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Biden Replaces Trump Ban on TikTok, WeChat, Other Apps

Slow Vaccination Rate in Africa Could Have Major Consequences, Experts Warn

In Billions of Cicadas, Poets Find Their Muse

Cicadas Delay Planeload of Reporters Following Biden to Europe

With Trump Suspension, Facebook Tells World Leaders: Your Speech Will Not Get a Pass

Senate Passes Bill to Boost US Tech Industry, Counter Rivals

How a Fake FBI-Encrypted Device Ensnared Criminals Around the World

Pipeline Executive Felt Cornered by Ransomware Attack

UN: Like COVID-19, Inequalities Drive AIDS Epidemic

Europe’s Spring Coldest Since 2013, UN Climate Agency Says

British Musician’s Post on what George Washington Would Look Like Today Goes Viral

Internet Outage Hits Major Websites

US Snatches Back Ransom from Colonial Pipeline Hackers

Apple’s ‘Private Relay’ Will Not Be Available in China, Elsewhere

Carbon Dioxide Levels Hit 50% Higher Than Preindustrial Age

US Highlights Commitment to Women’s Reproductive Rights

FDA Approves Much-debated Alzheimer’s Drug, with Follow-up Study

Bruce Springsteen Plans Broadway Return of His One-Man Show

Heart Disease Seen in Some Younger COVID-19 Patients

Greece Deploys Drones to Stop Partygoers from Breaching COVID Safety Protocols

Nuclear Power Cautiously Embraced for Biden’s Green Goals

Possible First Use of AI-Armed Drones Triggers Alarm Bells

China Blocks Several Cryptocurrency-related Social Media Accounts Amid Crackdown

Serena Williams Knocked Out of French Open; Federer Withdraws

Turkey Vows to Defeat ‘Sea Snot’ Outbreak in Marmara Sea

New York Film Industry Booming Despite COVID Pandemic

Meghan and Harry Welcome Second Child, Lilibet ‘Lili’ Diana

UN: Contaminated Food Sickens 600 Million, Kills 420,000 Every Year

US Senators in Taiwan Announce Vaccine Donation

US Donates 750,000 COVID Shots to Taiwan

Microsoft Says ‘Tank Man’ Image Blocking Due to Human Error

Scientists Should Probe Lab Leak Origin of COVID-19, Analysts Say

Cambodian Circus Adopts ‘No Pain, No Gain’ Attitude in Bid to Break Record

Johnson to Call on G-7 to ‘Vaccinate World by 2022’

Global War on Ransomware? Hurdles Hinder US Response

Essential Quality Crosses Finish Line First in Belmont Stakes

Millions of Nigerian Twitter Users Blocked as Ban Takes Hold

Biden Turns to Obama to Help Boost Health Care Enrollment

China Port City Imposes COVID-19 Restrictions

US Law Enforcement Eager to Dig Into Your Car Data

Chinese Scientists Developing Inhalable COVID Vaccine

Nigeria Suspends Twitter Over President’s Deleted Tweet

UN Launches Decade of Ecosystem Restoration

Russian Player Arrested for Match-fixing at 2020 French Open

FDA Approves Obesity Drug That Helped People Cut Weight 15%

Facebook Suspends Trump for at Least Two Years

Poor Countries Need 250 Million COVID-19 Vaccine Doses by September

Latest NASA Supply Ship to Space Includes Newly-Hatched Squid

US Government Finds No Evidence Aerial Sightings Were Alien Spacecraft – NYT

COVID-19 Spurs Shutdown of ‘Mission Impossible’ Set

From Beatles to Elton John: Oldest DJ’s Storied Career

WHO: Threat of Third COVID Wave in Africa ‘Real and Rising’

Japan Donates More Than 1 Million AstraZeneca Jabs to Taiwan

Reports: Facebook to End Rule Exemptions for Politicians

US Announces COVID Vaccine Donation to COVAX

US Traffic Deaths Soar to 38,680 in 2020; Highest Yearly Total Since 2007

China Aims to Vaccinate 80% of 1.4 Billion Population by Year’s End

‘Lucky strike’ Pierces ISS, and NASA Reveals Plans for Venus

Twitter Announces New Premium Services

COVID Silenced Istanbul’s Vibrant Music Scene, But Signs of Life Are Emerging