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Nation / World

Published
June 9, 2021

For infrastructure deal, Biden eyes ‘multiple paths forward’

The president has started new talks with a bipartisan group of 10 senators working on a deal and welcomed a $1.2 trillion bipartisan effort from a group in the House.
Published
June 9, 2021

France reopens its borders to vaccinated American tourists, others

France opened its borders Wednesday to foreign visitors who are inoculated against COVID-19 with vaccines approved by the European Union’s medicines agency.
Published
June 8, 2021

‘Butcher of Bosnia’ Ratko Mladic loses final appeal of genocide convictions

The Bosnian Serb commander received a life sentence in 2017 for crimes in the 1990s Bosnian war.
Published
June 8, 2021

China’s wandering elephants becoming international stars

It's still a mystery as to why the 15-member herd made the 300-mile trek from their home.
Published
June 8, 2021

Capitol Police had intelligence indicating an armed invasion weeks before Jan. 6 riot, Senate probe finds

The findings represent the most detailed - and bipartisan - public account to date of the security failures that led to the insurrection.

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Published
June 8, 2021

Biden ends Republican infrastructure talks, starts bipartisan push

The breakdown comes as the 2 sides fail to broker the divide over the scope of the president's sweeping infrastructure investment and how to pay for it.
Published
June 8, 2021

Pipeline CEO defends paying ransom amid cyberattack

The Georgia-based company paid $4.4 million to a criminal gang in Russia.
Published
June 8, 2021

IRS records show wealthiest Americans paid little in income taxes, report says

ProPublica obtains tax data on richest Americans, a huge scoop that could send Washington scrambling.
Published
June 8, 2021

NRA’s gun rights message not slowed by legal, money troubles

The durable clout of the National Rifle Association shows how difficult it is to claw back control from a lobbying powerhouse that has deep roots in the American political system.
Published
June 8, 2021

Trump impeachment lawyer defending Oath Keeper associate in riot case

Prosecutors have narrowed in on the Oath Keepers and another far-right extremist group, the Proud Boys, as they try to determine how much planning went into the attack.