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Feb 23, 2021 - Economy

What Home Depot tells us about the country's housing boom

Dollar sign

Biden administration says states must resume standardized testing

U.S. Department of Education building in Washington, D.C.

Rochester officers filmed suffocating Daniel Prude won't face charges

Image of a man hugging someone with red hair close to his chest while wearing a face mask

4 board members of Texas' power grid operator ERCOT resign

High voltage transmission towers in Houston, Texas, on Feb. 21.
Feb 23, 2021 - Economy

Plane's safe landing recalls Boeing's golden days

A Boeing 777 with an engine on fire
Feb 23, 2021 - Politics & Policy

Senate confirms Tom Vilsack as agriculture secretary

Tom Vilsack speaks on December 11, 2020, after being nominated to be Agriculture Secretary by US President-elect Joe Biden, in Wilmington, Delaware.

Senate confirms Linda Thomas-Greenfield as UN ambassador

Photo of Linda Thomas-Greenfield speaking and gesturing with her hands

Ex-Capitol security chiefs say they didn't receive FBI memo warning of Jan. 6 "war"

High-profile Hong Kong activists face trial

Illustration of a gavel cracking the Hong Kong flag
Feb 23, 2021 - Health

Pfizer and Moderna expect to double vaccine shipments by spring

A woman holds a syringe while wearing gloves and a face mask
Feb 23, 2021 - Politics & Policy

David Perdue will not run for Senate seat in Georgia in 2022

David Perdue
Feb 23, 2021 - Economy

Commodities hit 8-year high as market divergence continues

Interior nominee Deb Haaland looks to thread the needle on oil

Illustration of an oil drum with a needle and string wrapped around it as if it were a spool.  
Updated Feb 23, 2021 - World

Blinken asks for Israeli help in facilitating COVID vaccines to the Palestinians

Tony Blinken
Feb 23, 2021 - Technology

Exclusive: New plan to expand online education for U.S. workers

Illustration of computer keys spelling out "A+"

How memes became a major vehicle for misinformation

Feb 23, 2021 - Science

The new "Right Stuff"

Illustration of a handicap sign with the figure wearing an astronaut helmet and floating away from the sign up towards the stars.
Feb 23, 2021 - Health

Axios-Ipsos poll: Biden's window of opportunity on COVID

Exclusive: White House defends budget for reopening schools

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki speaks during a news briefing at the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House February 22, 2021 in Washington, DC.
Feb 23, 2021 - Health

Nursing home COVID cases have drastically declined

Feb 22, 2021 - Technology

Facebook strikes last-minute deal with Australia around news content

An image of a phone with the Facebook app against the Australian flag

Scoop: Allies worried Biden shaky on Putin's pipeline

Illustration of President Joe Biden in the middle of two pieces of an oil pipe with an outstretched hand

Scoop: Biden's OMB Plan B

OMB Director-designate Neera Tanden is seen during her confirmation hearing.

Biden on COVID deaths milestone: "We have to resist becoming numb"

Photo of Joe Biden, Jill Biden, Kamala Harris and Doug Emhoff standing outside the White House with heads bowed and candles lit surrounding them
Feb 22, 2021 - World

Biden has only bad options as Afghanistan withdrawal deadline nears

Feb 22, 2021 - Politics & Policy

Colorado police had no legal basis to stop, frisk or restrain Elijah McClain, report finds

A protester holds a poster of Elijah McClain during a Martin Luther King Jr. Day march in St. Paul. January 18, 2021. (Photo by Tim Evans/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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