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Jul 15, 2021 - World

Why some athletes at the Tokyo Olympics won't be vaccinated

Illustration of a high jumper clearing a vaccine syringe bar

California lawmakers approve nation's 1st state-funded guaranteed income plan

The California State Capitol building in Sacramento
Jul 15, 2021 - World

Biden: Sending troops to Haiti "not on the agenda" after assassination

President Biden speaking from the White House.
Updated Jul 15, 2021 - Health

Los Angeles County to again require masking indoors

A crowd of people, some wearing face masks, walk through the streets of Solvang, California.
Jul 15, 2021 - World

U.S. point person on Israel-Palestine says PA facing dangerous economic crisis

Hady Amr (L) with PA President Mahmoud Abbas. Photo: Palestinian Presidency/Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty

Capital Gazette gunman found criminally responsible for killing 5 people

A women holds a newspaper and candle.

Moving beyond Arab stereotypes in gaming

A compilation of 4 screeshots of video games with Arab characters
Jul 15, 2021 - Sports

Olympic athlete, staff member test positive for COVID

Photo of the Olympic rings monument and a masked security officer

Heat wave to send temperatures in northern Rockies, Canada soaring 40 degrees above average

Map showing red and orange colors where temperatures will be extremely hot in mid-July.
Jul 15, 2021 - Health

Surgeon general urges social platforms to crack down on COVID misinformation

General Vivek Murthy speaking during a press briefing on Thursday at the White House.

"A historic day": Biden touts child tax credit as pivotal for curbing poverty

"No more lies": What drove Cubans to the streets

Large wildfires have burned more than 1 million acres in a dozen states

Wildfire burning behind trees with smoke rising from the flames.

Latinos still coping with the fallout of 1st nuclear explosion

The mushroom cloud from the 1945 Trinity atomic bomb test in the New Mexico desert.
Jul 15, 2021 - World

Lebanese president defies U.S. and French pressure, rejects new government

Jul 15, 2021 - Economy

CEOs sound the alarm on inflation

Illustration of a red siren with a dollar sign on it.

Facebook's "see no evil" strategy

Photo illustration of Mark Zuckerberg with Facebook's "Like" thumbs covering his eyes.

Massive trust gap splits America

Jul 15, 2021 - World

No deal reached on Nord Stream pipeline as Merkel visits Biden

Climate solutions could cause their own problems

Illustration of a cracked magnifying glass showing the earth

30% of immigrants in ICE custody have refused a coronavirus vaccine

A prisoner shines a torch from the main ICE detention center in downtown Los Angeles, California
Jul 15, 2021 - World

Australia's 2nd-most populous state to lock down after COVID spike

A pedestrian wearing a mask walks over a bridge along the Yarra River on June 11, 2021 in Melbourne, Australia.

Wildfire explodes near site of most destructive blaze in Californian history

Firefighters take measures at the site as fire continues in Doyle, California, United States on July 12
Jul 15, 2021 - Health

Alabama military base 1st in U.S. to require troops show COVID vaccine proof

A U.S. soldier from the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force stands guard in a convoy March 9, 2003, near Kuwait City, Kuwait.

Senate passes bill to ban all products from Xinjiang over China rights abuse

Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) speaks during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee hearing May 26

Man with paralysis communicates via brain waves in groundbreaking study

Neurosurgeon Eddie Chang performing brain surgery.

Warnock vows voter protections

Sen. Raphael Warnock is seen speaking.

By the numbers: Senate staff diversity

Katherine Clark's friend-filled path to speaker

Rep. Katherine Clark is seen addressing reporters at the Capitol as Rep. Hakeem Jeffries looks on.

The infrastructure drug deal

In image of the Capitol Dome atop a prescription drug bottle is seen in an illustration.
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