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Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid calls Ben Simmons situation 'borderline disrespectful' to team - ESPN

San Jose Apologizes for Decades of Discrimination Against Chinese

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Manchin Seeks Big Cuts to Safety Net Plan; Congress Passes Spending Bill

Manchin Hammers Home Opposition to $3.5 Trillion Reconciliation Bill: ‘Fiscal Insanity’ - Yahoo News

Who Is Fumio Kishida, Japan's Likely Next Prime Minister?

Talk of Iraq Recognizing Israel Prompts Threats of Arrest or Death

New York Needs Vaccine Mandates. Don’t Let Unions Stop Them.

Katty Kay Resigns From Ozy Media Following NYT Report

The giant cyclone in Jupiter's Great Red Spot is speeding up - Salon

Britney Spears' father opposes his replacement, reiterates support for ending conservatorship - NBC News

Trump Loses Case to Enforce Omarosa Manigault Newman’s N.D.A. - The New York Times

Steven Van Zandt talks 'Sopranos' role and how his time in the E Street Band prepared him to play Silvio - Fox News

Roberto Cavalli is re-interpreting sexy

Fed officials say they see a pullback in stimulus even with inflation cooling - CNBC

Gov. Newsom signs bill making universal vote-by-mail permanent in California - KTLA Los Angeles

John Hinckley Jr. to Be Unconditionally Released in June - The New York Times

Salmonella outbreak from unknown source spreads to 29 states - Fox News

Iceland will have a male-majority parliament after all, election recount shows

Here's who will win at the 2021 Tony Awards - New York Post

The Latest: CDC head acknowledges confusion over boosters - Yahoo News

Vanuatu will seek International Court of Justice opinion on climate protection

Taliban displays alleged kidnappers' bodies

Iran has reported millions of Covid cases. Its much smaller neighbor claims it hasn't had a single one

What we learned this week in the trial of Elizabeth Holmes - CNN

Newsom signs bill removing 'alien' from California code - Yahoo News

A Crypto-Trading Hamster Performs Better Than Warren Buffett And The S&P 500 - NPR

CDC removes guidance for phasing out masks in schools, say it's 'always being revised' - New York Post

China Declares All Cryptocurrency Transactions Illegal

What Happens Inside a Broadway Theater Can Help Us Heal

Huawei Executive Accepts Deal Freeing Her; Case Strained U.S.-China Ties

Disney Sues to Keep Complete Rights to Marvel Characters

International Battle Over 6-Year-Old Cable-Car Survivor Goes to Court

Hezbollah threatened top judge probing Beirut port blast, source says

Merkel saw Germans through crisis after crisis. Now they wonder who'll fill the void

Boeing to build its first foreign assembly plant in Australia

Apple denies Fortnite a return to the App Store

Redistricting Is the Name of the Game

Murder Rose by Almost 30% in 2020. It’s Rising at a Slower Rate in 2021.

It’s Not Really a ‘$3.5 Trillion’ Bill

U. researchers say they've cracked Darwin's pigeon 'enigma' - KSL.com

Melbourne, Australia, Sees Days Of Violent Anti-Vaccine Protests - NPR

NASA splits human spaceflight directorate into two new branches - Space.com

Abortion Lawsuits Target Texas Doctor Who Said He Violated Law

Biden Administration to Draft Rules on Workplace Heat Dangers

America Is Being Held for Ransom. It Needs to Fight Back.

Buy a 'free' iPhone 13 with trade-in at Verizon, T-Mobile and AT&T: What you need to know - CNET

How Putin’s Propaganda System Keeps Him in Power

The Economic Mistake Democrats Are Finally Confronting