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Residentes protest after a police operation against alleged drug traffickers at the Jacarezinho favela in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Thursday.

U.N. Calls For Investigation As Police In Brazil Kill At Least 24 In Rio Drug Raid

The operation aimed at alleged drug traffickers resulted in a terrifying shootout in one of the city's poorest slums. One police officer also died in the raid.

President Biden removes his mask before speaking about the pandemic outside of the White House on Tuesday afternoon.

The Trajectory Of The Pandemic, 100 Days Into Biden's Administration

Combating the coronavirus pandemic has been job one for the Biden administration's first 100 days. Here's a quick look back at cases, deaths and vaccinations over that time.

Goats And Soda Readers: Take Our Survey

We cover global health and development in our blog — but this time we want to hear from you via a new readership survey.

GOP lawmakers want to amend the Pennsylvania Constitution to include a voter ID requirement. The Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg is seen here in January.

Pennsylvania Republicans Look To Evade A Veto And Enact Voter ID By Ballot Measure

The state's GOP lawmakers want to amend the Pennsylvania Constitution to include a voter ID requirement — a process that requires victory on a statewide ballot measure.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its domestic travel guidance for fully vaccinated people on Friday, lifting certain requirements while continuing to advise mitigation measures like mask wearing and hand washing.

CDC Says Travel Is Safe For Fully Vaccinated People, But Opposes Nonessential Trips

Guidance released Friday allows fully vaccinated people to travel domestically without getting tested or self-quarantining, but advises them to keep practicing mitigation measures to protect others.

Mehran Mossaddad is a single dad who drives Uber for a living, but when the pandemic hit he stopped because he couldn't leave his daughter home alone. He fell behind on rent and is facing eviction. JUNE 8, 2021

Millions Could Face Eviction With Federal Moratorium Ending And A Logjam In Aid

Congress approved $47 billion to help struggling renters avoid eviction. But that money still isn't reaching many who need it. And an eviction moratorium from the CDC expires at the end of the month.

Members of the Burmese-American community hold a demonstration outside the Office of the Consulate General of Myanmar in Los Angeles in April.

This Time, Rights Groups Might Be Less Willing To Champion Aung San Suu Kyi

Myanmar's ousted leader, once an icon of freedom, faces the prospect of another prolonged detention. But her handling of atrocities against the Rohingya has left her reputation abroad in tatters.

This Time, Rights Groups Might Be Less Willing To Champion Aung San Suu Kyi

Myanmar's ousted leader, once an icon of freedom, faces the prospect of another prolonged detention. But her handling of atrocities against the Rohingya has left her reputation abroad in tatters.

A glass of 72 and Hoppy beer from Bay City Brewing Co. sits atop a counter, July 11, 2017.

San Diego Launches Brewery Economic Development Website

In honor of National Beer Day, the city of San Diego launched a "Business is Brewing" website Wednesday to provide local breweries with market information and economic development resources they can use to support and grow their businesses.

"We're tracking it. We're following it as closely as we can. It's just a little too soon right now to know where it's going to go or what if anything can be done about that," a U.S. Space Command spokesman told reporters.

What Goes Up Must Come Down — Including A Giant Chinese Rocket Plunging Toward Earth

U.S. Space Command says the exact entry point into Earth's atmosphere cannot be pinpointed until hours before its reentry, which is expected sometime around Saturday.

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