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Kentucky governor: Death toll could exceed 100 from overnight tornadoes

Heavy damage is seen downtown after a tornado swept through the area.
Updated Dec 11, 2021 - Politics & Policy

Biden approves emergency declaration after "one of the largest tornado outbreaks in our history"

Emergency workers search through what is left of the Mayfield Consumer Products Candle Factory after it was destroyed by a tornado in Mayfield, Kentucky, on December 11, 2021.
Dec 11, 2021 - Politics & Policy

Hard Truths: What we learned

Photo illustration of a Black Lives Matter protester in front of statues of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd
Dec 11, 2021 - Health

The winter Omicron wave is coming — quickly

Illustration of a person staring into the light at the end of a tunnel, the light is in the shape of a coronavirus cell.  

Free press in peril

Illustration of a skull and bones made out of newspaper
Dec 10, 2021 - Economy

America's inflation burst

Illustration of an alarm light with a dollar bill sign on the front
Updated Dec 10, 2021 - Politics & Policy

Supreme Court allows lawsuits against Texas anti-abortion law to proceed

Abortion and anti-abortion rights demonstrators rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court.
Updated Dec 10, 2021 - Economy

Our insatiable appetite for speedy delivery

Illustration of a shopping cart full of cursors.

Blunder prevents early BuzzFeed employees from selling their shares

An animation of a dumpster fire
Updated Dec 10, 2021 - World

Netanyahu responds to Trump's "F**k him," defends congrats to Biden

Lower 48 states could have warmest December on record

Temperature departures from average predicted by the National Weather Service on Dec. 15, 2021.
Dec 10, 2021 - Economy

Inflation hits highest level in nearly 40 years

Dec 10, 2021 - Economy

Meme stock hype dies down

Dec 10, 2021 - World

U.S. wins appeal to extradite Julian Assange

Scoop: Austin Tice's mom gets White House meeting

Austin Tice's parents next to "Free Austin Tice" sign
Dec 10, 2021 - Health

35-year-old stool, blood samples reap new HIV discovery

Illustration of a magnifying glass studying a red ribbon

Texas judge: Citizen enforcement of abortion law unconstitutional

Pro-abortion rights protesters march outside the Texas State Capitol on Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021 in Austin, Texas.
Dec 10, 2021 - World

Trump blasts Netanyahu for disloyalty: "F**k him"

Dec 9, 2021 - World

Taiwan loses another ally to China

Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen delivers a speech during a meeting with businessmen from Nicaragua and Taiwan in Managua on January 10, 2017.

Scoop: Soros group investing $40M in underfunded communities, including Asian Americans

Protesters hold placards outside Parliament Square during the Stop Asian Hate rally in London
Dec 9, 2021 - World

Democracy vs. China: Biden's top priorities are sometimes in conflict

Photo illustration of Biden taking down his aviator sunglasses to glare at the stars in the Chinese flag
Dec 9, 2021 - World

Inside Biden's call with Zelensky

Biden on the phone with Zelensky
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