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A long-running Olympic doping scandal may finally be settled
A long-running Olympic doping scandal may finally be settled

Tens of thousands of ethnic Armenians have fled an enclave in Azerbaijan after the country’s military seized the area last week. The BBC explains why…

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Autoworkers want a four-day workweek. Can they get it?
Autoworkers want a four-day workweek. Can they get it?

NPR explains why the president of the United Auto Workers is pushing for a four-day workweek. 

CNN reports on how the failure of two dams in Libya re…

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A tentative deal to end the writers’ strike
A tentative deal to end the writers’ strike

The Writers Guild of America and major studios have reached a tentative deal to end the writers’ strike. The Los Angeles Times has details.

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Reasons why a government shutdown is getting closer
Reasons why a government shutdown is getting closer

With the risk of a government shutdown growing and time running short, the House speaker faces a number of challenges. The Wall Street Journal explai…

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Sneak Peek: Elon Musk’s biographer on two years of shadowing the tech billionaire
Sneak Peek: Elon Musk’s biographer on two years of shadowing the tech billionaire

Walter Isaacson, author of the new biography Elon Musk, spent two years following the world’s richest man in an effort to understand what drives him.…

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Men behind ‘Sound of Freedom’ face misconduct allegations
Men behind ‘Sound of Freedom’ face misconduct allegations

This episode includes a segment with a description of alleged sexual misconduct.

Vice reports that the man whose life story inspired the hit movie ‘S…

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The three big threats to the U.S. economy
The three big threats to the U.S. economy

There are three major threats facing the U.S. economy — and they’re beyond the Federal Reserve’s control. Reuters has more.

On Monday Illinois became…

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Ukraine’s president visits America to push for more aid
Ukraine’s president visits America to push for more aid

In an interview with CBS, Zelenskyy makes the case for additional American aid to Ukraine.

The Wall Street Journal looks into why more baby boomers a…

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How extreme heat drives deadly flooding
How extreme heat drives deadly flooding

The Washington Post explains the potential role of global warming in the latest deadly flooding.

The biggest sports-gambling season ever is kicking o…

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Iran’s protest movement, a year after Mahsa Amini’s death
Iran’s protest movement, a year after Mahsa Amini’s death

The Washington Post reports on Iran’s crackdown on women’s rights activists ahead of the one-year mark of Mahsa Amini’s death in police custody.

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