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National After a boom in cash aid to tackle poverty, some states are now banning it After a boom in cash aid to tackle poverty, some states are now banning…

Politics Black lawmakers reintroduce federal CROWN Act legislation to ban hair discrimination Enlarge this image A number of Democratic lawmakers have reintroduced the CROWN Act, legislation that would ban discrimination…

Politics Biden is giving the Medal of Freedom to a who’s who of Democrats (and Katie Ledecky) Enlarge this image President Biden is welcomed by Rep. Jim Clyburn, D-S.C. on…

Animals Hobbyist photographer snaps photo of extremely rare bird in 1st U.S. sighting Enlarge this image When hobbyist photographer Michael Sanchez snapped this picture of a blue rock-thrush subspecies on…

Business Apple shows its steepest quarterly decline in iPhone sales since pandemic’s outset Enlarge this image In this June 16, 2020 file photo, the sun is reflected on Apple’s Fifth…

4 hours ago About sharing By Nalini Sivathasan & Olivia Davies BBC News A senior Fujitsu engineer made a false statement to court about the flawed Post Office IT system,…

Middle East Turkey halts all trade with Israel over military actions in Gaza Enlarge this image Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is shown speaking during a joint statement to the…

The star has announced a “back up plan” should the gig at the troubled venue be unable to go ahead.

Catch-up on some key election results from Thursday night.

3 hours ago About sharing The municipality of Encantado has turned into a river, as residents have been desperately trying to move to higher ground By Leonardo Rocha & Jaroslav…