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Today's Headlines: Biden and Democrats Push for Budget Deal This Week as Rifts Remain

Sudan's Military Seizes Power, Casting Democratic Transition Into Chaos
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Tuesday, October 26, 2021

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Biden and Democrats Push for Budget Deal This Week as Rifts Remain

Biden and Democrats Push for Budget Deal This Week as Rifts Remain

By Emily Cochrane

Negotiators were closing in on a deal that could spend around $1.75 trillion, but lawmakers were still haggling over critical disagreements on the sprawling social policy bill.

Sudan's Military Seizes Power, Casting Democratic Transition Into Chaos

By Declan Walsh, Abdi Latif Dahir and Simon Marks

Civilian and military leaders were supposed to share power after a popular uprising in 2019 overthrew a decades-long dictatorship. On Monday the military detained the civilian prime minister.

Facebook Wrestles With the Features It Used to Define Social Networking

The Facebook Papers

Facebook Wrestles With the Features It Used to Define Social Networking

By Mike Isaac

Likes and shares made the social media site what it is. Now, company documents show, it's struggling to deal with their effects.

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A 100-Year-Old Priest Was Nudged From His Parish. He Has No Plan to Retire.

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A 100-Year-Old Priest Was Nudged From His Parish. He Has No Plan to Retire.

By Rick Rojas

The Rev. Luis Urriza arrived in Beaumont, Texas, nearly 70 years ago and founded the thriving Cristo Rey parish. His religious order has now called him back to Spain.

'There's Almost No Incentive at All to Give Him the Vaccine.'

Opinion | Guest Essay

'There's Almost No Incentive at All to Give Him the Vaccine.'

By Jessica Calarco

A "moral calm" is holding parents back from vaccinating their kids.

Today's Videos

Protesters Defy Military Coup in Sudan

Video Video: Protesters Defy Military Coup in Sudan

By The Associated Press and Reuters

Pro-democracy protesters filled the streets of the capital, Khartoum, after the military detained the prime minister, suspended the government and declared a state of emergency in an apparent coup. At least three protesters were killed.

U.S. Freezes $700 Million in Aid After Coup in Sudan

Video Video: U.S. Freezes $700 Million in Aid After Coup in Sudan

By The Associated Press

The Biden administration cut off aid to the Sudanese government in response to the military coup and demanded that the military immediately release civilian leaders and restore the transitional government.

Facebook 'Unquestionably' Makes Hate Worse, Whistle-Blower Says

Video Video: Facebook 'Unquestionably' Makes Hate Worse, Whistle-Blower Says

By The Associated Press

During testimony before the British Parliament, Frances Haugen, the former Facebook product manager-turned-whistle-blower, said that the tech company was aware of its harmful effects on society but was unwilling to act.

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