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What is leap day? Is 2024 a leap year? Everything you need to know about Feb. 29

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  2024 is a leap year, meaning Thursday, Feb. 29 is a once-in-every-four-year event. Since leap years typically happen every four years (although there are some exceptions), our last […]

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GOP hardliners are furious, Democrats play coy: What to know ahead of the House debt ceiling vote

Republican Kevin McCarthy’s razor-thin speakership faces its biggest test since he grabbed the gavel in January as his debt deal with President Joe Biden comes up for a vote […]

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Here’s what we know about the 40-mile-long Russian convoy outside Ukraine’s capital

For days, residents of Kyiv had been bracing themselves for a 40-mile-long convoy of Russian tanks, armored vehicles, and towed artillery to arrive for an assault on the Ukrainian […]

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Truckers make the world go round. Invisible truths you didn’t know about trucking in America

What’s the journey of all the goods we consume? Trucking is dangerous, difficult and in demand. Here’s the story behind an industry on the cusp […]

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Pfizer says its COVID-19 antiviral pill reduces risk of serious illness: What we know about US approval

The oral drug, called Paxlovid, reduces the risk of hospitalization or death by almost 90% in early tests, according to Pfizer. Pfizer has asked for […]

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More U.S. adults than ever know someone who is trans — but nearly half are too uncomfortable to use ‘they’ pronoun

Alana Smith made Olympic history over the weekend by becoming the first out nonbinary athlete on Team USA, participating in the Women’s Skateboarding Street event […]