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Updated Apr 20, 2021 - Politics & Policy

Derek Chauvin's guilty verdict in the murder of George Floyd is the rare officer conviction

protestors with george floyd signs

Senate confirms Lisa Monaco as deputy attorney general

Lisa Monaco during a confirmation hearing with the Senate Judiciary Committee in March 2021.

Minneapolis reflects on Chauvin verdict as a step toward healing and calm

Derek Chauvin trial found guilty

Reactions to Chauvin verdict: "Justice for Black America is justice for all America"

Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO) (C) and Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) walk with their arms around each other after the Chauvin verdict
Apr 20, 2021 - Health

Johnson & Johnson to resume COVID vaccine rollout in Europe

A box of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine doses in Washington, D.C., on April 12.

Biden says "right verdict" in Chauvin trial is "overwhelming"

Apr 20, 2021 - World

After nuclear talks, Iran's president says deal could be reached soon

Apr 20, 2021 - Health

EU regulator: Benefits of J&J vaccine outweigh risk of rare blood clots

Boxes of Johnson & Johnson's coronavirus vaccine in Los Angeles on April1 5.
Apr 20, 2021 - World

Idriss Déby: Chad's longtime president dies "on the front lines"

Apr 20, 2021 - Sports

Billionaires' European Super League sparks outrage over inequality

Illustration of a goalie about to be hit by a giant soccer ball

Carbon emissions are roaring back from COVID-19

Updated Apr 20, 2021 - World

Scoop: Leaked Ukraine memo reveals scope of Russia's aggression

Putin with military officials in Crimea

The ascent of Lina Khan, tech antitrust icon

Photo illustration of Lina Khan with the Capitol Building, a gavel, and binary code

Maxine Waters offers right-wing alternative universe for Chauvin trial

China leads the world with new state-backed digital currency

Illustration of a coin with circuitry pattern on its face.
Apr 20, 2021 - Economy

Record number of journalists unionize during COVID pandemic

Apr 20, 2021 - Health

Where seniors remain vulnerable to the coronavirus

Axios-Ipsos poll: Americans say J&J pause was the right call

Apr 20, 2021 - World

China's Xi swipes at U.S.: "Countries shouldn't impose rules on others"

Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a video summit with French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Beijing, capital of China, April 16

U.S. ambassador to Russia will return home briefly: State Department

US Ambassador to Russia John J Sullivan gives a briefing to comment on a prison sentence of 16 years passed by the Moscow City Court on an American citizen
Apr 19, 2021 - Economy

Elon Musk: Autopilot feature wasn't enabled in fatal Texas crash

Photo of Elon Musk

Read: Former Vice President Walter Mondale's last message

Walter Mondale sits on a pier with his dog overlooking a lake in this picture

Former Vice President Walter Mondale dies at 93

Walter Mondale and Jimmy Carter sit next to each other

White House removes Trump-appointed scientist from overseeing climate report

U.S. President Joe Biden

Congress, White House brace for Chauvin verdict

Illustration of the shadow of a gavel over an american flag

Exclusive: Koch Network, Bush Center team up on immigration

Visitors at the at the George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas, Texas, check out an immigration interactive exhibit.
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