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Dick Button, Figure Skating Champion and Commentator, Dies at 95
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American figure skaters were on plane that crashed
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Movement Network Foundation launches public mainnet for Movement blockchain
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Trump faces pivotal moment with California trip
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UK's first drug consumption clinic figures revealed
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For Trump, a Vindication for the Man and His Movement
Donald John Trump took the oath of office again during a ceremony in the Capitol, promising a new “golden age of America” four years after he was evicted by voters.The New York Times - Jan. 21 -
Pope dissolves Peru-based Catholic movement after ‘sadistic abuses’
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Martin Karplus, Chemist Who Made Early Computers a Tool, Dies at 94
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The Secret Service pivoted to ensure indoor inauguration ceremony would be safe
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‘Reactionary nihilism’: how a rightwing movement strives to end US democracy
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Six-figure payout over charity cyclist killing
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Medical school acceptances for Black students are declining. A movement wants to make change
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Chiefs plan to start Joe Thuney over D.J. Humphries at left tackle for divisional round vs. Texans, per report
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Meta's pivot to the right sparks boycotts and a user exodus
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Spain sets a new record with 94 million international tourists last year
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RFK Jr.’s MAHA Movement Obscures America’s Unhealthy Past
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Trump's Talk of Buying Greenland Energizes Island's Independence Movement
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Nicola Sturgeon: ‘The independence movement has proven itself resilient’
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Otto Schenk, director known for traditional opera productions, dies at 94
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As Art Sales Fall, Christie’s and Sotheby’s Pivot to Luxury
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How Mark Zuckerberg pivoted Meta to the right
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Six things that will shape women's pro basketball in a pivotal 2025
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Derek Carr says he won't take a pay cut to remain with Saints: 'Especially with what I put on tape'
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Derek Carr says he won't take a pay cut for 2025
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Embiid powers 76ers to a 123-94 victory over the short-handed Nets
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The Erdoğan whisperer behind Turkey’s economic pivot
Vice-president Cevdet Yılmaz has played a crucial backstage role managing the turn to financial orthodoxyFinancial Times - Jan. 2
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