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McCarthy to try again for House speaker, with Trump backing
House Republicans will open the second day of the new Congress much like the first: leader Kevin McCarthy trying to become House speaker
Virginia school board votes to rename high school named after Founding Father who owned slaves
George Wythe High School will be the fourth Richmond school renamed this year
EXPLAINER: What to expect on Day 2 of House speaker election
The House will convene Wednesday as Republicans try again to elect a speaker for the new Congress
Rally driver Ken Block killed in accident
Professional rally driver and YouTube star Ken Block died in a snowmobile accident on Monday, his Hoonigan Racing team announced.
Passengers to be compensated after algae spoils Australia-New Zealand cruise
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Moment strong magnitude 5.1 quake hits Te Aroha home
A M5.1 earthquake that woke many in the upper North Island is shown hitting a home and frightening Henry the cat.
Russia blames its soldiers’ mobile phone use for deadly missile strike
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Russia blames its soldiers’ phone use for Ukrainian missile strike it says killed 89
Moscow raised the reported death toll significantly on Tuesday after previously saying 63 Russian soldiers were killed in the weekend strike by Ukrainian missiles.
New photos show father accused of attempted murder for driving Tesla off cliff with wife and children inside
Investigators do not believe that the Tesla was operating in Autopilot or Full Self-Driving mode