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Jul 21, 2021 - Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania decertifies county's voting machines after audit

An official ballot box and the setup around it ahead of the presidential elections in Pittsburgh, Penn., in November 2020
Jul 21, 2021 - Politics & Policy

Cheney: McCarthy is "playing politics" with Capitol riot

Republicans sink key procedural vote on bipartisan infrastructure package

Sen. Chuck Schumer

Judge orders $150M in initial compensation for Surfside victims

Photo of people kneeling and praying at a memorial filled with flowers and plushies for victims of the Surfside collapse
Jul 21, 2021 - Health

Drug distributors, J&J reach $26 billion opioids settlement

An amber drug vial with white painkiller pills falling out.
Updated Jul 21, 2021 - Politics & Policy

McCarthy pulls Republicans from Jan. 6 select committee after Pelosi rejects picks

Jim Jordan

Ukraine fears U.S.-Germany deal on Putin's pipeline falls far short

Zelensky and Merkel

Western wildfire smoke chokes Upper Midwest, East Coast

The Statue of Liberty sits behind a cloud of haze on July 20, 2021 in New York City.
Jul 21, 2021 - World

Scoop: U.S. won't reopen consulate in Jerusalem until Bennett passes budget

Tony Blinken (L) meets with Yair Lapid (R) in Rome, June 27.

Trump confidante Tom Barrack's fall from grace

Tom Barrack

What more space flights would actually mean for emissions

A telescope

Coal's global staying power

Gaming is coming to Zoom

Image of video guessing game played on Zoom
Jul 21, 2021 - Economy

Stocks and bonds tell similar stories

Illustration of a dollar with an arrow pointed down.
Jul 21, 2021 - Sports

U.S. soccer suffers stunning defeat to Sweden in Olympics opener

Carli Lloyd and two Swedish players

The "right to repair" has its moment

Mechanic lying underneath smartphone, doing repairs.
Jul 21, 2021 - Sports

Six new sports makes Tokyo 2020 the biggest Olympics ever

Illustration of the Olympic rings with a plus button.
Jul 21, 2021 - Technology

Biden chooses a tough top antitrust cop

Illustration of hand cursor icons in handcuffs
Jul 21, 2021 - Sports

Olympics to return to Australia as Brisbane named host of 2032 Games

Thomas Bach holding Brisbane 2032 sign
Jul 21, 2021 - Economy

The C-suite job of the future: Chief purpose officer

Illustration of a briefcase covered in peace, racial justice, pride and earth stickers. 
Updated Jul 21, 2021 - Health

CDC: Pandemic drives U.S. life expectancy down by 1.5 years

Memorials hang at Greenwood Cemetery, organized by Naming the Lost Memorials to honor the lives of those killed by the Covid-19 pandemic on June 08, 2021 in New York City.
Jul 21, 2021 - Politics & Policy

Top U.S. Catholic Church official resigns over report linking him to gay bars and Grindr

A man is holding a rosary in the hands of the black Madonna while she is changing clothes.

Milwaukee Bucks win first NBA Finals title in 50 years

Giannis Antetokounmpo, in a green jersey, #34 of the Milwaukee Bucks, jumps to dunk a basketball into a hoop above Phoenix Suns players in orange uniforms.

Scoop: One-third of reunited migrant families went homeless

Seven-year-old Andy is reunited with his mother at an airport in 2018. The mother and son were separated upon entering the United States

By the numbers: More migrants from farther away

Senate Democrats' $4.1T Plan B

Sen. Tim Kaine is seen speaking with reporters.

The Capitol petri dish

Illustration of the Capitol dome with a hand sanitizer nozzle and a pair of hands squeezing out hand sanitizer.
Updated Jul 20, 2021 - Politics & Policy

Judge blocks Arkansas' near-total abortion ban

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