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Sat Mar 2 2024

CDC drops COVID-19 guidance for five-day isolation

The CDC still suggests isolating for at least five days after testing positive.

The announcement reflects sustained progress made in decreasing hospitalizations and deaths from COVID-19 in the last two years, CDC officials said.

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Hunter Biden, son of President Joe Biden, with attorney Abbe Lowell, left, leaves after a closed-door deposition in the Republican-led investigation into the Biden family, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024.

5 takeaways from Hunter Biden's long-awaited and heated deposition

For seven hours, Hunter Biden faced questions from lawmakers as House Republicans sought to tie President Joe Biden to his son's business dealings.

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Palestinians burn tires in protest against the rising prices of food and supplies due to shortages, on February 28, 2024, in the Rafah refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip.

US military will airdrop humanitarian aid to Gaza

President Joe Biden said the U.S. is working on a plan to begin airdropping humanitarian assistance to the Gaza Strip.

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***HOLD FOR USAT WOMAN OF THE YEAR STORIES*** Jan 4, 2024; McLean, VA, USA; Toni Townes-Whitley, CEO of SAIC, USA TODAY Women of the Year honoree.. Mandatory Credit: Josh Morgan-USA TODAY ORG XMIT: USAT-744615 [Via MerlinFTP Drop]

Why Toni Townes-Whitley is one of the top women in tech

Toni Townes-Whitley runs a $7 billion tech company. She hopes that her role helps inspire other Black women to go into tech.

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Traffic is seen on I-80 below the snow laden Sierra Nevada mountains west of Reno on Jan. 6, 2023.

Sierra Nevada braces for 'whiteout blizzard', up to 10 feet of snow

The Sierra Nevada is bracing for a "whiteout blizzard" that could make travel conditions "life-threatening" on the Donner Pass and mountains west of Reno.

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Owasso Police Officer Malone works to de-escalate a tense situation when an anti-lgbtq proterster(not shown) was confronted during a planned student walkout at Owasso High School in response to the death of Nex Benedict Monday, Feb. 26, 2024 in Owasso, Ok. The walkout was not sanctioned by the school. Activists and groups from outside school participated as well.

Feds launch civil rights probe into Nex Benedict's school district

Several former Owasso High School students said they saw themselves in what happened to Nex Benedict.

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March, 1, 2024; Atlanta, GA, USA; Fulton County Superior Judge Scott McAfee presides in court, Friday, March, 1, 2024, in Atlanta. The hearing is to determine whether Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis should be removed from the case because of a relationship with Nathan Wade, special prosecutor she hired in the election interference case against former President Donald Trump. Mandatory Credit: Alex Slitz/Pool via USA TODAY NETWORK

Lawyers clash in Georgia DA Fani Willis disqualification hearing

After weeks of explosive claims, a Georgia judge heard final arguments Friday over whether to disqualify Willis over her affair with top prosecutor.

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The U.S. Capitol is seen at dusk as the House meets to vote on a rules package for the 118th Congress, in Washington, DC, on January 9, 2023. The US Congress passed an 11th-hour funding bill September 30, 2023 to keep federal agencies running for another 45 days and avert a costly government shutdown -- although the deal left out aid to war-torn Ukraine requested by President Joe Biden.

Federal shutdown battle threatened college financial aid

A skirmish in Washington this week over college financial aid sent congressional staffers scrambling as the government flirted with a shutdown.

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Panda diplomacy set to resume between China and the U.S.

Giant pandas are finally coming back to San Diego Zoo from China

A look at the "panda diplomacy" between the United States and China since 1972.

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United Airlines planes wait at gates at Newark Liberty International Airport, Monday, Nov. 27, 2023, in Newark, N.J.

United flight to Newark diverts to Maine because of unruly flyers

United flight to Newark arrived in Bangor on Friday morning after two flyers who seemed to be intoxicated "became disruptive."

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