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House votes to remove Confederate statues from Capitol

A statue of Alexander Hamilton Stephens, vice president of the Confederacy.
Jul 22, 2020 - Politics & Policy

Trump says briefings without health experts are a "concise way of doing it"

Jul 22, 2020 - Technology

Meet the AI that can write

Illustration of fountain pen writing 1 and 0

Prosecutors say S.F. consulate is harboring Chinese military researcher wanted by FBI

Binoculars with China flag in lenses
Updated Jul 22, 2020 - Economy

Tesla announces new Austin factory after pulling in $104 million profit in Q2

Elon Musk

Trump announces "surge" of federal law enforcement to Chicago and Albuquerque

Jul 22, 2020 - Health

California breaks record with over 12,000 new coronavirus cases

Gov. Gavin Newsom

Cities resist Trump's summer of security

Law enforcement deploys tear gas

SPACs take over Wall Street

Illustration of pile of money with hovering cursor
Updated Jul 22, 2020 - Politics & Policy

U.S. orders China's Houston consulate to close

Chinese consulate in Houston

Range of global warming scenarios is more severe than thought, study shows

Illustration of the surface melting off of the earth
Jul 22, 2020 - Politics & Policy

Senate GOP, White House consider side deal to extend unemployment benefits

Lamar Alexander

48 senators call on McConnell to allow vote on bill restoring Voting Rights Act

John Lewis stands in a suit and tie

Why the U.S. needs better cyber deterrence

An illustration of a computer with beams of light shining out
Jul 22, 2020 - Health

HHS buys $2 billion worth of Pfizer's vaccine candidate

Pfizer's blue logo in the background, and a vaccine syringe in the foreground.
Jul 22, 2020 - Technology

How ByteDance may try to save TikTok

Illustration of three dollar signs rendered similarly to the TikTok logo

The shift to remote work puts a new focus on home energy use

An illustration of a house being measured
Jul 22, 2020 - Sports

The complicated process of changing an NFL team name

An illustration of the redskins logo being peeled off
Jul 22, 2020 - Economy

The economic recovery is reversing

Biden and Obama to talk Trump in new campaign video

Scoop: James Comey to release new book in January

Jul 22, 2020 - Technology

The one big thing each tech CEO will tell Congress

Illustration of an app icon with the U.S. Capitol building, with an "x" button in the top left corner.

The states at the center of the 2020 voting crisis

Illustration of Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, North Carolina and Georgia with “I voted” stickers

Parents turn to "pods" as a schooling solution

Illustration of notebook paper cut to look like children holding hands in a circle

In photos: Portland protests unrest amid presence of federal agents

A protester flies an American flag while walking through tear gas fired by federal officers during a protest in front of the Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse on July 21, 2020 in Portland

Mass shooting at Chicago funeral home leaves at least 14 injured

Twitter launches crackdown on QAnon

A man wears a bright vest that says "Qanon" while protesting coronavirus measures

Trump raises $20 million at virtual fundraiser

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