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Obama: Trump emboldens people to be "cruel and divisive and racist"

Barack Obama
Oct 21, 2020 - Economy

Quibi says it's shutting down

Oct 21, 2020 - Podcasts

House antitrust chair talks USA vs. Google

Oct 21, 2020 - Economy

Boeing research shows disinfectants kill virus on airplanes

Image of Delta Air Lines worker spraying disinfectant on passenger seats.

Senate Democrats block vote on McConnell's targeted COVID relief bill

McConnell

The hazy line between politics and influence campaigns

Illustration: Aïda Amer/Axios
Oct 21, 2020 - World

"I stood up for that": Pope Francis voices support for same-sex civil unions

Pope Francis leads the Corpus Domini Mass at St. Peter's Basilica
Oct 21, 2020 - World

Countries waiting to see if Trump wins before moving on Israel normalization

Poll: 92% of battleground state voters are "extremely motivated to vote"

A line of voters stand on a sidewalk
Oct 21, 2020 - Health

OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma to plead guilty to 3 criminal charges

Bottles of OxyContin
Oct 21, 2020 - Economy

GM dives full-throttle into electric

GMC Hummer EV. Photo courtesy of General Motors
Oct 21, 2020 - Economy

CEO confidence skyrockets on expectations of layoffs and wage cuts

Oct 21, 2020 - Politics & Policy

Louisville officer: "Breonna Taylor would be alive" if we had served no-knock warrant

Breonna Taylor memorial

U.S. vs. Google — the siege begins

Illustration of a gavel with the Google logo on the block
Oct 21, 2020 - Economy

Why the stimulus delay isn't a crisis (yet)

Illustration of rolls of quarters as the dynamite in a timebomb
Oct 21, 2020 - World

Israel's secret embassy in Bahrain

Illustration of a business "open" sign slipping to reveal an Israeli flag

QAnon conspiracy theory explodes ahead of the election

Illustration of a bear trap shaped like a "Q" with a glowing red phone in the middle
Oct 21, 2020 - Health

The overwhelming aftershocks of the pandemic

Illustration of gloved hand holding a sponge cleaning away viruses
Updated Oct 21, 2020 - Politics & Policy

Biden has huge cash advantage over Trump as Election Day nears

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden waves as he departs The Queen theater on October 19

Court allows North Carolina mail-in ballots deadline extension

Absentee ballot election workers stuff ballot applications at the Mecklenburg County Board of Elections office in Charlotte, North Carolina on September 4
Oct 20, 2020 - Economy

Report: Goldman to settle DOJ probe into Malaysia's 1MDB for over $2B

An illustration of combining the Malaysian and US flags, with a hand reaching out
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