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Why Biden Spends His Weekends Away From The White House  NPR

Delayed a year due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Tokyo Olympics were unlike any other. WIth its strict protocols, it was the first modern Olympic Games to be played without spectators. But these Games will be known for many other

By Lawrence White LONDON (Reuters) – The author of a report alleging institutional racism inside HSBC has resigned, citing frustration at its response to some of his criticism and a lack of support from white colleagues, two internal emails seen

Firefighters try to extinguish a forest fire in a wooded area north of Athens. Since the early hours of the morning, strong westerly winds continued to fuel the spreading of forest fires in Greece. Angelos Tzortzinis/dpa The wildfires in Greece

Assembling a startup team is harder than assembling 10 IKEA dressers, and the stakes are much, much higher. Starting with the assumption that 90% of startups will fail and the most successful ones take an average of six years to

Biden’s major bipartisan infrastructure plan struck a rare chord of cooperation between Republicans and Democrats, but changes it proposes to cryptocurrency regulation are tripping up the bill. The administration intends to pay for $28 billion of its planned infrastructure spending

Biden Administration Extends Student Loan Repayment Pause  The New York Times Biden extends student loan payment pause to January 31  CNN Biden extends payment pause for student loan borrowers through January  CNBC Federal student loan moratorium extended until January  11Alive Biden extends pause on

Karate made its debut at the Tokyo Olympics. It’s a sport that traces its roots to Japan and karate experts (and fans) across Tokyo have cheered its inclusion at the Games.

NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly talks with Filipe Ribeiro, the Afghanistan representative for Doctors Without Borders, about the escalating violence in Lashkar Gah, Afghanistan.

EU ambassador says ‘all available evidence’ shows Iran behind deadly attack on Mercer Street ship in Arabian Sea; Tehran denies responsibility.