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Jul 22, 2021 - World

Interview: Belarus opposition leader calls on U.S. to be "braver"

Capitol Police Board names new USCP chief

Photo of four law enforcement officers in uniform standing behind a fence that surrounds the U.S. Capitol

Pelosi considers adding more Republicans to Jan. 6 committee

Pelosi stands at podium
Jul 22, 2021 - World

At least 33 dead, 8 missing from central China flooding

Damaged cars that were swept away by floodwaters piled on an expressway on July 22 in Zhengzhou, China.
Jul 22, 2021 - Health

Virtual doctor visits shrivel

Mississippi urges Supreme Court to toss out Roe v. Wade

Photo of the front exterior of the U.S. Supreme Court building
Jul 22, 2021 - Sports

Czech cyclist Michal Schlegel tests positive for COVID-19

Professional cyclist on a lush green road with a windmill in the background
Jul 22, 2021 - Sports

Pandemic drug-testing pause raises questions about Olympics

Image of Olympic rings
Jul 22, 2021 - Science

Movements on Mars unlock the Red Planet's interior

Hand holding key toward keyhole in the planet Mars.

Top "Borderlands 3' developers leave Gearbox for new project

Jul 22, 2021 - Sports

NFL says teams will forfeit games delayed by coronavirus outbreaks

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell at the 2021 NFL Draft in Cleveland, Ohio, in April.

U.S. sanctions Cuban officials over protest crackdown

President Biden outside of Air Force One in Hebron, Kentucky on July 21.

California sues Activision Blizzard over unequal pay, “sexist culture”

Photo of Activision Blizzard logo

House votes to allow more Afghans who assisted U.S. to evacuate before withdrawal

An Afghan interpreter with the U.S. Army's 4th squadron 2d Cavalry Regiment helps to question a village

Pelosi says she did not reject Jordan and Banks over Electoral College objections

Jul 22, 2021 - Technology

Spying for dollars

Illustration of a video camera looking on to an iPhone.
Jul 22, 2021 - Sports

The business of Shohei Ohtani

Illustration of Ohtani sitting on a stack of bills.
Jul 22, 2021 - World

Free of COVID restrictions, England now faces contact tracing "pingdemic"

Empty shelves at a Tesco supermarket in central London on July 22, 2021
Jul 22, 2021 - Economy

The 81 countries exploring central bank digital currencies

Updated Jul 22, 2021 - Energy & Climate

Wildfires in U.S., Siberia are unusually intense, setting emissions records

Exclusive: ProtonMail wades into U.S. antitrust war

Illustration of a the Google, Protonmail, and Gmail logos as PacMan characters
Jul 22, 2021 - Technology

Exclusive: Where Amazon wants to take Alexa

Photo of Amazon executive Dave Limp talking to an audience standing next to photo of a smart speaker
Jul 22, 2021 - Economy

Jobs of the future are catching up to jobs of the present

Jul 22, 2021 - Health

COVID cases are up 55% across the U.S.

Exclusive: Anita Dunn slides to make Biden's case on Hill

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Jul 22, 2021 - Sports

How the no-spectator Olympics could affect the athletes

Illustration of an empty stadium filled only by the silhouette of an absent spectator.
Jul 22, 2021 - Economy

Hong Kong's status as a financial center seems safe

Illustration of a safe with a Hong Kong-flag shaped turning mechanism
Jul 22, 2021 - Health

Prominent Republicans find new enthusiasm for COVID-19 vaccines

Illustration of an elephant's trunk holding a syringe.

The underdogs from Latin America vying for Olympic gold

Photo illustration of Peruvian surfer Daniela Rosas, Puerto Rican skateboarder Manny Santiago, Venezuelan triple jumper Yulimar Rojas and Mexican Para-Taekwondo athlete Juan Diego García Lopez.
Updated Jul 22, 2021 - Health

China's government rejects WHO plan for COVID origins study

Zeng Yixin, Vice Minister of National Health Commission, Director of the vaccine R&D working group at a press conference in Beijing on December 31, 2020.

Massive California wildfire crosses into Nevada

Emergency personnel working around the clock to contain the Tamarack Fire and save the town of Markleeville July 16
Jul 21, 2021 - Politics & Policy

Ohio "incel" charged with hate crime over alleged plot to shoot women

A "Department of Justice" sign is seen on the wall of the US Department of Justice building in Washington, DC on April 18, 2019.

Biden swipes at Fox News' "altar call" over COVID vaccinations

President Joe Biden gives a thumbs up as he participates in a CNN Town Hall hosted by Don Lemon at Mount St. Joseph University in Cincinnati, Ohio, July 21

Web/fundraising email loop

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is seen standing in front of an American flag.
Jul 21, 2021 - World

Congress, Europeans trash pipeline deal

Infrastructure deal's Democratic opposition

Rep. Peter DeFazio is seen speaking during a news conference.

Biden pollster's inflation warning

President Biden is seen touring a union training center before his CNN townhall in Ohio.

Biden: CDC will "probably" advise children under 12 to wear masks in school

Photo of Joe Biden speaking at an electrical training center
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