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Feb 15, 2021 - World

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala becomes first woman and first African to lead WTO

Nigeria's Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala poses in Potomac, Maryland minutes before she is confirmed Monday as the first woman and first African leader of the beleaguered World Trade Organization
Feb 15, 2021 - Health

WHO authorizes AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use

Picture of Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine vials
Feb 15, 2021 - Health

Biden's presidency could mean action on toxic "forever chemicals"

President Biden at the White House on Jan. 29.

Parler reemerges after a month offline

Feb 15, 2021 - Podcasts
How It Happened

Trump's Last Stand Part V: Where It Ends

Feb 15, 2021 - Technology

Audio takes off during the pandemic

Animated gif of volume icon getting progressively louder

Fauci: Americans shouldn't let down their guard about virus variants

Feb 15, 2021 - Health

Guinea declares Ebola epidemic amid coronavirus pandemic

A group of health officers from the Doctors Without Borders team are at the Ebola Health Center that they founded in Gueckedou region of Guinea, on September 17, 2014.
Feb 14, 2021 - Economy

NYSE president: "The markets are not a casino"

Puerto Rico governor expects movement on statehood next month

Feb 14, 2021 - Axios on HBO

Vice President Harris to "Axios on HBO": Trump left no COVID plan

Puerto Rico statehood: What you need to know

Puerto Rico's governor Pedro Pierluisi stands next to a Puerto Rican flag and US flag
Feb 14, 2021 - World

WHO scientists traced 13 COVID-19 strains to Wuhan from late 2019

Wuhan Institute of Virology

FBI warns of romance scammers this Valentine's Day

Exploding heart on a computer screen
Feb 14, 2021 - Economy

The problem with vaccine patents

Illustration of a syringe with the barrel made of a rolled up certificate with a seal. 

Afrofuturism: The rise of Black science fiction and fantasy

Photo illustration of a Masaï woman juxtaposed with images of galaxies and colorful planets.

Recent attacks spark renewed focus on anti-Asian violence

Screengrab of a CBS News package with Daniel Dae Kim's tweet on the left and footage of a suspect on the right

McConnell's two-step portends challenge for Biden and Schumer

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is seen walking away from the Senate Chamber.

Biden on Trump acquittal: Substance of charge "not in dispute"

President Joe Biden speaks as he meets with Senators from both parties in the Oval Office of the White House on February 11

The 7 Republicans who voted to convict Trump

Susan Collins
Updated Feb 13, 2021 - World

Biden administration has "deep concerns" about WHO's COVID-19 probe

National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan speaking to reporters at the White House on Feb. 4, 2021.
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