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Oct 11, 2021 - World

COVID is here to stay. So what does "victory" look like?

UN can't rule on climate case brought by Greta Thunberg and youth activists

A teen girl speaks into a microphone on an outdoor platform, behind her people hold up a banner
Oct 11, 2021 - Health

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott bans COVID-19 vaccine mandates by any entity

Greg Abbott, governor of Texas
Oct 11, 2021 - World

Assad comes in from the cold

Sign of Bashar al Assad
Oct 11, 2021 - Technology

Facebook whistleblower to brief Facebook Oversight Board, U.K. parliament

Facebook whistleblower, Frances Haugen
Updated Oct 11, 2021 - Energy & Climate

Southern California beaches reopen, as oil spill cleanup continues

Oil spill cleanup workers search for contaminated sand and seaweed on a mostly empty Huntington Beach in California on Oct. 9.

Over 20 more countries vow to slash methane emissions

U.S. climate envoy John Kerry during an interview in New York City in September 2021.

Pondering Biden's Plan(et) B

Illustration of the letter B covered in Earth texture
Oct 11, 2021 - Economy

Earnings season is here

An illustration showing a COVID-19 and a line graph.
Oct 11, 2021 - Economy

Nobel Prize in economics awarded for work on natural experiments

The Swedish Academy give a press conference to announce the winners of the Nobel Prize in economics.
Oct 11, 2021 - Health

Merck seeks FDA approval for antiviral COVID pill

Merck signage outside the company's headquarters in Kenilworth, New Jersey, in January 2021.
Oct 11, 2021 - Technology

Why Big Tech is harder to rein in than tobacco

Oct 11, 2021 - Technology

Airbnb CEO warns Big Tech

Oct 11, 2021 - Economy

Pent-up travel demand could lead to holiday headaches

Flooding could shut down a quarter of all critical infrastructure in the U.S.

Map showing flood risk to homes, businesses and critical infrastructure in Charleston, W. Va.

Poll: Young Americans say spending could offset sagging Biden approval

Oct 11, 2021 - Health

Sydney lockdown ends after more than 100 days

New South Wales Deputy Premier Paul Toole and Premier Dominic Perrottet drink a beer before holding a media conference at Watson’s Pub in Moore Park on October 11, 2021 in Sydney, Australia.
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