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Thomas Barrack delivers a speech at the Republican National Convention in July 2016.

Politics & Government

A Former Trump Adviser Is Charged With Acting As An Agent Of The United Arab Emirates

8:14pm July 20, 2021

by Carrie Johnson

Thomas Barrack, who chaired the former president's inauguration committee, has been arrested on federal charges that he acted as an agent of a foreign government.

An artist who goes by the name Jamesy Jay paints a mural of slain Haitian president Jovenel Moïse on the road leading to the president's private residence above Port-au-Prince.

World News

Haiti's Slain President Presided Over The Collapse Of Security In His Country

8:00pm July 20, 2021

by Jason Beaubien

With gangs controlling the most destitute areas of the capital, Port-au-Prince, Haitians say the country's greatest need is safety. Many blame Jovenel Moïse for the collapse of law and order.

Lamar Cornett has worked in restaurants for more than 20 years. During the pandemic, he began thinking about leaving that career behind.

Low Pay, No Benefits, Rude Customers: Restaurant Workers Quit At Record Rate

6:50pm July 20, 2021

by Alina Selyukh

Average wages for nonmanagers at restaurants and bars hit $15 an hour in May, but many say no amount of pay would get them to return. They are leaving at the highest rate in decades.

Diverse set of child portrait avatars wearing masks.

Everyone Should Wear A Mask In Schools, Vaccinated Or Not, U.S. Pediatricians Say

6:47pm July 20, 2021

by Clare Lombardo

The American Academy of Pediatrics released updated guidance for schools on Monday, recommending universal masking for students over the age of 2.

Performing last rites before the cremation of a family member who died of COVID-19.

India's Pandemic Death Toll Estimated At About 4 Million: 10 Times The Official Count

6:28pm July 20, 2021

That's the number of "excess deaths" from January 2020 to June 2021, reflecting the true toll of COVID-19, say researchers in a new study. What the big disparity?

McKesson, AmerisourceBergen and Cardinal Health have agreed to a $1.1 billion settlement with the state of New York over their alleged role in opioid distribution.

States Are Near A $26 Billion Opioid Settlement With Drug Distributors

6:26pm July 20, 2021

by Brian Mann

Four big drug companies would pay out $26 billion to dozens of states over the next 17 years.

Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket launches on Tuesday morning, carrying passengers Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon and space tourism company Blue Origin; his brother, Mark Bezos; 82-year-old female aviation pioneer Wally Funk; and 18-year-old Oliver Daemen f

Science

'Who Wants A Skittle?' And Other Things Overheard On Jeff Bezos' Trip To Space

6:17pm July 20, 2021

by Josie Fischels

From "Woo-hoo!" to "Who wants a Skittle?" here's what Jeff Bezos and his crew said on their 10-minute Blue Origin flight to the edge of space.

Adam Neumann speaks onstage during a WeWork event in 2019.

WeWork Prepares For A Second Act — Banking Its Future On The Rise Of Remote Work

5:47pm July 20, 2021

by Bobby Allyn

After the ouster of its eccentric founder, the co-working startup made a seasoned real estate executive its CEO. Now it's hoping to go public and lure workers back to communal office space.

Israeli company NSO Group's spyware was used to spy on journalists, human rights activists and political dissidents in several countries. A former U.N. adviser says this type of spyware is a threat to democracy.

Former U.N. Adviser Says Global Spyware Is A Threat To Democracy

5:46pm July 20, 2021

by Noel King

David Kaye, now a law professor at the University of California, Irvine, says privately sold software that's being used to spy on journalists, dissidents and others is a threat to democracy.

Lyla Kohistany served on active duty from 2001 to 2007 as a Naval Surface Warfare and Intelligence officer and as an intelligence consultant from 2008 to 2013 where she worked from the Defense Intelligence Agency, the Combating Terrorism Center at West Po

National

As A Child, She Fled The Afghan War. As An Officer, She Returned — And Found Herself

5:14pm July 20, 2021

by Quil Lawrence

Every day of Lyla Kohistany's life, her native country was at war. But the first time she really saw the place, she was a 25-year-old U.S. Navy intelligence officer.