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LISTEN: Supreme Court hears arguments in voting rights case

By Mark Sherman, Associated Press

Eight years after carving the heart out of a landmark voting rights law, the Supreme Court is looking at putting new limits on efforts to combat racial discrimination in voting.

WATCH: FBI chief Chris Wray calls Jan. 6 ‘domestic terrorism,’ defends intel

By Eric Tucker, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

He told lawmakers on Tuesday that information about threats to the Capitol were properly shared with other law enforcement agencies even though it was unverified and uncorroborated.

Myanmar police fire tear gas, rubber bullets at protesters

By Associated Press

Police in Myanmar repeatedly used tear gas and rubber bullets Tuesday against crowds protesting last month's coup.

Nigerian governor says 279 kidnapped schoolgirls are freed

By Lekan Oyekanmi, Associated Press

Hundreds of Nigerian schoolgirls abducted last week from a boarding school in the northwestern Zamfara state have been released, the state's governor said Tuesday.

Nigerian families await news of 300 kidnapped schoolgirls

By Associated Press

Families in Nigeria waited anxiously for news of their abducted daughters after more than 300 schoolgirls were kidnapped by gunmen from a government school in the country’s north last week, the latest in a series of mass school kidnappings in…

Biden hails House passage of $1.9T virus bill, now to Senate

By Alan Fram, Associated Press

The House approved a $1.9 trillion pandemic relief bill that was championed by President Joe Biden, the first step in providing another dose of aid to a weary nation as the measure now moves to a tense Senate.

Black Lives Matter launches fund as wait for federal COVID-19 relief continues

By Aaron Morrison, Associated Press

The Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation is formally expanding a $3 million financial relief fund that it quietly launched earlier this month, to help people struggling to make ends meet during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Medical oxygen scarce in Africa, Latin America amid virus

By Carley Petesch, Lori Hinnant, Associated Press

A crisis over the supply of medical oxygen for coronavirus patients has struck nations in Africa and Latin America, where warnings went unheeded at the start of the pandemic and doctors say the shortage has led to unnecessary deaths.

Pro-military marchers in Myanmar attack anti-coup protesters

By Associated Press

Supporters of Myanmar's junta attacked protesters demanding the end to the military government that took power in a coup, using slingshots, iron rods and knives Thursday to injure several of the demonstrators.