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The Biden administration pledges a foreign policy that delivers to middle-class Americans. Linking up to locales across the country — outside D.C. — could help with that, according to a new report. (Image credit: Maryum Saifee)

A 73-year-old widow from New Hampshire got stranded in New Zealand when the pandemic hit last year. Where she’s living now is handling COVID-19 very differently than the United States.

Three Afghan female journalists were killed in the eastern part of the country on Tuesday. It’s part of an on-going wave of assassinations aimed at journalists and human rights activists.

In Myanmar, protesters have adopted the song — “Do You Hear The People Sing?” — from the musical Les Misérables, as a rallying cry against the military coup.

Biden’s COVID-19 relief plan includes a child tax credit boost popular with Democrats but a ‘nightmare’ to Republicans  USA TODAY 11 Senate Democrats push Biden to include recurring checks, jobless aid in next big bill  CNBC What Democrats’ Relief Bill Says About

U.S. factories are thriving thanks to unexpected strong demand for all kinds of goods, but that is also leading to unexpected headaches. (Image credit: Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images)

As experts compile last year’s data for gun buying and shooting, the debate grows over whether the two are connected. (Image credit: Karen Ducey/Getty Images)

The Senate Rules and Homeland Security committees will hear from top military officials on their role in the insurrection. This, as a House panel weighs new Capitol security spending. (Image credit: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images)

Scientists are spotting new coronavirus variants almost on a daily basis. So far public health experts are still most worried about three important ones. (Image credit: Juan Gaertner/Science Source)

A looming hit to tax revenues puts pressure on Congress to deliver relief.