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The White House finally gets to throw a party

On Monday the White House will become something it has yet to become while Joe and Jill Biden have been in residence: A party house.

4 states moved to restrict abortion access this week

Four states moved to curtail abortion access this week, with two of them advancing their own versions of a ban on abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy -- similar to the controversial Mississippi law before the US Supreme Court that's set up a direct challenge to Roe v. Wade.

As Roe v. Wade hangs in the balance, Democratic candidates prioritize abortion rights in 2022

States across the country are rolling back access to abortion, and the fate of Roe v. Wade is up in the air -- two factors that Democrats believe could elevate the issue of abortion rights this midterm cycle to a level not reached in recent memory.

Supreme Court denies appeal from Black death row inmate who claimed racial bias

The Supreme Court on Monday denied the appeal of Kristopher Love, a Black death row inmate in Texas who claimed that one of the jurors in his trial was racially biased.

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Bidens host their first White House Easter Egg Roll after two years of the pandemic

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden on Monday welcomed thousands of guests to the South Lawn of the White House for the Easter Egg Roll, an annual holiday tradition that had been canceled for the past two years because of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Biden to visit New Hampshire harbor to highlight investments in nation's ports and waterways

President Joe Biden is scheduled to visit a harbor in New Hampshire on Tuesday to highlight how billions of dollars from the bipartisan infrastructure law are being spent on rebuilding the nation's ports and waterways, a White House spokesperson tells CNN.

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Secret Service on the defensive over allegations agents were duped by men impersonating feds

A series of embarrassing security lapses involving two men charged with impersonating federal agents have put the Secret Service on the defensive and angered at least one top national security official in DC, sources tell CNN.

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CDC mask mandate for travelers struck down by federal judge

A federal judge in Florida struck down on Monday the Biden administration's mask mandate for airplanes and other public transport methods.

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Cardi B. and Offset reveal their son's name

Rappers Cardi B. and Offset welcomed their son seven months ago and we now know his name.

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Scott Disick feels 'left out' and more we learned from 'The Kardashians' premiere

"The Kardashians" debuted Thursday on Hulu and there was quite a bit going on.

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'Fantastic Beasts' turns 'The Secrets of Dumbledore' into too much of a snore

Despite the enticing subtitle "Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore," the second sequel to J.K. Rowling's Wizarding World franchise mirrors the first, which is to say that it feels like an extended prologue for a better movie that's yet to materialize. In hindsight, Rowling should have funneled her Harry Potter prequel into a limited series, where leisurely pacing is more the norm.

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Coachella 2022: How to watch the performances

If you didn't score tickets for Coachella, it's all good. The annual music and arts fest held at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California runs for two weekends, April 15-17 and April 22-24.

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Toyota, Volkswagen and Tesla are bringing factories in China back on line

Toyota and Volkswagen are gradually bringing their China factories back on line after they were closed for weeks because of Covid lockdowns.

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Harris to focus on portfolio issues on trip to California

Vice President Kamala Harris is set to return to her native state of California on Monday for a series of events meant to showcase her leadership, as the White House struggles to reach an American electorate largely unconvinced of the Biden administration's progress.

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Inflation, explained: Why prices keep going up and who's to blame

Confused about inflation? You're not alone. Inflation is, paradoxically, both incredibly simple to understand and absurdly complicated. Let's start with the simplest version: Inflation happens when prices broadly go up.

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The art gallery where Christina Yuna Lee once worked honors her life and legacy

Two months since Christina Yuna Lee was brutally killed in her New York Chinatown apartment, family and friends are finding new ways to pay tribute to her life.

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Why Tesla investors may need to worry about Elon Musk's Twitter distraction

Tesla is in a highly competitive electric car market. It has no chief operating officer. And CEO Elon Musk was already busy juggling leadership roles at SpaceX, The Boring Company and Neuralink before he launched an unsolicited takeover offer for Twitter. That's a lot of distractions. And it may be one too many for Tesla investors.

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Living organ donations save lives. This is how you become a donor

Samira Jafari is at home now resting from a surgery that saved a life -- not her own, but her colleague's.

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2 house parties, an Easter fete and a mall were among the sites of at least 10 weekend US mass shootings

At least 10 mass shootings across the US this weekend left eight people dead and dozens injured, disrupting gatherings including an Easter celebration and a massive house party.

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Florida rejects 41% of new math textbooks, citing critical race theory among its reasons

The Florida Department of Education announced Friday the state has rejected more than 50 math textbooks from next school year's curriculum, citing references to critical race theory among reasons for the rejections.