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The number of unaccompanied children encountered on the U.S. border with Mexico eased in April from an all-time high a month earlier.
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Americans can begin applying for $50 off their internet bill as part of an emergency government program to keep people connected during the pandemic.
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Lucas Villa was well-known among protesters in his hometown, dancing, singing and encouraging his comrades. Then someone shot him eight times.
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Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) took to the House floor and criticized fellow leaders of the Republican Party on the eve of her expected ouster from her No. 3 post.
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In the first full day of back-and-forth aerial bombardment, both Israel and Hamas land deadly strikes. Is all-out war next?
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Why is Biden treading so gingerly as violence escalates in Jerusalem, Israel and Palestinian territories? Four years of Trump’s pro-Israel policy, plus thorny domestic politics, leave Washington with fewer options than at any time in recent history.
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Since sundown Monday, 26 Palestinians — including nine children — have been killed in Gaza, most of them by airstrikes, Gaza health officials said.
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Lawyers for relatives of a Black man fatally shot by North Carolina deputies say body camera videos show that he didn’t strike them with his car before they opened fire, contradicting a local prosecutor.
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U.S. employers posted a record number of available jobs in March, illustrating starkly the desperation of businesses seeking to find new workers as the economy expands
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Many of us non-scientists are inaccurately equating herd immunity with the complete eradication of the virus.
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The case was over whether the NRA should be allowed to incorporate in Texas instead of New York, where the state is suing in an effort to disband the group.
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Three Georgia men say they are not guilty of federal hate crimes in the slaying of Ahmaud Arbery.
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A man accused of killing eight people in shootings at three Atlanta-area massage businesses has been indicted on murder charges.
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The Biden administration is holding tens of thousands of asylum-seeking children in an opaque network of some 200 facilities.
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Biden last week set a goal of delivering at least one dose of vaccine to 70% of adult Americans and fully vaccinating at least 160 million by July 1.
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Fewer Americans are reluctant to get a COVID-19 vaccine than a few months ago, but questions about side effects and safety still hold some back.
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An offshore wind project off Massachusetts that would create 800 megawatts of electricity, enough to power 400,000 homes, was approved by the federal government.
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Scores of corpses have been found floating down the Ganges River in eastern India as the country battles a ferocious surge in coronavirus infections.
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Israel has unleashed new airstrikes on Gaza, hitting buildings believed to be harboring Hamas militants as the latest flare-up of violence escalates.
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California’s governor has unveiled a plan to provide additional $600 stimulus checks and $5 billion toward rental assistance.
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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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Americans can begin applying for $50 off their internet bill as part of an emergency government program to keep people connected during the pandemic.
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As Capitol rioters, QAnon believers and other radicals gain in number, one moderate Texas Republican warns: ‘We’re on a self-destructive path.’
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Business owners in Nepal’s Solukhumbu region, which draws mountaineers from all over, are buried in debt, with almost no income and no relief in sight.
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Three Georgia men say they are not guilty of federal hate crimes in the slaying of Ahmaud Arbery.
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Scores of corpses have been found floating down the Ganges River in eastern India as the country battles a ferocious surge in coronavirus infections.
