try Ahead
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