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Drew Garza welcomed the Biden White House lifting a ban on transgender recruits. But Garza and other would-be transgender recruits are waiting for the formal requirements and rules for their service.

The dismissal of the lead judge investigating last year’s massive blast in Beirut is raising fears of political interference to protect the country’s leaders. The blast killed dozens of people.

Jason Rezaian, a Washington Post columnist held captive in Iran for more than a year, talks to NPR’s Steve Inskeep about another American sentenced to 10 years in an Iranian prison Emad Shargi.

Cambridgeshire Police have confirmed they have received a letter relating to the disappearance of Princess Shamsa, a daughter of Dubai’s ruler.

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Six people have been killed after an illegal gold mine in Indonesia’s Sulawesi island collapsed on nearly two dozen people working inside.

The former president will headline the annual conservative conference with a Sunday address, his first speech since leaving office. His baseless election fraud claims could also get heavy play. (Image credit: Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

The White House is consulting young activists on a range of policy, but they are still pressing Biden publicly for aggressive action on immigration, gun control and other issues. (Image credit: Zach Gibson/Getty Images)

A wave of corruption scandals is exposing how the powerful and well-connected in South America jumped the line to get vaccines early. Public dismay is turning into anger.

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