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Biden picks Texas sheriff known for criticizing Trump-era policies to lead ICE

Sheriff Ed Gonzalez

Scoop: Biden plans to ask Congress to pay for $1.8 trillion in new spending

President Biden is seen speaking about the coronavirus from the North Lawn of the White House.

FBI opens civil rights probe into fatal police shooting of Andrew Brown Jr.

Photo of a person pointing to a poster showing a person's head and where they were shot

Olympic uniform supplier rebuffs concerns over Xinjiang cotton

Illustration of a thread coming off a uniform made out of barbed wire
Apr 27, 2021 - World

“Brink of anarchy”: Netanyahu ignores law to appoint loyalist justice minister

CDC: Fully vaccinated people don't need to wear masks outside

Picture of CDC director Rochelle Walensky
Apr 27, 2021 - Technology

Exclusive: Air Force research taps quantum computing

Illustration of a computer floating above a space/time grid
Apr 27, 2021 - Economy

The podcast paywall wars have arrived

Illustrated collage of a microphone with pennies falling all around.
Updated Apr 27, 2021 - Economy

Spotify unveils subscription platform for podcasts

Illustration of podcast symbol with headphones on and smiling

Books become free speech battleground

Illustration of a book as the bottom of a padlock.

Biden to sign $15 minimum wage executive order for federal contractors

Biden waives while wearing a mask upon returning to the White House

Congress drags algorithms out of the shadows

Illustration of the Capitol Dome surrounded by algorithmic pathways that read things like "input" and "error"
Apr 27, 2021 - Economy

Europe to set a global vaccine passport standard

Illustration of a passport with stamps related to post-pandemic activities
Apr 27, 2021 - Economy

The college degree barrier to work

Illustration of a man with a briefcase standing in front of a large wall made up of various university degrees.
Apr 27, 2021 - Science

A make-or-break moment for cleaning up space junk

Illustration of a trash picker pulling garbage from space
Apr 27, 2021 - Health

Political leanings sway seniors' vaccine enthusiasm

Scientists find 25,000 barrels at dump site for DDT chemicals off L.A. coast

Beach-goers snorkel amidst a variety of fish at Casino Point Dive Park on a summer day in Catalina Island on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016 in Avalon, CA.

State university systems begin requiring COVID-19 vaccines for fall

UC Berkeley campus gate
Apr 26, 2021 - Economy

Biden's 100-day numbers: Unemployment claims

The next census fight

Biden committed to capital gains tax hike for rich

Marine One is seen passing the Washington Monument after dropping off President Biden on the Ellipse Sunday.

Turnabout sends former GOP fundraiser seeking old fees

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