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The remains of thousands killed in the Philippines’ war on drugs could be tossed in pits as families struggle to pay for burial sites amid a pandemic.
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Federal security officials are set to testify in the second Senate hearing about what went wrong on Jan. 6, when rioters stormed the Capitol.
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Former President Trump called on his supporters to send their contributions directly to his own committees, bypassing traditional Republican groups.
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The measure would repeal the extraordinary powers they gave Cuomo at the start of the pandemic, limiting his directives to those “necessary to reduce the spread or increase vaccinations.”
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Police in Myanmar repeatedly used tear gas and rubber bullets against crowds protesting last month’s coup.
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Supreme Court weighs Democrats’ challenge to Republican-sponsored election rules in Arizona. Do the rules discriminate based on race?
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The governors of Texas, Michigan and Louisiana eased COVID restrictions on bars, restaurants and other businesses, as did the mayor of San Francisco.
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The Biden administration’s first test over what it promised would be a tough approach to Saudi Arabia has left both Riyadh and its critics unhappy.
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The United States and European Union will jointly impose additional sanctions against Russia for poisoning Kremlin opposition leader Alexei Navalny.
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Racist attacks on Asian Americans have worsened during the pandemic, inflamed by anti-Chinese rhetoric. One O.C. family’s neighbors mobilized to help.
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Drugmaker Merck will help produce rival Johnson & Johnson’s newly approved COVID-19 shot in an effort to expand the nation’s vaccine supply faster.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democratic legislative leaders have announced an agreement to give school districts $2 billion to open schools for California’s youngest students.
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Texas horned lizards, beloved creatures celebrated in local lore, were once so common that few people noticed when their numbers started declining. Now science is trying to save them.
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The business that preserves and protects Dr. Seuss’ legacy says it will stop publishing six of his books because of racist and insensitive imagery.
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FBI Director Christopher Wray defends the bureau’s actions days before a pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol in a deadly insurrection.
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Demonstrators in Myanmar take to the streets again to protest last month’s military coup despite the new regime’s use of violence to quell them.
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In a blow to the religious establishment, Israel’s high court says converts through Judaism’s Reform and Conservative movements are indeed Jewish.
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President Biden’s failure to punish the Saudi crown prince defies justice and weakens the rule of law everywhere.
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Volvo says it will make only electric vehicles by 2030 — but if you want one, you’ll have to buy it online.
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China’s ‘vaccine diplomacy’ has been a surprising success: It has pledged about half a billion doses of its vaccines to more than 45 countries.
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Drew Pavlou’s battle against the University of Queensland illustrates China’s influence over a key U.S. ally.
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. makes chips for iPhones, video game consoles and fighter jets. Now it’s being forced to choose sides.
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In U.S.-China dispute over missile defense system, Beijing punishes South Korea by restricting tourism and holding trade hostage.
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Beijing’s aggressive South China Sea expansion shows its willingness to defy international laws for President Xi Jinping’s visions of power.
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China’s paramount leader, Xi Jinping, sees himself as a savior, anointed to steer the Communist Party and China away from corruption and foreign influence, into a ‘new era’ of prosperity, power and political devotion. Whether his vision matches reality is another question.
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China’s oppression of Muslims reaches beyond Xinjiang into Pakistan. Why does it stay quiet?
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China’s ‘purification’ of classrooms: A new law erases history, silences teachers and rewrites books
China’s ‘purification’ of classrooms: A new law erases history, silences teachers and rewrites books
China’s crackdown on Hong Kong is purging teachers, rewriting textbooks and increasing pressure on schools over what to put in the minds of students. A new national security law has endangered freedom of thought and expression.
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The Biden administration’s first test over what it promised would be a tough approach to Saudi Arabia has left both Riyadh and its critics unhappy.
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China’s ‘vaccine diplomacy’ has been a surprising success: It has pledged about half a billion doses of its vaccines to more than 45 countries.
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The president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, will likely have the ability to override any objections from the opposition to appoint officials of his choosing and pass the laws he wants.
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The remains of thousands killed in the Philippines’ war on drugs could be tossed in pits as families struggle to pay for burial sites amid a pandemic.
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The Manila North Cemetery, where Michelle Sambalilo was abandoned as a young child, is a sprawling, trash-strewn squatter camp where thousands of people eat, sleep and play among acres of colorful crypts.
