The National Prayer Breakfast has been controversial over recent years — including shadowy fundraising and even infiltration by a Russian spy.
Lawmakers have now taken it out of the hands of the Christian evangelical group that ran it for decades.
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TikTok invited journalists to tour its PR museum in LA as part of its charm offensive to convince the public it’s safe from Chinese intrusions amid Biden White House infighting over the future of the app
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As TikTok’s infighting continues with the Biden administration, the video streaming giant is marshaling its resources toward one goal: convincing the public it is a safe platform.
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These dancers fled Ukraine when Russia invaded.
Now, they’re taking the stage to perform ‘Giselle’ at The Kennedy Center this week. n.pr/3wO618W
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Black History Month has begun! ✊🏿🔊🗓️
Tell us what Black history podcasts, speeches, music, etc. you’re listening to that we should know about.
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Pakistan’s national power grid collapsed last Monday. The country veered dangerously close to economic collapse by Thursday. And on Monday, a suicide bomber killed more than 100 people in a mosque.
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The Dallas Zoo has been hit with a bizarre and suspicious chain of events in recent weeks — culminating in the recovery of two missing emperor tamarin monkeys.
Here's a rundown of the saga.
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More than 800 ballot boxes in Nigeria were destroyed by armed gunmen, who attacked an electoral commissions office on Wednesday.
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Omar Apollo got a job at McDonald's when he was 17 to save up for a laptop and microphone. Then he began recording music in his garage. "I didn't want to sing in the house 'cause I was so embarrassed."
Now he's nominated for a Grammy.
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JUST IN: House Republicans voted to oust Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar from the Foreign Affairs Committee, citing her past controversial comments about Israel and concerns over her objectivity.
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Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro has applied for a six-month visa to remain in the U.S. as his home country investigates whether he's partially responsible for an attack on Brasilia's capital buildings last month.
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Tesla recently slashed the prices of its vehicles — up to 20%. That move is having ripple effects across the auto industry. Here's how.
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Shell reported its highest annual profits in more than a century — nearly $40 billion in 2022, twice what it made in 2021 — after energy prices soared due to the war in Ukraine.
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He was Asia's richest man before he lost billions in just over a week.
The reason? He's been accused of "pulling the largest con in corporate history.”
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Beyoncé leads the pack with 9 Grammy nominations this year.
The singer is tied with Quincy Jones for the second-most Grammy wins in history — but if she wins 3 or more Grammys this year she will match or surpass the record holder, conductor Georg Solti.
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SNAP recipients nationwide will stop getting pandemic-era boosts — around an extra $95 — in March. Some may see further reductions, or lose eligibility, due to the cost of living increase in Social Security.
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Ozzy Osbourne has canceled all his shows for 2023, and says his time touring has come to an end after a spinal injury sustained four years ago has left him "still physically weak."
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Six more weeks of winter it is.
How did Punxsutawney Phil become the authority, and why do we still look to him for answers?
Read/listen here for some history and science behind Groundhog Day — and why a biologist says it’s “really a holiday about sex.”
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Punxsutawney Phil has spoken. Here's his prediction — and why we still celebrate Groundhog Day 137 years later.
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The U.S. will expand its presence in Southeast Asia with access to more bases in the Philippines, the two countries announced — a move widely seen as a way to deter China's influence in the region.
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Authorities have arrested a 26-year-old man suspected of throwing a Molotov cocktail at a synagogue in New Jersey — the latest incident in a string of antisemitic threats in the state.
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Meta lost more than $600 billion in market value in 2022. But CEO Mark Zuckerberg told investors Facebook is restructuring for "efficiency" and plans to become more "nimble" — causing shares to surge nearly 20%.
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Since the Supreme Court ended the constitutional right to an abortion, many Muslim Americans have been turning to their faith to try to figure out what Islam actually says about the issue.
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Researchers have identified a large network pushing pro-Russian themes and messages to French-speaking audiences around Africa. Russia has long worked to gain influence in the region.
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Soda and fast food companies’ marketing programs have allowed them to thrive in low resource countries at the expense of children and the poor.
Eduardo J. Gomez’s new book, ‘Junk Food Politics,’ casts a critical eye at the companies’ efforts.
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Psychotherapist Katherine Morgan Schafler says there's more than one kind of perfectionist in the world — five, to be precise.
Which one are you? Take this quiz to find out.
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.'s Tiny Desk series kicks off a celebration of Black History Month with this stunning performance from Lady Wray.
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Missy Elliott, The White Stripes, Sheryl Crow, Cyndi Lauper, A Tribe Called Quest and Kate Bush are among this year's nominees for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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The pale daylight and early darkness of winter create a space for stories — in particular, ones that ask the reader to mull difficult themes and ideas, our book reviewer writes.
Here are five young adult books you should read this winter.
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The Cannes award-winning film ‘Close’ — about two inseparable teen boys — will resonate with anyone who remembers the childhood friendships that felt like they would last forever, our critic writes.
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Cook County said this week it’s dropping sex-abuse charges against R. Kelly, who already faces stern federal punishment.
One victim shares her disappointment in the decision — in part because Kelly is still fighting to appeal his federal convictions.
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COVID defined high school for many students entering college this fall. "I went from 16 to 18 in a blur," says one freshman.
Here are their experiences — in their own words.
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Rechargeable batteries are frequently powered by cobalt, which was mined in the Democratic Republic of Congo by workers laboring in slave-like conditions.
Siddharth Kara discusses the dangerous labor in his new book, ‘Cobalt Red.’
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Republican leaders in the House of Representatives used their first hearing of the new Congress to zero in on what they call a crisis at the southern U.S. border. Democrats accused them of fear-mongering and spreading misinformation.
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A decision is expected soon in the case challenging the Food and Drug Administration's approval more than 20 years ago of the abortion drug mifepristone, which a growing number of patients use to terminate pregnancies.
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There have been significant changes to the AP curriculum for African American studies announced by the College Board.
Units on Black feminist literary thought and Black Lives Matter have been removed from the revisions.
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The thread through much of saxophonist and composer Patrick Shiroishi‘s work was the excavation of his Japanese American heritage, and how his family's complicated past shaped his present.
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Your best chance to see a rare green comet is tonight.
It could be the first time ever — or at least in thousands of years — that it will cross paths with Earth.
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On the morning of Feb. 1, 2003, Sen. Mark Kelly was still in bed when his brother and fellow astronaut called him.
The news was bleak: The Columbia Space Shuttle had lost contact with Houston. Kelly knew all 7 astronauts on board.
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