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In 2021, the world population was approximately 7,954,448,391 people[†]
The Biden administration will for now maintain a historically low refugee cap. But after a widespread backlash from Democrats, the White House said it would raise refugee admissions in May.
The country grappled with yet another bloody rampage, only weeks after back-to-back mass shootings last month in Atlanta and Boulder, Colo.
The National Association of Realtors is advocating an end to a pandemic-era order meant to keep renters in their homes.
Democrats are breathing easier. Republicans are crying censorship. For all of the country’s news consumers, a strange quiet has descended after a four-year bombardment of presidential verbiage.
For homeless people, a place to live is life changing to a degree that almost no other intervention can provide.
Since testimony in Derek Chauvin’s trial began on March 29, more than three people a day have died at the hands of law enforcement.
The U.S. government invested $800 million in plasma when the country was desperate for Covid-19 treatments. A year later, the program has fizzled.
Over two decades of war, the Pentagon had fended off the political instincts of elected leaders frustrated with the grind of Afghanistan. But President Biden refused to be persuaded.
She was unforgettable onstage playing seemingly serene women who rippled with restlessness.
Brandon Hole, 19, had his shotgun taken away in March 2020 after his mother raised concerns about his mental state, records show. But he was able to legally make gun purchases just months later.
Grief can be a lonely process, made lonelier by a pandemic that has kept us apart from the people we love.
Quotation of the Day for Saturday, April 17, 2021.