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US, NATO using military moves to send message to Russia over Ukraine

Thursday, January 27 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Wednesday's arrival of American F-15 fighters in Estonia to join an ongoing NATO air policing mission over the Baltics would normally not garner much attention were it not for the rising tensions of a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine.While the F-15's weeklong... Read More.

New Hampshire to sell rapid tests at liquor stores

Thursday, January 27 by ABC News

(CONCORD, N.H.) -- The New Hampshire Executive Council on Wednesday approved a request to buy 1 million at-home COVID tests and sell them at state liquor stores, according to Gov. Christopher Sununu.The governor expects they will be hitting shelves in the next two weeks."We... Read More.

Gun rights group sues to stop groundbreaking San Jose gun law

Thursday, January 27 by ABC News

(SAN JOSE, Calif.) -- The National Association for Gun Rights filed a lawsuit against the city of San Jose, California, seeking to end a rule passed by city council which aims to reduce gun harm.The rule, passed on Tuesday, requires gun owners to purchase... Read More.

Pulitzer-prize winning Holocaust book, ‘Maus,’ joins list of banned books in libraries, schools

Thursday, January 27 by ABC News

(MCMINN COUNTY, Tenn.) -- "Maus," a Pulitzer-winning book about the Holocaust, has been banned in one Tennessee school district.The graphic novel by Art Spiegelman, chronicles how the author's parents survived the Holocaust in the Auschwitz concentration camp through depictions of animals -- with the... Read More.

Biden honors retiring Justice Breyer, commits to nominate Black woman to replace him on Supreme Court

Thursday, January 27 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden and Justice Stephen Breyer appeared together Thursday at the White House to announce Breyer's retirement from the Supreme Court, clearing the way for Biden to follow through on his campaign promise to nominate the first Black woman to the... Read More.

Russia maybe ‘not serious’ about diplomacy on Ukraine but ball in its court: Blinken

Wednesday, January 26 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Secretary of State Antony Blinken, speaking at the State Department on Wednesday, confirmed the U.S. had delivered a written response to Moscow security demands as Russia amassed troops on its borders with Ukraine."Today, Ambassador Sullivan delivered our written response in Moscow. All... Read More.

Biden, lawmakers prepare for Supreme Court vacancy, react to Breyer’s retirement

Wednesday, January 26 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden on Wednesday declined to expand on reports Justice Stephen Breyer would be retiring from the Supreme Court at the end of the current term, saying he would wait to speak further until the justice personally announces his plans."Every justice... Read More.

Possible witness in sex trafficking probe involving Matt Gaetz takes plea

Wednesday, January 26 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A close friend and former government employee of Joel Greenberg, Joe Ellicott, is set to plead guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and distribution of a controlled substance in the latest development in an investigation that includes a probe into... Read More.

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson eyed as potential replacement to Justice Stephen Breyer

Wednesday, January 26 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- With the retirement of Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer at the end of the current term, one name keeps rising to the top of the list of potential replacements: Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson.Jackson, whom President Joe Biden nominated to replace Merrick Garland... Read More.

As new variants emerge, US government turns attention to a universal coronavirus vaccine

Wednesday, January 26 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- At the dawn of the COVID-19 pandemic, vaccine makers raced to design a shot that perfectly matched the new virus's genetic code. Their efforts were successful, resulting in highly effective vaccines in record time.But the virus has continued to evolve into new,... Read More.

Fed signals rate hikes coming ‘soon’ amid inflation concerns

Wednesday, January 26 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Officials at the Federal Reserve on Wednesday signaled that they could "soon" raise interest rates for the first time in three years, as inflation concerns cast a shadow over the pandemic-battered economy.The central bankers said in a statement Wednesday that they were... Read More.

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer retiring

Wednesday, January 26 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Justice Stephen G. Breyer, the most senior member of the U.S. Supreme Court's liberal wing and staunch defender of a nonpartisan judiciary, will retire from the bench, fulfilling the wish of Democrats who lobbied for his exit and clearing the way for... Read More.

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