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Dec 17, 2020 - World

Trump's Turkey sanctions could give Erdoğan and Biden a clean slate

Dec 17, 2020 - Politics & Policy

Incoming White House senior adviser Cedric Richmond tests positive for COVID-19

Rep. Cedric Richmond during a House Judiciary Committee meeting in December 2019.
Dec 17, 2020 - Health

FDA advisory panel endorses Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use

Picture of a vaccine syringe in front of the Moderna logo and the FDA logo
Dec 17, 2020 - Science

How we talk to each other about the tough stuff

Illustration of two brains overlapping to form a Venn diagram

Biden picks Rep. Deb Haaland to lead Interior Department in historic first

Dec 17, 2020 - Podcasts

Behind the Bitcoin boom

Biden picks North Carolina environmental regulator Michael Regan to lead EPA

Joe Biden

More than 30 states sue Google, alleging illegal search monopoly

Illustration of the Google logo with scales of justice as the double o's.
Dec 17, 2020 - Economy

The fever will break

Fevers going down
Dec 17, 2020 - Economy

Mackenzie Scott's second barrel

An illustration of Mackenzie Scott giving away money with a money gun.
Dec 17, 2020 - Economy

IPOs meet reality TV

Illustration of a television with $100 bill on the TV screen
Dec 17, 2020 - Economy

Robinhood accused of securities law violations

Illustration of a cracked cellphone screen featuring the Robinhood app, surrounded by angry fists
Updated Dec 17, 2020 - Politics & Policy

Weekly jobless claims rise to 885,000 as Congress nears stimulus deal

McConnell
Dec 17, 2020 - World

Putin denies Russian agents poisoned opposition leader Navalny

Picture of Russian President Vladimir Putin
Dec 17, 2020 - Economy

Fed chairman Jerome Powell is (still) here to save financial markets

Jerome Powell Superman logo

Liberal senators set to pressure Biden on climate change

Animated illustration of a pressure gauge sticking out of the Earth.
Dec 17, 2020 - Technology

Facebook goes to war with Apple over ad privacy

Illustration of two different colored boxing gloves with the facebook and apple logos on them
Dec 17, 2020 - Technology

To-do list for Google's new HR chief

Incoming Google HR chief Fiona Cicconi
Dec 17, 2020 - Health

Trump states shut out COVID headlines as virus rages

Dec 17, 2020 - Health

The U.S. spent $3.8 trillion on health care last year

Dec 17, 2020 - World

France's Emmanuel Macron tests positive for COVID-19

Macron

Help wanted: Rescue NYC

Illustration of the I Love NYC logo reading "help"

Coronavirus cases hold steady but remain dangerously high

Updated Dec 17, 2020 - Science

In photos: Massive snowstorm slams East Coast

Snowfall view at the Times Square in New York City, United States on December 16

Nancy Pelosi's Interior play

Progressives fear false stimulus hope

Dec 16, 2020 - Health

Biden set to take coronavirus vaccine in public next week

President-elect Joe Biden speaks during an event to announce new cabinet nominations at the Queen Theatre on December 11, 2020 in Wilmington, Delaware.
Dec 16, 2020 - Health

Extra doses of Pfizer vaccine could expand U.S. supply

Photo of a masked doctor receiving the Pfizer vaccine from a masked nurse wearing gloves
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