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Week in politics: New information from Jan. 6 committee; Build Back Better stalled
A pen and black ink drawing by Albrecht Dürer titled "The Virgin and Child with a Flower on a grassy Bench" is seen at London Art Week dealer Agnews, on Nov. 19, in London. Leon Neal/Getty Images hide caption
An FDA decision gives more access to abortion pills by mail, but state laws differ
Haitian soup joumou awarded protected cultural heritage status by UNESCO
Tornado damage in the Midwest highlighted the lack of national building standards
Congress fiercely debates which lawmaker's office has the best holiday decorations
Anthony Tommasini, chief classical music critic for The New York Times. Tony Cenicola/Tony Cenicola/The New York Times hide caption
Anthony Tommasini, classical critic for the Times, looks back ahead of retirement
The Coronavirus Crisis
Missouri attorney general tells localities and schools to stop mandating masks
Missouri attorney general tells localities and schools to stop mandating masks
America Reckons With Racial Injustice
Former officer Kim Potter says she confused taser and gun when she shot Daunte Wright
Former officer Kim Potter says she confused taser and gun when she shot Daunte Wright
Activists in Hong Kong plan not to vote or to cast blank ballots in upcoming election
New store Yu And Me Books in NYC's Chinatown highlights works by immigrant authors
Saturday sports: COVID-19 postpones games; Urban Meyer loses job; Curry claims record
In 'The Sour Cherry Tree,' a child keeps memories of her late grandfather close
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