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Joe Biden seemed caught off-guard. An aide had interrupted the President’s meeting with his economic team and a handful of CEOs on a stage in the basement of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on Thursday to hand him a note.

Critics fear the $280bn push will be wasteful, but the law has attracted rare bipartisan support

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Major floods have devastated Eastern Kentucky and parts of Virginia and West Virginia. The death toll continues to climb as search and rescue teams cover the affected areas. (Image credit: Michael Swensen/Getty Images)

Spain has reported Europe’s first monkeypox-related death of the current outbreak – and the second outside of Africa.

The Senate’s proposal aims to accelerate electric car sales and promote domestic battery manufacturing at China’s expense.

The city of Kanazawa produces most of Japan’s fine gold leaf, but there aren’t enough young people to take over the craft. The same situation is playing out for small family businesses across Japan. (Image credit: Jackie Northam/NPR)

The Justice Department says a Russian operative has been charged with using political groups in the United States to advance pro-Russia propaganda.

By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – China accused the United States of double standards at the United Nations on Friday for challenging Beijing’s sovereignty over Taiwan while emphasizing the principle of sovereignty for Ukraine after Russian forces invaded. A