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Democrats' swing-state local news ploy

Illustration of a donkey dressed as a news anchor holding a news microphone.
Oct 6, 2022 - World

Haiti's gangs run the streets as fuel and water run low

Updated Oct 6, 2022 - Technology

Twitter-Musk trial is on hold so deal can close, judge says

Photo illustration of Elon Musk next to the twitter logo
Updated Oct 6, 2022 - World

At least 37 killed in mass shooting at Thailand child care center

Updated Oct 6, 2022 - Podcasts

How It Happened: Elon Musk vs. Twitter

Updated Oct 6, 2022 - Politics & Policy

Biden to pardon all prior federal offenses of simple marijuana possession

President Biden speaking in Poughkeepsie, New York, on Oct. 6.

Proud Boys member pleads guilty to seditious conspiracy over Jan. 6

Proud Boys marching through D.C. in December 2020.

University of Florida says Nebraska senator is sole finalist for top job

en. Ben Sasse (R-NE) speaks on his cell phone as he walks through the U.S. Capitol Building on September 28, 2022 in Washington, DC

Jan. 6 committee hearing set for Oct. 13

Reps. Zoe Lofgren, Bennie Thompson and Liz Cheney sit behind the dais at a Jan. 6 committee hearing.
Oct 6, 2022 - Economy

What a dream scenario September jobs report would look like

Illustration of a crystal ball with a briefcase inside
Oct 6, 2022 - Sports

5 cheating scandals in sports to know about

A Croupier shows poker cards during the opening of the World Poker Tour (WPT) tournament.
Oct 6, 2022 - World

UN Human Rights Council rejects debate on Xinjiang abuses

Chinese President Xi Jinping addresses the annual gathering in New York City for the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on September 21, 2021 in New York City.
Updated Oct 6, 2022 - Sports

Brittney Griner has suffered to "the max" in Russia, wife says

Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) basketball player Brittney Griner leaves the courtroom after the court's verdict in Khimki outside Moscow, on August 4,

Dozens of clinics stopped offering abortions after Dobbs decision

Oct 6, 2022 - World

Israel rejects Lebanon's changes to draft maritime deal

An Israeli navy vessel patrols in the Mediterranean Sea at the maritime border between Israel and Lebanon on Sept. 4. Photo: Mahmoud Zayyat/AFP via Getty Images
Updated Oct 6, 2022 - Health

Long COVID is still disabling millions of Americans

Oct 6, 2022 - Economy

New York City's Wall Street worries

Oct 6, 2022 - Technology

Exclusive: Boston Dynamics pledges not to weaponize its robots

Boston Dynamics' Spot robot, along the waterfront in Cape Town, South Africa.

Musk's "super app" vision

Illustration of a cell phone with Swiss army knife attachments.
Oct 6, 2022 - World

Russia in retreat on two fronts as Ukraine steps up counteroffensives

Updated Oct 6, 2022 - World

U.S. slams Beijing and Moscow after latest North Korean missile tests

Pedestrians walk under a large creen showing images of North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un in Tokyo on October 4, 2022, after North Korea launched a missile that flew over Japan.

Climate change fingerprints found on this summer's scorching droughts

Illustration of a fingerprint pattern made from cracks in dry ground

Biden's new Saudi strategy

Biden and MBS
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