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Washington Post politics reporter Felicia Sonmez sued the paper and several of its current and former editors for discriminating against her as a victim of sexual assault… Continue Reading

China pushes back against WHO’s terms for further COVID-19 origins study

China cannot accept the World Health Organization’s plan for the second phase of a study into the origins of COVID-19, a senior Chinese health official said Thursday… Continue Reading

NFL teams face potential forfeits for COVID-19 outbreaks

NFL teams have been warned they could forfeit a game due to a COVID-19 outbreak among non-vaccinated players, and players on both teams wouldn’t get paid that week.… Continue Reading

Pelosi says Jan. 6 panel to move ahead without GOP’s choices

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says a committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection “will do the job it set out to do” despite Republicans’ vow to boycott the probe… Continue Reading

Brief, widespread outage for numerous websites

The websites of Airbnb, AT&T, Costco, Delta and many others showed error messages around midday. … Continue Reading

Jill Biden in Tokyo for Olympic Games, meets prime minister

Jill Biden embarked on her first solo international trip as first lady, leading a U.S. delegation to the Olympic Games in Tokyo… Continue Reading

House votes to evacuate more Afghan allies as US war ends

The House voted overwhelmingly Thursday to allow in thousands more of the Afghans who worked alongside Americans in the Afghanistan war, citing the urgency of protecting those on-the-ground allies … Continue Reading

Garland launches gun trafficking strike forces in 5 cities

The Justice Department is launching an effort in five cities in the U.S. to reduce spiking gun violence by addressing illegal trafficking and prosecuting offenses… Continue Reading