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Dave Lawler
Aug 1, 2022 - World

Why Pelosi's Taiwan visit matters to China

Hans Nichols

Corporate America strikes back

Illustration of a briefcase with an accordion-spring boxing glove coming out of it.
Chelsea Cirruzzo
Aug 1, 2022 - News

D.C. AG wants to freeze Casa Ruby's bank account

Andrew Solender

A progressive rising star fights for his political life

Photo illustration of Rep. Mondaire Jones surrounded by abstract navigation icon shapes.
Dave Lawler
Aug 1, 2022 - World

U.S. expects military "provocations" from China if Pelosi visits Taiwan

Jacob Knutson
Updated Aug 1, 2022 - Energy & Environment

Kentucky flooding death toll rises to at least 37

A residential neighborhood that was hit by flooding in Jackson, Kentucky, on July 30.
Oriana González

Local prosecutors can enforce Michigan's pre-Roe abortion ban, court rules

Picture of abortion rights supporters in a protest
Noah Garfinkel
Aug 1, 2022 - Sports

Deshaun Watson suspended for 6 games over sexual misconduct claims

Deshaun Watson at training camp for the Cleveland Browns
Crystal Kim

A publicly traded bitcoin whale's glaring (paper) loss

Illustration of a harpoon shaped like the Bitcoin logo.
Erin Doherty
Aug 1, 2022 - World

China says military "won't sit idly by" if Pelosi visits Taiwan

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., arrives for her weekly press conference on Capitol Hill on Friday, July 29, 2022
Andrew Freedman
Updated Aug 1, 2022 - Energy & Environment

California wildfire explodes in size amid "critical" risk

River-front property in the community of Klamath River lies in ruins after it burned in the McKinney Fire in the Klamath National Forest, northwest of Yreka, California, on July 31, 2022.
Barak Ravid
Aug 1, 2022 - World

Kushner: Trump wanted to endorse Netanyahu's rival ahead of March 2020 election

Trump and Netanyahu.
Javier E. David

Dollar's gain, Big Tech's pain

Illustration of a dollar sign being formed by jet streams.
Ben Geman

The barriers to an EV revolution

Illustration of a road barrier with lightning bolts for stripes
Adriel Bettelheim

1 in 5 Americans OK with threatening health officials

Illustration of a red cross being torn in half.
Erin Doherty

Schools look to get back on track after 2 terrible years

Illustration of a tiny student looking at a huge stack of books.
Adriel Bettelheim

Biden poised to deliver on decades-long Democratic promise

Photo illustration of President Biden holding up a prescription pill bottle
Rebecca Falconer
Updated Aug 1, 2022 - World

Grain ship departs Ukraine port for first time since Russian blockade

Sierra Leone-flagged dry cargo ship Razoni departs from port of Odesa in Odessa, Ukraine on Monday.
Rebecca Falconer

53 large wildfires burn across the U.S. amid heat wave threat

A firefighter helmet hangs at the entrance to a property in the community of Klamath River, which burned in the McKinney Fire, in Klamath National Forest, northwest of Yreka, California, on July 31.
Julia Shapero
Updated Aug 1, 2022 - Sports

Obama shares tribute to Bill Russell: "Today we lost a giant"

Ivana Saric
Updated Aug 1, 2022 - Science

At least seven heat-related deaths suspected in Pacific Northwest

Medical officer during a heat wave
Rebecca Falconer

Kentucky faces heavy rains threat as flood death toll hits 28

People drop off goods for a local community member in Jackson, Kentucky, on July 31, 2022.
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