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Updated Nov 16, 2022 - Politics & Policy

Marriage equality bill clears key hurdle in Senate

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Sens. Debbie Stabenow and Tammy Baldwin at a press conference.

McConnell re-elected as Senate GOP leader

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell flanked by other Senate GOP leaders.
Nov 16, 2022 - World

Officials: White House told Israel it wasn't behind FBI's Abu Akleh probe decision

A Palestinian student from An-Najah University holds a picture of Shireen Abu Akleh during a protest in the occupied West Bank city of Nablus on Nov. 6.
Updated Nov 16, 2022 - Politics & Policy

Biden admin warns of increased student loan defaults without forgiveness plan

Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona speaking in Orangeburg, South Carolina, in September 2022.
Nov 16, 2022 - World

Lula declares "Brazil is back" on climate action

Brazil's president-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks at COP27.

Youth sports rebound to pre-pandemic levels

Elon Musk gives ultimatum to Twitter staff: Do "hardcore" work or leave

Photo illustration of Elon Musk next to the twitter logo

Trump's low-energy reset

President Trump at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach last night.
Nov 16, 2022 - Economy

For FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried, incompetence could be a legal strategy

Scoop: Stephen Schwarzman comes out against Trump in major defection

Stephen A. Schwarzman (left) speaks next to former President Trump during a 2017 meeting at the White House. Photo: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Poland, NATO say deadly explosion likely caused by Ukraine air defense

Police officers next to the blast site in Przewodow, Poland, on Wednesday. Photo: Omar Marques/Getty Images
Nov 16, 2022 - Economy

Lack of child care is keeping record number of parents out of work

Trending crimes: "Check washing" and "mailbox fishing"

Illustration of a USPS mailbox with scared eyes.
Nov 16, 2022 - Economy

Thanksgiving meal prices rise to new record high

Illustration of a hundred dollar bill with a platter of turkey in the middle
Updated Nov 16, 2022 - Science

NASA launches its new Moon rocket for 1st time

SLS rocket launch

G20 statement: "Most members" condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine

Updated Nov 15, 2022 - World

Biden holds emergency talks with world leaders on Poland explosion

President Joe Biden of the United States attends the G20 Summit on November 15, 2022 in Nusa Dua, Indonesia.

GOP leadership under siege

Side by side photos of Mitch McConnell and Kevin McCarthy

Mormon church says it supports same-sex marriage law

Updated Nov 15, 2022 - World

Poland: "Russian-made missile" fell on Polish soil near Ukraine border, killing 2

Head of the Office of National Security, Jacek Siewiera (L), and Spokesperson of the Polish government, Piotr Muller, make a statement
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