Excess Deaths Among Republicans Skyrocketed After Covid Vaccine Became Available, Study Finds

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As covid vaccines started to roll out in February 2021, misinformation and conspiracy theories surrounding the shot were on the rise—as were the deaths of Republican voters.

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Putin is trying to flex his influence in Africa, but countries are giving him the cold shoulder

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Russian President Vladimir Putin in Armenia in November 2022.
Despite recent moves to strengthen Russia's influence on the continent, his summit with African leaders is looking weak.

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Stephanie Grisham says Melania Trump won't be campaigning with her husband like Casey DeSantis: 'She's not going to be throwing on jeans and walking in parades'

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Former President Donald Trump addresses reporters after he and former First Lady Melania Trump voted in the general election in Palm Beach, Florida, on November 8, 2022.

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Rudy Giuliani admits to making false statements about 2 Georgia election workers who later faced death threats

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Rudy Giuliani.

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Newt Gingrich says it would be a 'terrible idea' to actually impeach Joe Biden — but he supports starting an inquiry

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Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich at the Capitol on January 31, 2023.
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich at the Capitol on January 31, 2023.

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Democrats want to make the minimum wage $17 an hour and give nearly 28 million workers a raise

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Sen. Bernie Sanders

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The weird and disastrous rise of generational warfare

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A collage of different generations, from left to right, millennials, boomers, gen-z.
Gen Z hates boomers, everyone hates millennials, and no one thinks about Gen X. Why are we so obsessed with talking about generations?

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China's foreign minister has been removed from his post one month after disappearing from the public eye. Experts say we may never know why.

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Qin Gang (above) was removed from his position as China's foreign minister on Tuesday.
Qin Gang (above) was removed from his position as China's foreign minister on Tuesday.

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The Kremlin could pass a new rule that could make it harder for foreign companies to exit Russia: report

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President Vladimir Putin's administration has been making it harder to exit the Russian market.

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Kids of the 1% are twice as likely to get into 'Ivy Plus' colleges, even when their grades are no better than anyone else's

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Kids of the 1% are twice as likely to get into 'Ivy Plus' colleges, even when their grades are no better than anyone else's.

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