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February 28, 2021

Trump calls for GOP unity, says he won’t start another party

Trump used his speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference to blast his successor and try to cement his status as the party’s undisputed leader despite his loss in November.
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February 28, 2021

‘Borat Subsequent Moviefilm’ wins at bicoastal Globes

Netflix, which came in with a commanding 42 nominations, won the top TV awards.
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February 28, 2021

Biden administration promises focus on environmental justice

Disadvantaged communities in America are disproportionately affected by pollution from industry or waste disposal, but their complaints have few outlets and often reach a dead end.
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February 28, 2021

Supreme Court could put new limits on voting rights lawsuits

The justices are taking up a case about Arizona restrictions on ballot collection and another policy that penalizes voters who cast ballots in the wrong precinct.
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February 28, 2021

Fraud overwhelms pandemic-related unemployment programs

Massive fraud in the nation’s unemployment system is raising alarms even as President Biden and Congress prepare to pour hundreds of billions of dollars into expanded benefits.
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February 28, 2021

Biden team readies wider economic package after virus relief

The president and his team have begun discussions on the possible outlines of an infrastructure package with members of Congress.
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February 28, 2021

Smaller work-release facility takes shape at former Down East prison

The Downeast Correctional Center housed about 140 inmates before it was abruptly closed by then-Gov. Paul LePage, who sought to consolidate and cut costs.
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February 25, 2021

Conservative gathering to feature Trump’s false fraud claims

Some of the nation’s leading conservatives are gathering at a conference in Florida that will endorse former President Donald Trump’s continued dominance in Republican politics and promote his false claim that he lost the election only because of widespread voter fraud.
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February 25, 2021

U.S. bombs facilities in Syria used by Iran-backed militia

The airstrike was the first military action undertaken by the Biden administration.
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February 25, 2021

New coronavirus variant in New York spurs caution, concern

New York City health officials and Mayor Bill de Blasio on Thursday sought to tamp down worries about the new variant, emphasizing that the new research is preliminary and little is known about the variant.