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Jul 13, 2021 - Economy

Sticker shock on the menu

Sprawling wildfires scorch Western U.S. amid severe heat wave

A helicopter dropping water on the Sugar Fire near Doyle, California, on July 12.

Inflation that can't be ignored

Biden to tap ex-Sen. Jeff Flake as ambassador to Turkey

Former Sen. Jeff Flake
Jul 13, 2021 - Economy

Disney, HBO edge out Netflix in Emmy nominations

Ron Cephas Jones speaks during the 2021 Primetime Emmy Nominations Announcement on July 13, 2021.
Updated Jul 13, 2021 - Politics & Policy

Biden warns: "The 21st century Jim Crow assault is real"

Joe Biden

Study: Gaming population leans more male and less racially diverse

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Russian ransomware group's dark web sites mysteriously go down

Illustration of a poison symbol made of binary code, over water.
Updated Jul 13, 2021 - Politics & Policy

Texas Democrats who fled state urge Congress to pass voting rights legislation

Texas House Democrats

Tim Scott sets new July goal for Senate to pass police reform bill

Tim Scott
Jul 13, 2021 - Economy

U.S. warns firms operating in Xinjiang at "high risk" of violating law

Tony Blinken
Jul 13, 2021 - Economy

New York Times faces contentious summer of labor battles

Illustration of people holding picket signs made of the front pages of The New York Times.
Updated Jul 13, 2021 - Economy

Consumer prices shot up 0.9% in June

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Study reveals extraordinary scope of urban heat disparities

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Jul 13, 2021 - Economy

Boardroom diversity pays off

Trump unloads on Kavanaugh in new Michael Wolff book

Cover of Michael Wolff's book
Jul 13, 2021 - Economy

Younger employees fear being left behind by remote work

Illustration of a young woman looking hesitantly around a laptop with a zoom meeting on the screen

The true cost of U.S. internet service

Illustration ethernet cables forming a dollar sign.
Jul 13, 2021 - Health

The debate begins over the timeline for COVID vaccine boosters

Illustration of a syringe in a bottle of insulin with a clock face cap
Jul 13, 2021 - Health

Hospitals are taking on a surgical robot "monopoly"

Illustration of a robot hand holding a health plus on puppet strings.
Jul 13, 2021 - Science

Billionaires are the new face of the final frontier

Illustration of planets hanging on a retail shopping rack with sale stickers placed haphazardly
Updated Jul 13, 2021 - Politics & Policy

Texas Dems flee state in effort to block GOP voting restrictions

The Texas State Capitol in Austin on July 8.

Newsom can't be listed as a Democrat on California recall ballot

California Governor Gavin Newsom at a press conference for the official reopening of the state of California at Universal Studios Hollywood on June 15
Jul 12, 2021 - World

France orders all health workers to get COVID vaccine

Emmanuel Macron.

FDA adds warning of rare nerve syndrome to J&J COVID-19 vaccine

Photo of a hand picking up a vaccine shot from a container

Democrats' spending flip-flop

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Biden faces Cuba crisis

President Biden is seen speaking about Cuba during a meeting focused on gun violence.

Dark money fights dark money

Illustration of stacks of hundred dollar bills receding into an ever-darker distance

By the numbers: Voting, redistricting wars fought in least-white states

Jul 12, 2021 - World

Amid vaccine scandal, Bolsonaro threatens to reject election results

Jul 12, 2021 - Economy

Indicted Trump Organization CFO removed as director of several subsidiaries

Allen Weisselberg, Trump Organization CFO, leaves Manhattan Criminal Court after his arraignment in State Supreme Court on July 01, 2021 in New York City.
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