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Pentagon pauses plan to offer coronavirus vaccines to Guantánamo detainees

Guantanamo Bay

Rep. Stephen Lynch tests positive for COVID-19 after getting second dose of vaccine

Rep. Stephen Lynch

2 Proud Boys members charged with conspiracy related to pro-Trump Capitol riot

A person carrying a Proud Boys flag in Richmond, Virginia, on Jan. 18.
Jan 30, 2021 - Health

CDC orders mask mandate for planes and public transportation

Picture of people inside the LAX airport wearing masks while standing in line
Jan 30, 2021 - Health

We're selling the coronavirus vaccine short

Illustration of a syringe and vial with text underneath that reads, "Give it a shot?" stylized in the 1950s-60s VW advertisement style.
Jan 29, 2021 - World

Science helps New Zealand avoid another coronavirus lockdown

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern (L) visits a lab at Auckland University on December 17

Capitol Police officer who died after pro-Trump riot will lie in honor

A vigil honoring United States Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicnick inside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 28.

Hispanic congressmen push for purge of Confederate renaming panel

Congressman Rep. Joaquin Castro wears a American flkag face mask during a House Committee on Foreign Affairs hearing on Capitol Hill on September 16, 2020 in Washington, DC.
Jan 29, 2021 - Politics & Policy

Rep. Cori Bush moves office away from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene for "team's safety"

taylor greene
Jan 29, 2021 - Economy

Stock market has worst week since October amid Reddit frenzy

Photo of a phone that has the GameStop logo on it
Jan 29, 2021 - Health

Ex-CDC director Tom Frieden on the next COVID-19 vaccines

Ex-FBI lawyer sentenced to 12-months probation in Durham investigation

FBI headqaurters
Jan 29, 2021 - World

EU grants conditional approval of AstraZeneca vaccine

Picture of hands holding an AstraZeneca vial

Biden picks Rob Malley as envoy for Iran

Jan 29, 2021 - Economy

Robinhood misses the mark

Illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios
Jan 29, 2021 - Economy

General Motors puts Trump in its rearview mirror

a car with a globe for a wheel
Jan 29, 2021 - Economy

SEC says it will "closely review" restrictions on Reddit-fueled stocks

Robinhood and GameStop logos
Jan 29, 2021 - Technology

Facebook developing a tool to help advertisers avoid bad news

Jan 29, 2021 - Health

J&J says its one-shot vaccine is 66% effective against moderate to severe COVID

Johnson and Johnson
Jan 29, 2021 - Economy

Making sense of the GameStop circus

Illustration of a circus seal balancing a never ending tower of Sacagawea coins.
Jan 29, 2021 - World

WHO team visits China hospital that treated first COVID-19 patients

Picture taken from the side of a car with its windows down, two men sit inside of the car, they are two of the members of the WHO team investigating the origin of the coronavirus

Conservatives warn culture, political wars will worsen

Hand painting black lines over american flag
Jan 29, 2021 - Technology

Big Tech is outsourcing its hardest content moderation decisions

Illustration of a web browser under glass, aa hand holding a gavel is hovering over the glass. 

App rush: Talent over trash

Scoop: Top Trump Homeland Security officials join Heritage

Former Acting DHS Secretary Chad Wolf raising one hand in a Congressional hearing
Jan 29, 2021 - Technology

How Reddit explains the GameStop saga

Illustration of a glowing computer in the dark with the Reddit Alien on screen looking menacing. 
Jan 29, 2021 - Health

Teachers want the vaccine, but they'll have to wait

Illustration of an apple with a bandaid on it
Jan 29, 2021 - Economy

Transportation's next big thing: flying taxis

Image of Joby Aviation's multi-rotor air taxi, which looks like a drone crossed with a helicopter

Scoop: GOP ignored its early fears about Marjorie Taylor Greene

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is seen standing in front of the U.S. Capitol.
Jan 28, 2021 - Economy

Robinhood has a stacked policy team — and it's going to need it

A smartphone displaying the RobinHood app is seen on the keyboard of a laptop.

Senate Mischief Makers

Illustration of a woman standing at a podium with a smiley face spray painted on the front of it
Jan 28, 2021 - World

The global line for coronavirus vaccines stretches back to 2023

Illustration of a bandaid behind a velvet VIP rope
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