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House Republicans pull an all-nighter on Trump’s tax bill. There’s more work to do
There were cheers when Republicans on the House Ways and Means Committee signed off on the GOP tax breaks bill after a ...
More than 1,000 Starbucks baristas go on strike to protest new dress code
More than 1,000 Starbucks baristas at 75 U.S. stores have gone on strike since Sunday, protesting the coffee giant’s new ...
Early human ancestors used their hands to both climb trees and make tools, new study shows
Both ancient human species showed signs of simultaneously using their hands to move around – such as by climbing trees – as ...
Mauritania’s former president is sentenced to 15 years in prison after appealing a 5-year verdict
An appeals court in Mauritania handed down a 15-year prison sentence and a $3 million fine to former President Mohamed Ould ...
Weinstein accuser rips defense lawyer: ‘You should be ashamed of yourself’
A former model has reproached one of Harvey Weinstein’s lawyers for suggesting that her sexual abuse allegations against the ...
John Tuft, former UW men’s player and amateur golfer, dies at 90
John Tuft, who gained notoriety for walking away from the UW men's basketball team with eight games left in his senior season ...
Trump surgeon general pick praised unproven psychedelic therapy, said mushrooms helped her find love
President Donald Trump’s new pick for surgeon general wrote in a recent book that people should consider using unproven ...
Wisconsin judge argues prosecutors can’t charge her with helping a man evade immigration agents
A Wisconsin judge charged with helping a man who is in the country illegally evade U.S. immigration agents who were trying to ...
Governor warns Pennsylvanians will lose health care, hospitals will close under GOP cuts to Medicaid
Gov. Josh Shapiro is warning that cuts to Medicaid health care that Congress is considering would mean billions of dollars in lost federal aid to Pennsylvania, hundreds of thousands of people losing ...