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Covid: China rejects WHO plan for second phase of virus origin probe Source: BBC China has rejected the next stage of a World Health Organization (WHO) plan to investigate the origins of the coronavirus pandemic. The WHO wants to audit laboratories in the area the virus was first identified. But Zen...

Hong Kong police arrest 5 trade union members for sedition Source: AP By ZEN SOO HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong police on Thursday arrested five trade union members over children’s books they described as seditious, and a court denied bail for four editors and journalists held on charges of endangering ...

U.S. Jobless Claims Rose to 419,000 Last Week Source: The Wall Street Journal. Jobless claims rose to 419,000 last week, returning to a level last recorded in early June. With job gains and consumer spending at high levels, along with more Americans getting fully vaccinated, the economy has expanded...

Merrick Garland heading to Chicago to tackle surging gun violence Source: Politico Attorney General Merrick Garland is heading to his hometown of Chicago on Thursday to signal the Biden administration’s commitment to reining in the surge of gun violence plaguing many of America’s biggest cities. Gar...

Merrick Garland heading to Chicago to tackle surging gun violence Source: Politico Attorney General Merrick Garland is heading to his hometown of Chicago on Thursday to signal the Biden administration’s commitment to reining in the surge of gun violence plaguing many of America’s biggest cities. Gar...

Couple Charged Over Gender Reveal Party That Allegedly Started California Wildfire Source: Law & Crime A couple has been charged with starting a California wildfire that killed a firefighter. Refugio Manuel Jimenez Jr. and Angela Renee Jimenez were indicted Monday, according to San Bernardino Di...

Biden to announce sanctions on Cuban officials Source: POLITICO MIAMI — President Joe Biden on Thursday plans to slap targeted individual sanctions on Cuba regime officials, bucking the progressive voices in his own party who called for an end to the embargo. Biden’s response to Cuba — which also in...

8 injured after party bus shooting in Lincoln Park Source: WGNTV CHICAGO — At least eight people are hospitalized after a shooting involving a party bus in Lincoln Park, according to Chicago police. The shooting happened just before midnight Wednesday in the 1600 block of North La Salle Drive. Polic...

House votes to evacuate more Afghan allies as US war ends Source: AP 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 from Taliban retaliation as the U....

Startup Claims Breakthrough in Long-Duration Batteries Source: The Wall Street Journal. By Russell Gold | Photographs by Philip Keith for The Wall Street Journal Updated July 22, 2021 8:29 am ET A four-year-old startup says it has built an inexpensive battery that can discharge power for days using ...