Written by CHRISTOPHER RUGABER The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits rose last week from the lowest point of the pandemic, even as the job market appears to be rebounding on the strength of a reopened economy....
Read MoreWritten by DAVID RISING and EILEEN NG Indonesia has converted nearly its entire oxygen production to medical use just to meet the demand from COVID-19 patients struggling to breathe. Overflowing hospitals in Malaysia had to...
Read MoreWritten by MICHAEL BALSAMO The Justice Department is launching an effort in five cities in the U.S. to reduce spiking gun violence by addressing illegal trafficking and prosecuting offenses that help put guns in the hands of...
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Written by STEPHEN WADE Over and over, year after year, the stewards of the Olympics say it: The...
Read MoreWritten by LISA MASCARO and KEVIN FREKING The bipartisan infrastructure deal senators brokered with President Joe Biden is hanging precariously ahead of a crucial Wednesday test vote as they struggle over how to pay for nearly...
Read MoreChina’s military has blasted a dam to release floodwaters threatening one of its most heavily populated provinces, as the death toll in widespread flooding rose to at least 25. The dam operation was carried out late Tuesday...
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Written by BRIAN MAHONEY Giannis Antetokounmpo had the Larry O’Brien Trophy in one arm, the NBA...
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Written by GARY D. ROBERTSON The North Carolina High School Athletic Association would be replaced...
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Written by SHEIKH SAALIQ and KRUTIKA PATHI India’s excess deaths during the pandemic could be a...
Read MoreWritten by JOSH BOAK and ALEXANDRA JAFFE President Joe Biden said his infrastructure and families agenda must be passed to sustain the economic momentum of his first six months in office, aiming to set the tone for a crucial...
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