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Jul 12, 2021 - World

Democracy retreats in the Americas

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro looks on during a June forum in Brasilia, Brazil. Photo: Andressa Anholete/Getty Images

Harris: Texas House Democrats' protest shows "extraordinary courage"

Photo of Kamala Harris speaking and gesturing with her hands
Jul 12, 2021 - Economy

Department stores race to attract younger shoppers

Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images
Jul 12, 2021 - Sports

Racist attacks on Black England players spark widespread backlash

Team England during the championship final on July 11

Developers of color in the spotlight at Games for Change festival

Photo illustration of Susanna Pollack.
Jul 12, 2021 - Health

WHO urges rich countries to donate vaccines instead of using boosters

Photo of a gloved hand administering a vaccine shot to a person in an orange shirt
Updated Jul 12, 2021 - World

Israel offers COVID-19 vaccine booster shot as Delta variant spreads

A health care worker administering a coronavirus vaccine in Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut, Israel, on July 5.
Updated Jul 12, 2021 - Politics & Policy

Biden backs anti-government protests in Cuba

Protesters in Havana
Updated Jul 12, 2021 - Energy & Climate

Heat wave roasts the West as wildfires explode in size

Satellite image showing wildfires erupting across the West, with smoke plumes visible.

Surfside death toll rises to 94

Surfside condo collapse
Jul 12, 2021 - World

Top U.S. commander in Afghanistan steps down

People taking photos with Gen. Austin Miller in Kabul in February 2020.
Jul 12, 2021 - World

U.S. sends delegation to Haiti after president's assassination

Police directing people outside of a police station in Port au Prince on July 8.
Jul 12, 2021 - Economy

What to watch for during earnings season

Illustration of eyes with pennies as pupils.
Jul 12, 2021 - Technology

How electric car racing could put a spark in EV sales

Image of an electric Formula E race car with the NYC skyline in the distance.

White House's tough-on-crime message: Use COVID funds

Biden and Merrick Garland
Jul 12, 2021 - Technology
Column / Tech Agenda

Big Tech’s small biz squeeze

Illustration of a computer storage dialogue box revealing nearly all available space is occupied by big businesses
Jul 12, 2021 - Health

Republicans push to ban "discrimination" against unvaccinated people

Illustration of a syringe under glass.
Jul 12, 2021 - World

Biden admin rejects Beijing's claims to territory in South China Sea

Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a joint press conference on June 23, 2021 in Berlin, Germany.
Jul 12, 2021 - World

Haiti police arrest key assassination suspect with ties to Florida

Chief of National Police of Haiti (PNH), Léon Charles looks on during a ceremony in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on November 16, 2020.
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