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 - Republican governors see approval ratings plummet after fight against vaccine requirements
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 - How the WNBA is light years ahead of its male counterpart
 - Jan. 6 committee votes unanimously to recommend Steve Bannon for criminal prosecution
 - Meghan McCain isn’t the champion of pregnant people her book claims she is
 - Michael Cohen responds to ABC’s Christopher Steele interview
 - Feds step in to investigate allegations of widespread abuse at Texas’ state-run juvenile facilities