China’s space agency says a core segment of its Long March 5B rocket reentered Earth’s atmosphere above the Maldives in the Indian Ocean and most […]
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No refuge for India’s rich and middle class from new COVID wave
Pinakin Tendulkar’s gated apartment complex — with its yoga garden and jogging path — insulates middle-class families from the pollution, desperation and chaos that permeate […]
Biden takes infrastructure pitch to red-state Louisiana
President Biden pressed his case for taxing the rich to fund his multitrillion-dollar infrastructure proposal Thursday, pointing to an aging highway bridge and crumbling water […]
Biden supports waiving intellectual-property rules on vaccines
The Biden administration will support a waiver for intellectual property protections on COVID-19 vaccines, the U.S. trade representative said Wednesday, a long-awaited step that could […]
Record-low U.S. birth rate fell another 4% in 2020, CDC says
2020 was a grueling year, but at least the number of Americans born into it was lower than it had been in more than four […]
Northern Ireland turns 100 amid renewed worries tied to Brexit
Northern Ireland was created 100 years ago Monday, but the day passed with little fanfare. Part of the reason for low-key commemorations was the coronavirus, […]