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China relaxes COVID restrictions, braces for wave of infections

People across China are reacting with relief and caution to the dramatic government decision to loosen some of the world’s most severe COVID-19 restrictions.

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American views on Biden and economy steady but critical: poll

President Joe Biden is facing consistent but critical assessments of his leadership and the national economy as his second year in the White House comes to a close.

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WATCH: Biden lauds Brittney Griner’s release from Russia as part of prisoner swap

Russia freed WNBA star Brittney Griner in a dramatic high-level prisoner exchange, with the U.S. releasing notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout. Paul Whelan, an American jailed for nearly four years, remains in Russia.

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The Leaders Financing the Planet’s Future

Understanding climate change requires wrapping your head around some crazy financial figures. To transition the global economy away from fossil fuels, governments, financiers, and businesses must invest some $4 trillion into clean energy every year beginning in 2030, according to

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Women Protesters in Iran Win TIME’s 2022 Person of the Year Reader Poll

The Iranian women protesting against the Islamic regime won TIME’s 2022 Person of the Year reader poll. The women in Iran were also named TIME’s 2022 Heroes of the Year. More than 3.9 million votes were cast by readers for

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NASA Will Test a High Stakes Re-Entry Maneuver With Artemis 1 on Sunday

The crew of Apollo 8 had a lot of things on their minds when they splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on Dec. 27, 1968, after becoming the first humans to orbit the moon—and one of the biggest was the

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Why House Republicans Want to Try to Impeach DHS Secretary Mayorkas

As House Republicans prepare to hold a majority in the next Congress, some are planning to follow through on their promise to investigate and impeach Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for his handling of the United States-Mexico

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A divided approach to primaries could be chaotic for voters

As the DNC publicly debates the future of its presidential primary cycle, Republicans settle into the status quo, leading with the Iowa Caucuses.

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Concerns arise over the DNC’s new primary calendar

After input from President Joe Biden, the DNC’s Rules and Bylaws commitee greenlit a new primary calendar, led by South Carolina. But both states and individual party members are raising concerns.

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The Biden Administration’s appeal on the Title 42 ruling revives the fight on asylum

The Biden administration wants to discourage migrants from crossing the border illegally when pandemic restrictions end. That deadline has revived a long-running fight about the future of asylum.

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