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4 weeks left and $1 billion to bridge for Minn. lawmakers
A new phase has arrived in the Minnesota budget debate as the final budget bills should pass off the Senate and House floors this week. That touches off negotiations between chamber leaders on how to bridge their big divide.
U.S. pledges medical aid to India, where COVID-19 is overwhelming hospitals
The United States will make more medical aid available to India in an effort to fight an alarming spike in COVID-19 cases. India reported nearly 350,000 new cases on Sunday, more than any country on any day since the pandemic began.
Election conspiracies live on with audit by Arizona GOP
Months after former President Donald Trump's election defeat, legislative Republicans in Arizona are challenging the outcome as they embark on an unprecedented effort to audit the results in the state's most populous county.
Biden recognizes atrocities against Armenians as genocide
President Joe Biden has formally recognized that the systematic killings and deportations of hundreds of thousands of Armenians by Ottoman Empire forces in the early 20th century were “genocide” — using a term for the atrocities that his White House predecessors had avoided for decades over concerns of alienating Turkey.
Summit shows Biden's big vision on fighting climate change
President Joe Biden and his team of climate experts used a virtual global summit this week to lay out Biden’s vision that fighting climate change not only can benefit the U.S. economy, but the world’s as well. 
After Trump, young Americans are 'more hopeful about the future,' poll finds
The Harvard survey shows that despite living through one of the most divisive eras in U.S. history, 18- to 29-year-olds — especially those of color — are generally optimistic about the future.
Climate Summit Day 2 message: Invest big for big payoff
The White House brought out the billionaires, the CEOs and the union executives Friday to help sell President Joe Biden's climate-friendly transformation of the U.S. economy at his virtual summit of world leaders.