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Apr 28, 2022 - World

U.S. push for Ukraine "win" raises the stakes for Russia

Climate change could spark animal-to-human pandemics

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Updated Apr 28, 2022 - Politics & Policy

Biden rules out forgiving $50,000 of student loan debt per borrower

Apr 28, 2022 - Economy

Tesla's stock could fall much further

The decline of Catholicism in Latin America

Apr 28, 2022 - Health

FDA proposes ban on menthol cigarettes

Picture of five blue Marlboro boxes containing menthol cigarettes
Updated Apr 28, 2022 - Politics & Policy

Biden sends Congress $33 billion request for Ukraine aid

President Biden speaking in the White House on April 27.
Apr 28, 2022 - Economy

Homebuyers face mortgage cliff

Apr 28, 2022 - Economy

Economy shrinks for first time in nearly two years

Trucks in a port

White House proposes plan to sell Russian yachts for Ukraine aid

A yacht belonging to Russian oligarch Dmitry Kamenshchik at the Don Diego port, in Santo Domingo, the Dominican Republic on April 1.
Apr 28, 2022 - Health

Moderna seeks emergency authorization for COVID-19 vaccine in young children

A health worker draws the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine as she prepares to administer the spring booster also known as fourth jab to a person at a vaccination clinic

Scoop: Former Manhattan prosecutor blasts Trump and Barr in new book

Geoffrey Berman
Apr 28, 2022 - Technology

What Musk's free-speech Twitter could unleash

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Apr 28, 2022 - Technology

Attention economy slowdown

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Apr 28, 2022 - Health

COVID cases rise across bulk of the U.S.

The cost of Zoom

Hospitals press for more federal aid as fortunes turn

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Tropical forest losses emitted as much CO2 emissions as India in 2021

Firefighters work to extinguish a peat fire in South Sumatra, Indonesia in 2021
Updated Apr 28, 2022 - Energy & Climate

Report: Russia earned $66B in fuel exports since start of war on Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during the Council of Lawmakers at the Tauride Palace, on April 27, 2022, in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
Apr 28, 2022 - World

U.S. says credible reports indicate Russians executed surrendering Ukrainians

Servicemen walk near a damaged school, next to a police building in Kramatorsk, Donbas Region of eastern Ukraine on April 5.

Jessica Watkins makes history as first Black woman on ISS crew

NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins departs with Crew-4 to prepare for liftoff t from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, Wednesday, April 27.
Apr 27, 2022 - Health

UN: Measles cases surge 79% after pandemic disruptions

Yemeni children receive doses of vaccines against measles and polio as part of vaccine campaign launched in Sanaa, Yemen on December 20, 2021.
Apr 27, 2022 - Health

How squats power your life

Illustration of a glowing silhouette of a person squatting with a barbell

GOP channels Trump anger in primary battles

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