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Biden and China's Xi agree to hold virtual summit before end of year

Biden and Xi

McConnell proposes debt limit deal

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is seen addressing reporters.

4 takeaways from the Facebook whistleblower hearing

Facebook whistleblower, Frances Haugen appears before the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee at the Russell Senate Office Building on October 05, 2021 in Washington, DC

White House to expand supply of at-home COVID tests by December

A rapid COVID test station at the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach.
Oct 6, 2021 - Economy

GM plans to double revenues by 2030 as it rolls out EVs and services

Image of GM CEO Mary Barra with the carmaker's EV platform.
Oct 6, 2021 - Health

WHO backs first malaria vaccine for at-risk children

Oct 6, 2021 - World

Biden quietly puts pressure on Israel over West Bank settlements

Yair Lapid and Joe Biden

Biden administration overhauls student loan forgiveness program

Brookland Middle School teacher Michelle Taylor (left) with President Biden in September 2021 in in Washington, D.C.
Oct 6, 2021 - Science

Nobel Prize in chemistry awarded for "ingenious" tool to build molecules

Members of the Nobel Committee for Chemistry announcing the winners of the 2021 Nobel Prize in chemistry in Stockholm, Sweden, on Oct. 6.

Facebook's political storm

Illustration of the Facebook F logo in a tornado surrounded by a storm with lightning.
Oct 6, 2021 - Health

Democrats' moral Medicaid dilemma

Illustration of the US Capitol building with a caduceus on top.

The days of cheaper rentals are over

Oct 6, 2021 - Economy

How South Dakota became a global tax haven

Illustration of a dollar bill with Mount Rushmore on it

Google pushes sustainability, from new eco routes to Nest features

Google Maps display with the most efficient routing, set against the backdrop of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Updated Oct 6, 2021 - World

Biden says he and China's Xi have agreed to abide by Taiwan "agreement"

President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the debt ceiling from the State Dining Room of the White House on October 4, 2021 in Washington, DC.

Biden: "Real possibility" Dems may change rules to raise debt ceiling

President Joe Biden speaks at the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 324 on October 5
Oct 5, 2021 - Science

European rainfall record set in Italy after 12-hour deluge

Floods in Liguria Region, Italy, 04 October 2021.

Zuckerberg rebuts Facebook whistleblower testimony

A man in a suit and tie speaking, seen on a tablet device placed on a table in a darkened room.

The Pandora Papers PR war

A supporter of Jordan's King Abdullah II is seen holding his photo outside the White House.

Inside Biden's full-court press with France

Secretary of State Antony Blinken is seen meeting in Paris with the French foreign minister.

Why Trump wants to tweet

Missouri executes man with intellectual disabilities

Ernest Johnson, who was executed in Missouri despite his intellectual difficulties
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