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Manchin comes out against Biden Fed nominee Raskin, throwing her confirmation into doubt
Sarah Bloom Raskin, nominated to be vice chairman for supervision and a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, speaks before a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 3, 2022. Ken Cedeno | Reuters Sen. Joe Manchin, the most conservative Democrat in the […]
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Two years into the coronavirus pandemic, Fauci hopes the world will not forget lessons from a ‘catastrophic experience’
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, arrives for a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing to discuss the on-going federal response to COVID-19, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., May 11, 2021. Greg Nash | Pool | Reuters As the two-year anniversary of the coronavirus […]
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White House considers a potential Biden trip to Europe amid escalating violence in Ukraine
US President Joe Biden boards Air Force One before departing from Tulsa International Airport in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on June 1, 2021. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images WASHINGTON — The White House is considering a presidential trip to Europe in the coming weeks, multiple outlets reported Monday, citing anonymous sources. A visit by President […]
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Egg freezing, IVF and surrogacy: Fertility benefits have evolved to become the ultimate workplace perk
Halfpoint Images | Moment | Getty Images When Priya and her husband discovered they were infertile, it cost them $20,000 and years of intrusive treatment to conceive their daughter. A couple of years later when they had their son, it was a fraction of the cost and relatively painless — thanks in large part to […]
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Portraits of war: See how the attack on Ukraine has affected its people
Ukrainians who fled the war in their country take refuge in the main hall of an athletic complex in the Moldovan capital Kishinev, on March 10, 2022. Menahem Kahana | AFP | Getty Images Russia’s war in Ukraine has gone on for nearly three weeks. Russian President Vladimir Putin invaded his ex-Soviet neighbor late last […]
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With Putin’s war in Europe, the legacy of Germany’s Merkel is now being seen in a very different light
Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel waves goodbye as she departs from the Chancellery for the last time. Sean Gallup | Getty Images News | Getty Images With Vladimir Putin‘s unprovoked attack against Ukraine, political analysts are now reassessing the long and deeply complicated relationship the Russian leader had with ex-German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and how […]
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Ballistic missiles hit Iraq’s Kurdish capital, Iran’s Revolutionary Guard claim responsibility
March 13, 2022 shows buildings damaged due to the missile attack near the U.S. consulate compound in Erbil, Iraq. Twelve ballistic missiles launched from outside Iraq struck the country’s northern Kurdish regional capital Erbil on Sunday, the regional government said. Dalshad Al-Daloo | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images Iran’s Revolutionary Guards claimed responsibility for […]
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If Putin uses chemical weapons in Ukraine it’s a ‘game changer’ for NATO
Russian President Vladimir Putin watches with binoculars the Tsentr-2019 military exercise at the Donguz range near Orenburg city on September 20, 2019. Alexey Nikolsky | Afp | Getty Images There are increasing concerns that Russia could be prepared to use chemical weapons to attack Ukraine, with Western officials and strategists warning the threat posed by […]
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China is seen pursuing its ‘own interests’ as it decides whether to help Russia
China will consider its own interests when deciding whether it should help Russia cope with the impact of Western sanctions as a result of the Ukraine war, according to a former deputy sanctions coordinator for the U.S. State Department. “The U.S. government will see China as very important here,” Richard Nephew told CNBC Monday, in […]
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The rise (and fall?) of the Covid-19 testing industry
The multi-billion dollar Covid-19 testing industry emerged practically overnight to meet sudden demand for coronavirus tests. But with Covid-19 testing requirements now easing, what does its future look like? The Covid-19 testing industry sprung up almost overnight. There was an overwhelming demand for tests around the world, and entrepreneurs reacted quickly – pouring money into hiring staff, […]
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