Chinstrap penguins in Antarctica need to guard their eggs and chicks around the clock in crowded, noisy colonies. So they nod off thousands of times each day – but only for about four seconds at a time.
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Senate Democrats authorize subpoenas in the Supreme Court ethics probe. Republicans won’t back enforcement
During the hearing, senators at times rehashed years-old grievances over the tactics used to control a committee that has been central in the political fight over judicial oversight.
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Appeals court reinstates gag order barring Trump from maligning New York court staff
The initial order was instated after Trump posted a derogatory comment about the judge’s law clerk to social media.
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Republicans consider vote to authorize Biden impeachment as White House questions legitimacy
Republican leaders have long said a vote on the impeachment investigation was unnecessary but are reconsidering.
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More Israeli hostages freed by Hamas as truce in Gaza lasts another day
As word of the extension came Thursday morning, gunmen opened fire on people waiting for buses in Jerusalem. It was unclear if the attack would have any impact on the truce.
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Henry Kissinger, the secretary of state who dominated foreign policy under Nixon and Ford, dies at 100
Decades later, his name still provoked impassioned debate over foreign policy landmarks long past.
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Families of American hostages in Gaza describe their anguish and call on U.S. government for help
Hamas militants who attacked southern Israel kidnapped some 240 people, including babies, children, women, soldiers, older adults, and Thai farm laborers.
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UAW announces drive to organize Toyota, Tesla and a dozen other automakers
United Auto Workers launches a campaign to expand on labor success, with a new website where workers record their interest in joining the union.
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Conservative Supreme Court seems open to an attack on the Securities and Exchange Commission
The case is just one of several this term in which conservative and business interests are urging the court to constrict federal regulators.
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Deutsche Bank was keen to land a ‘whale’ of a client in Trump, documents at his fraud trial show
Prosecutors maintain that Donald Trump’s allegedly inflated financial statements were critical to netting his company the Deutsche Bank loans at favorable rates, saving him many millions of dollars in interest.