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FBI Says U.S. Murders Rose In 2021, But Data Is Incomplete

The Federal Bureau of Investigation seal is seen at FBI headquarters in Washington
The number of murders reported in the United States rose last year, the FBI said on Wednesday, but it warned that a change in its data collection methods meant that its tally excluded the nation's two largest cities, New York and Los Angeles.
Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Nobel Prize Goes To Pioneers Of Lego-like "click Chemistry"

Scientists Carolyn Bertozzi, Morten Meldal and Barry Sharpless won the 2022 Nobel Prize in Chemistry on Wednesday for discovering reactions that let molecules snap together to create new compounds and that offer insight into cell biology.
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Pump jacks operate in front of a drilling rig in an oil field in Midland

OPEC+ Heads For Deep Supply Cuts, Clash With U.S.

OPEC+ looks set for deep oil output cuts when it meets on Wednesday, curbing supply in an already tight market despite pressure from the United States and other consuming countries to pump more.
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about gas prices at the White House in Washington

U.S. Oil Groups Urge Biden To Take Fuel Export Ban Off Table -letter

The largest U.S. oil trade groups said on Tuesday that they have "significant concerns" that the Biden administration is considering limiting fuel exports to lower consumer prices and urged top officials to take the option off the table, according to a letter seen by Reuters.
Country singers Wilson, McBride, Lynn and McEntire share a moment on the red carpet in Nashville

Country Music Star Loretta Lynn Dies At Age 90

Loretta Lynn, the coal miner's daughter and moonshiner's wife who became one of American country music's biggest stars and a leading feminist, died on Tuesday at the age of 90, her family said on Twitter.
President Biden departs Washington for Puerto Rico

White House Guidelines For AI Aim To Mitigate Harm

The White House on Tuesday proposed a non-binding Artificial Intelligence (AI) Bill of Rights that it said would help parents, patients and workers avert harm from the increasing use of automation in education, health care and employment.

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