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Oct 14, 2021 - World

Taliban press Biden to release frozen Afghan assets as economy shrivels

Biden's SCOTUS commission to hold first public meeting on court reform

Photo of Joe Biden speaking into a mic at a podium with the White House seal

U.S. elected to rejoin UN Human Rights Council after exit under Trump

Blinken.
Oct 14, 2021 - Health

FDA panel unanimously endorses Moderna boosters for certain populations

A pharmacist prepares to give a COVID-19 booster vaccination
Oct 14, 2021 - World

Freed Venezuelan opposition leader sees hope for elections breakthrough

Picture of Venezuelan opposition leader Freddy Guevara

Jan. 6 panel to seek criminal charges after Bannon defies subpoena

SCOTUS arguments changed after female justices were interrupted

Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor sits during a group photo of the Justices at the Supreme Court in Washington, DC on April 23, 2021.

Merrick Garland faces first testimony before House Judiciary Committee

Merrick Garland, U.S. attorney general, speaks during a news conference at the Department of Justice
Oct 14, 2021 - Technology

LinkedIn to shut down app in China following censorship controversy

House Democrats target algorithms in liability shield bill

Senate to vote on Manchin-backed voting rights proposal

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Sen. Joe Manchin

Nicholas Kristof is leaving New York Times

Journalist Nicholas Kristof

John Kerry plays down COP26, knocks Congress over climate legislation

John Kerry speaks during a Bloomberg Television interview.

Amazon's e-commerce bill bind

Global energy crisis could dim climate hopes

Illustration of a lightning bolt turning into a downward trending stock line
Oct 14, 2021 - Health

New COVID cases down, but the West is at risk

Updated Oct 14, 2021 - World

Japan's new prime minister dissolves Parliament for elections

Fumio Kishida, Japan's PM, speaks at a news conference on October 04, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan.
Oct 14, 2021 - Economy

10,000 John Deere workers strike over contract

A tractor in a John Deere factory.
Oct 14, 2021 - Politics & Policy

Los Angeles City councilmember indicted on federal bribery charges

Los Angeles County official Mark Ridley-Thomas speaks onstage during an event at Beverly Hills Hotel on December 6, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California.
Updated Oct 13, 2021 - Economy

Netflix under fire for handling of Dave Chappelle comments

Dave Chappelle looks on during UFC 264: Poirier v McGregor 3 at T-Mobile Arena on July 10, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Oct 13, 2021 - Sports

Gymnasts urge Congress to remove U.S. Olympic committee's directors

California wildfire swells, triggering more evacuations, power shutoffs

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