Biden creates two national monuments in California during final week in office
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Biden creates two national monuments in California during final week in office

President Biden on Tuesday created two new vast national monuments in California’s desert and far north that protect lands considered sacred by tribes, bolstering his conservation legacy days…

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Plane Passenger Surprised by Reason Agent at Counter Pulls Them Aside: ‘I Love This’
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Plane Passenger Surprised by Reason Agent at Counter Pulls Them Aside: ‘I Love This’

Public politeness paid off for a plane passenger who enjoyed an upgrade to first class while a “wild” and demanding fellow passenger did not. That is according to…

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Online Therapy Boom Has Mainly Benefited Privileged Groups, Studies Find
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Online Therapy Boom Has Mainly Benefited Privileged Groups, Studies Find

The number of Americans receiving psychotherapy increased by 30 percent during the pandemic, as virtual sessions replaced in-person appointments — but new research dampens the hope that technology…

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Today’s ‘Wordle’ #1,306 Hints and Answer for Wednesday, January 15 Game
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Today’s ‘Wordle’ #1,306 Hints and Answer for Wednesday, January 15 Game

Years after it was created by New York-based software developer Josh Wardle, Wordle‘s popularity is still going strong. In October 2021, Wardle released the word-based puzzle to the…

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FEMA centers open in Pasadena and West L.A. to assist fire victims
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FEMA centers open in Pasadena and West L.A. to assist fire victims

Jared Robbins walked up to a row of FEMA trailers in Pasadena with a sheet of paper where he had written some of the most pressing questions about…

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A House at Auschwitz Opens Its Doors to a Chilling Past
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A House at Auschwitz Opens Its Doors to a Chilling Past

The mother lived for 42 years in a three-story house overlooking a former gas chamber and a gallows at Auschwitz, sometimes losing sleep at the thought of what…

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Millions of Americans’ Drinking Water Has Forever Chemicals Or Other Contaminants
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Millions of Americans’ Drinking Water Has Forever Chemicals Or Other Contaminants

Nearly one-third of people across the U.S. may be exposed to unregulated contaminants in their drinking water. Twenty-seven percent of public water systems around the U.S.—serving approximately 97…

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Long stretch of Laguna Beach closed after 465,000-gallon sewage spill
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Long stretch of Laguna Beach closed after 465,000-gallon sewage spill

The coastal waters off Laguna Beach between Treasure Island and Table Rock at Aliso Beach have been closed due to a sewage spill, Orange County health authorities confirmed…

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Mozambique at a Crossroads as New President is Sworn In
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Mozambique at a Crossroads as New President is Sworn In

Decades ago, Mozambique’s liberation party, Frelimo, easily attracted adoring crowds. The promise of salvation from Portuguese colonizers, and a life with jobs and housing for all, was an…

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‘Connections’ January 15: Hints and Answers for Puzzle #584
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‘Connections’ January 15: Hints and Answers for Puzzle #584

It is the middle of the working week so, if you need help with today’s Connections, Newsweek is here to assist. Much like Wordle, which was created by…

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