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FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Advances Equality and Visibility for Transgender Americans – The White House

FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Advances Equality and Visibility for Transgender Americans  The White House

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Biden Plan Would Release a Million Barrels of Oil a Day From Reserve

A release of up to 180 million barrels in all, over 180 days, is aimed at helping ease prices at the pump.

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How Top Fiction Writers Are Thinking About the Metaverse

A version of this article was published in TIME’s newsletter Into the Metaverse. Subscribe for a weekly guide to the future of the Internet. You can find past issues of the newsletter here. Technology and fiction have long shared a

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China holds espionage trial of Chinese Australian journalist

China has not provided any specifics about what offenses Cheng Lei is accused of committing, who has been held for 19 months on suspicion of relaying state secrets abroad. (Image credit: Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)

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This toy maker wanted to help Ukrainian refugees. The response stunned him

A custom LEGO store in a Chicago suburb has raised more than $145,000 for Ukraine relief by selling figurines of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Molotov cocktails. (Image credit: Citizen Brick)

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Europe has designs on making the ‘fast fashion’ industry more sustainable

Under the proposal, the European Commission would set new durability standards and require companies to include how sustainable and recyclable a clothing item is on its label. (Image credit: Patricia de Melo Moreira/AFP via Getty Images)

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Israeli recording artists seek government funding

Music industry professionals join in legislative push, seeking the same support Israeli cinema gets

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Soaring Cost of Diesel Ripples Through the Global Economy

Russia’s war in Ukraine has caused a steep rise in a fuel essential to truckers, farmers and industry. Europe is hardest hit.

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Chester Higgins’ camera brings a 360 degree view to Black life

Acclaimed African-American photographer Chester Higgins has made dozens of trips to Africa since the 1970’s to document the continent’s history and culture. Now 75, he has no plans on slowing down. (Image credit: Chester Higgins Jr./The Sacred Nile)

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Russia’s war in Ukraine reminds Georgians of what they survived in 2008

In Georgia, people living on the frontlines of Russia’s 2008 invasion say they worry about what Putin’s war in Ukraine will mean for them. (Image credit: Claire Harbage/NPR)

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