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(NPR) Why Millions Of Doses (From Biden) And A Billion Bucks (From Mastercard) Aren't Enough

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Why Millions Of Doses (From Biden) And A Billion Bucks (From Mastercard) Aren't Enough class="imagewrap has-source-dimensions" data-crop-type="wide" style=" --source-width: 4000; --source-height: 2250; " > Vaccine doses are in short supply in African countries — and even when they arrive, there may not be a way to get them into people's arms in a timely fashion. Above: People wait to get vaccinated at a hospital in Thika, Kenya, in March. Patrick Meinhardt/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Patrick Meinhardt/Bloomberg via Getty Images ...

British police officer pleads guilty to rape, kidnapping case that spurred protests in March|||British police officer pleads guilty to rape, kidnapping case that spurred protests in March (LATEST)

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British police officer pleads guilty to rape, kidnapping case that spurred protests in March World Jun 08 British police officer pleads guilty to rape, kidnapping case that spurred protests in March By Associated Press

(NPR) Biden Ends Infrastructure Talks With A Group Of Senate Republicans, Saying Its Plan Fell Short

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Biden Ends Infrastructure Talks With A Group Of Senate Republicans, Saying Its Plan Fell Short class="imagewrap has-source-dimensions" data-crop-type="wide" style=" --source-width: 906; --source-height: 509; " > President Biden, left, makes a statement to the press as Sen. Shelley Capito, R-W.Va., listens during a meeting with a group of Republican senators to discuss the administration's infrastructure plan in May. T.J. Kirkpatrick/Pool/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption T.J. Kirkpatrick/Pool/Getty Images ...

Senate passes bill to boost U.S. tech industry to counter rivals|||Senate passes bill to boost U.S. tech industry to counter rivals (LATEST)

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Senate passes bill to boost U.S. tech industry to counter rivals Politics Jun 08 Senate passes bill to boost U.S. tech industry to counter rivals By Kevin Freking, Associated Press

(NPR) Biden Ends Infrastructure Talks With A Group Of Senate Republicans, Saying Their Plan Fell Short

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Biden Ends Infrastructure Talks With A Group Of Senate Republicans, Saying Their Plan Fell Short class="imagewrap has-source-dimensions" data-crop-type="wide" style=" --source-width: 906; --source-height: 509; " > President Biden, left, makes a statement to the press as Sen. Shelley Capito, R-W.Va., listens during a meeting with a group of Republican senators to discuss the administration's infrastructure plan in May. T.J. Kirkpatrick/Pool/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption T.J. Kirkpatrick/Pool/Getty Images ...

Peruvians wait to learn who will be president in close count|||Peruvians wait to learn who will be president in close count (LATEST)

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Peruvians wait to learn who will be president in close count World Jun 08 Peruvians wait to learn who will be president in close count By Associated Press

READ FULL: Senate investigation details security breakdowns surrounding Capitol attack|||READ FULL: Senate investigation details security breakdowns surrounding Capitol attack (LATEST)

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READ FULL: Senate investigation details security breakdowns surrounding Capitol attack Politics Jun 08 READ FULL: Senate investigation details security breakdowns surrounding Capitol attack By Courtney Vinopal

How NASA is hunting for signs of life on Mars|||How NASA is hunting for signs of life on Mars (LATEST)

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How NASA is hunting for signs of life on Mars Science Jun 08 How NASA is hunting for signs of life on Mars By Isabella Isaacs-Thomas

(NPR) Trump Impeachment Lawyers Are Now Representing Capitol Riot Defendants

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Trump Impeachment Lawyers Are Now Representing Capitol Riot Defendants class="imagewrap has-source-dimensions" data-crop-type="wide" style=" --source-width: 2547; --source-height: 1432; " > Attorney Bruce Castor represented former president Donald Trump at his Senate trial, after the House of Representatives impeached Trump for "Incitement of Insurrection." Castor is now defending two people facing misdemeanor charges related to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. AP hide caption toggle caption AP ...

U.S. identifies 3, 900 children separated at border under Trump|||U.S. identifies 3, 900 children separated at border under Trump (LATEST)

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U.S. identifies 3,900 children separated at border under Trump Politics Jun 08 U.S. identifies 3,900 children separated at border under Trump By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press

(NPR) An Anti-Vaccine Film Targeted To Black Americans Spreads False Information

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An Anti-Vaccine Film Targeted To Black Americans Spreads False Information class="imagewrap has-source-dimensions" data-crop-type="wide" style=" --source-width: 7303; --source-height: 4107; " > A movie released online by Children's Health Defense, an anti-vaccine group headed by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., resurfaces disproven claims about the dangers of vaccines, but targets its messages at Black Americans who may have ongoing concerns about racism in medical care. Iryna Veklich/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Iryna Veklich/Getty Images ...

WATCH LIVE: Bill Nye testifies before Congress about impacts of climate change on homeland security|||WATCH LIVE: Bill Nye testifies before Congress about impacts of climate change on homeland security (LATEST)

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WATCH LIVE: Bill Nye testifies before Congress about impacts of climate change on homeland security Politics Jun 08 WATCH LIVE: Bill Nye testifies before Congress about impacts of climate change on homeland security By Associated Press

WATCH LIVE: Psaki holds White House news briefing after release of Capitol Attack report|||WATCH LIVE: Psaki holds White House news briefing after release of Capitol Attack report (LATEST)

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WATCH LIVE: Psaki holds White House news briefing after release of Capitol Attack report Politics Jun 08 WATCH LIVE: Psaki holds White House news briefing after release of Capitol Attack report By News Desk and Associated Press

(NPR) RFK Jr.'s Anti-Vaccine Film Taps Into Racism's History To Reach Black Americans

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RFK Jr.'s Anti-Vaccine Film Taps Into Racism's History To Reach Black Americans class="imagewrap has-source-dimensions" data-crop-type="wide" style=" --source-width: 7303; --source-height: 4107; " > A movie released online by Children's Health Defense, an anti-vaccine group headed by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., resurfaces disproven claims about the dangers of vaccines, but targets its messages at Black Americans who may have ongoing concerns about racism in medical care. Iryna Veklich/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Iryna Veklich/Getty Images ...

Fed lawyers say Trump is not liable for ‘ crude’ remarks at accuser|||Fed lawyers say Trump not liable for ‘ crude’ remarks at accuser (LATEST)

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Fed lawyers say Trump is not liable for ‘crude’ remarks at accuser Nation Jun 08 Fed lawyers say Trump is not liable for ‘crude’ remarks at accuser By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press

Pakistan’ s prime minister denounces truck attack that killed Muslim family in Canada as terrorism|||Pakistan’ s prime minister denounces truck attack that killed Muslim family in Canada as terrorism (LATEST)

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Pakistan’s prime minister denounces truck attack that killed Muslim family in Canada as terrorism World Jun 08 Pakistan’s prime minister denounces truck attack that killed Muslim family in Canada as terrorism By Rob Gillies, Associated Press

(NPR) A New Bipartisan Senate Probe Uncovers More Alarming Intelligence Before The Capitol Riot

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A New Bipartisan Senate Probe Uncovers More Alarming Intelligence Before The Capitol Riot class="imagewrap has-source-dimensions" data-crop-type="wide" style=" --source-width: 3383; --source-height: 1902; " > Violent rioters supporting then-President Donald Trump storm the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. Capitol Police had seen information from a pro-Trump website that encouraged demonstrators to bring weapons to subdue members of Congress and police. John Minchillo/AP hide caption toggle caption John Minchillo/AP ...

Judges uphold conviction of Serb military chief Ratko Mladic|||Judges uphold conviction of Serb military chief Ratko Mladic (LATEST)

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Judges uphold conviction of Serb military chief Ratko Mladic World Jun 08 Judges uphold conviction of Serb military chief Ratko Mladic By Mike Corder, Associated Press

WATCH LIVE: Harris meets with Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador|||WATCH LIVE: Harris meets with Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (LATEST)

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WATCH LIVE: Harris meets with Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador Politics Jun 08 WATCH LIVE: Harris meets with Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador By Alexandra Jaffe, Associated Press

This chart shows how COVID cases have plummeted as more people get vaccinated|||This chart shows how COVID cases have plummeted as more people get vaccinated (LATEST)

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This chart shows how COVID cases have plummeted as more people get vaccinated Health Jun 08 This chart shows how COVID cases have plummeted as more people get vaccinated By Isabella Isaacs-Thomas

WATCH LIVE: White House COVID-19 task force holds news briefing|||This chart shows how COVID cases have plummeted as more people get vaccinated (LATEST)

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WATCH LIVE: White House COVID-19 task force holds news briefing Health Jun 08 WATCH LIVE: White House COVID-19 task force holds news briefing By News Desk and Associated Press

(NPR) A New Senate Probe Uncovers More Alarming Intelligence Before The Capitol Riot

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A New Senate Probe Uncovers More Alarming Intelligence Before The Capitol Riot class="imagewrap has-source-dimensions" data-crop-type="wide" style=" --source-width: 3383; --source-height: 1902; " > Violent rioters supporting then-President Donald Trump storm the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. Capitol Police had seen information from a pro-Trump website that encouraged demonstrators to bring weapons to subdue members of Congress and police. John Minchillo/AP hide caption toggle caption John Minchillo/AP ...

WATCH LIVE: Colonial Pipeline CEO testifies on cyber attack as U.S. recovers ransom payment|||WATCH LIVE: Colonial Pipeline CEO testifies on cyber attack as U.S. recovers ransom payment (LATEST)

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WATCH LIVE: Colonial Pipeline CEO testifies on cyber attack as U.S. recovers ransom payment Politics Jun 08 WATCH LIVE: Colonial Pipeline CEO testifies on cyber attack as U.S. recovers ransom payment By Eric Tucker, Ben Fox, Associated Press

Swaths of internet go down after cloud outage|||Swaths of internet go down after cloud outage (LATEST)

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Swaths of internet go down after cloud outage World Jun 08 Swaths of internet go down after cloud outage By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press

Senate report details sweeping failures around Jan. 6 attack|||Senate report details sweeping failures around Jan. 6 attack (LATEST)

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Senate report details sweeping failures around Jan. 6 attack Politics Jun 08 Senate report details sweeping failures around Jan. 6 attack By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

(NPR) How A New Team Of Feds Hacked The Hackers And Got Colonial Pipeline's Ransom Back

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How A New Team Of Feds Hacked The Hackers And Got Colonial Pipeline's Ransom Back class="imagewrap has-source-dimensions" data-crop-type="wide" style=" --source-width: 4999; --source-height: 2811; " > The Justice Department has assembled a new task force to confront ransomware after what officials say was the most costly year on record for the crippling cyberattacks. It managed to recover $2.3 million of the ransom paid by Colonial Pipeline in an attack earlier this year, the department announced Monday. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/AP ...

(NPR) How A New Team Of Feds Hacked The Hackers And Got Colonial Pipeline's Bitcoin Back

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How A New Team Of Feds Hacked The Hackers And Got Colonial Pipeline's Bitcoin Back class="imagewrap has-source-dimensions" data-crop-type="wide" style=" --source-width: 4999; --source-height: 2811; " > The Justice Department has assembled a new task force to confront ransomware after what officials say was the most costly year on record for the crippling cyberattacks. It managed to recover $2.3 million of the ransom paid by Colonial Pipeline in an attack earlier this year, the department announced Monday. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/AP ...