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‘Bad cop’: Seattle’s Pramila Jayapal emerges as key power player in Biden negotiations  The Seattle Times Biden Meets With Feuding Democrats and Expresses Confidence a Deal Can Be Reached  The New York Times The daily briefing: October 1, 2021  The Week Magazine Actually,

U.S. hits 700000 COVID deaths just as cases begin to fall  NPR US COVID-19 death toll hits 700,000  Reuters ‘Cannot believe we are here’: 700,000 US COVID-19 deaths is a milestone we never expected to reach  Yahoo! Voices $13.6M to provide emergency staff

Health experts say the latest wave of the pandemic has peaked. But an estimated 70 million eligible Americans remain unvaccinated and vulnerable to the highly contagious delta variant. (Image credit: Gerald Herbert/AP)

While fourth wave appears to have peaked, officials are concerned about coming winter season with 70 million eligible Americans still refusing vaccinations

Apple has yet to announce a release date for the upcoming macOS Monterey update for Mac users, only saying that it will come sometime later in 2021. Still, there’s plenty to look forward to about the revamped operating system, which

Another day on Capitol Hill with no vote on infrastructure and no deal on a bigger spending package. But as Lisa Desjardins reports, President Joe Biden was on the scene to make a direct appeal to Democrats. Desjardins and Amna

In our news wrap Friday, California announced the nation’s first statewide COVID-19 vaccination mandate for schoolchildren. U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh tested positive for COVID-19. The high court said he is fully vaccinated and shows no symptoms. The United

Engineers believe that prisoners may have used a cola drink to weaken the 8 inches thick concrete slab under their cell

The latest Covid-19 deaths were concentrated in the South, and included more younger people than before. Every age group under 55 saw its highest death toll of the pandemic this August.

The British government is warning that the country’s fuel crisis is likely to last for another week. Gas stations across Britain have had to shut down because a lack of truckers has caused huge supply difficulties. As special correspondent Malcolm