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Aug 11, 2022 - World

Explosions at Russian base show Crimea now in play in Ukraine war

Updated Aug 11, 2022 - Politics & Policy

FBI chief: Threats to law enforcement after Mar-a-Lago search "dangerous"

Aug 11, 2022 - Health

CDC loosens guidance on quarantining, social distancing for COVID-19

PlayStation sales migrate from big cities, following pandemic pattern

Illustration of a PS5 controller and moving boxes in the bed of a pixellated truck.
Updated Aug 11, 2022 - Politics & Policy

Garland says he “personally approved” search warrant at Trump’s residence

U.S. Attorney Merrick Garland attends a news conference at the U.S. Department of Justice August 2, 2022

Europe faces heat wave, raging wildfires and dire drought

Picture of a wildfire at night with a tree in the middle of the frame.
Aug 11, 2022 - Economy

The art of effective trolling

Illustration of a person on a laptop featuring a smirking icon

House report details grisly threats to election workers

Wisconsin election officials listen as procedural issues are argued during the recount of the 2020 presidential election on Nov. 20, 2020.

Scoop: Biden's inflation jujitsu

In the East Room yesterday, President Biden hands a pen to Brielle Robinson, daughter of the late Sgt. First Class Heath Robinson, after signing the PACT Act expansion of veterans' health benefits.

Polio unlikely to spread widely in U.S.

Illustration of a magnifying glass over an open sewer hole
Aug 11, 2022 - Economy

Gas prices drop under $4 a gallon

Woodman's in Menomonie Falls, Wis., was ahead of the national curve, with gas just under $4 on July 20.

The long road to the climate bill

Green-ifying your home is about to get lots cheaper

Illustration of a house made completely out of solar panels.

Enactment timeline for Dems health, climate and tax package

Aug 11, 2022 - World

Beijing removes pledge not to send troops to Taiwan in new policy

Xi Jinping, China's president, during a ceremony in Hong Kong on July 1.

House incumbents face historic primary peril

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