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Putin says Russia is rerouting trade to China and India

President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Russia is rerouting trade to "reliable international partners" such as Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa as the West attempts to sever economic ties.

The single most compelling witness of the January 6 committee hearings so far

Wandrea "Shaye" Moss was nervous. She couldn't get the microphone in front of her to work. She initially struggled to find the words to express herself.

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Texts between aides reveal role Sen. Ron Johnson played in pushing 'fake' Trump electors

The House select committee on Tuesday unveiled new information showing the role that Wisconsin Republican Sen. Ron Johnson played in pushing "fake" electors for then-President Donald Trump on January 6, 2021.

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Georgia Republican voters reject more of Trump's primary picks, while a late pick prevails in Alabama

Another election day in Georgia has brought a further round of defeats for former President Donald Trump and his chosen Republican candidates.

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John Roberts played the long game on state funding of religious schools

Chief Justice John Roberts has been laying the groundwork for years for Tuesday's sweeping decision requiring states to fund religious education.

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American allies in the Middle East pressure Biden to come up with strategy for containing Iran

President Joe Biden is under increasing pressure from the US' key Middle East allies to come up with a viable plan to constrain Iran, with hopes for reviving the 2015 nuclear deal fading as Biden prepares for his first trip as President to Israel and Saudi Arabia next month.

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South Dakota Senate convicts and removes state attorney general in impeachment trial after he killed pedestrian in 2020

The South Dakota state Senate on Tuesday voted to convict and remove state Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg from office on two articles of impeachment after he struck and killed a pedestrian in September 2020, making Ravnsborg the first elected official to be impeached and removed in the state's history.

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Senate poised to pass first major gun safety legislation in decades following bipartisan agreement

The Senate on Tuesday made meaningful progress toward passing the first major federal gun safety legislation in a generation.

4 takeaways from Tuesday's elections in Georgia, Alabama, Virginia and DC

Republican voters in Georgia ignored Donald Trump's endorsements in congressional primary runoffs for safe GOP House seats on Tuesday night, but sided with the Senate candidate in Alabama who had his blessing over one of the former President's earliest and most loyal supporters.

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Here's what's in the bipartisan gun safety bill

The Senate's compromise legislation on gun safety unveiled on Tuesday, potentially the most significant new federal gun safety measure in decades, includes money for school safety, mental health, state crisis intervention programs and incentives for states to include juvenile records in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, which would provide a more compressive background check for those between the ages of 18 and 21 who want to buy guns.

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Biden will call for 3-month suspension of gas tax, though officials acknowledge it 'alone won't fix the problem'

President Joe Biden will call on Congress in a speech Wednesday to suspend federal gasoline and diesel taxes until the end of September, senior administration officials said, framing the move as necessary to provide relief to American consumers but itself not enough to resolve the problem of surging energy prices.

Former Florida gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum indicted on wire fraud charges

Andrew Gillum, a once-rising Democratic star who nearly won a 2018 race for Florida governor, was indicted on Wednesday along with a close political ally on charges of conspiracy, wire fraud and making false statements.

GOP senator says his right hand may need amputation after yard work injury

Sen. Kevin Cramer, a Republican from North Dakota, said Wednesday he injured his right hand doing yard work and required immediate surgery, which may result in amputation.

First on CNN: Top investigator leaving January 6 committee early

John Wood, a senior investigator for the House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection, is leaving his position this week, which is earlier than expected, according to a source familiar.

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Rep. Henry Cuellar will defeat progressive primary challenger Jessica Cisneros, CNN projects

Texas Rep. Henry Cuellar, the lone remaining anti-abortion Democrat in the House, will defeat progressive Jessica Cisneros in a runoff, CNN projects.

Trial of two former Minneapolis police officers charged in George Floyd's killing has been moved up

The state trial of former Minneapolis police officers Tou Thao and J. Alexander Kueng for their alleged role in George Floyd's killing has been moved up to October, Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill ruled Tuesday.

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Texas Public Safety director says police response to Uvalde school shooting was 'abject failure'

The director of the Texas Department of Public Safety on Tuesday slammed the law enforcement response to last month's mass shooting in Uvalde as an "abject failure" and harshly criticized the decisions of Uvalde school district police chief Pedro "Pete" Arredondo.

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What are the Covid-19 vaccine side effects in young kids? Experts seek to ease parents' concerns

An inability to stand on one leg for 10 seconds in later life is linked to nearly double the risk of death from any cause within the next decade, according to a new study.

Wobbly on one leg? Ability to balance is linked to a longer life, study finds

An inability to stand on one leg for 10 seconds in later life is linked to nearly double the risk of death from any cause within the next decade, according to a new study.

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International Day of Yoga 2022: Time to feel human again

Do the challenges of the modern world and the effects of the pandemic have you tied up in knots? Maybe an ancient practice can give you some relief.