Tuesday, October 5, 2021

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With Biden's Agenda in the Balance, Lobbying Kicks Into High Gear
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Tuesday, October 5, 2021

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Gone in Minutes, Out for Hours: Outage Shakes Facebook

Gone in Minutes, Out for Hours: Outage Shakes Facebook

By Mike Isaac and Sheera Frenkel

When apps used by billions of people worldwide blinked out, lives were disrupted, businesses were cut off from customers — and some Facebook employees were locked out of their offices.

With Biden's Agenda in the Balance, Lobbying Kicks Into High Gear

With Biden's Agenda in the Balance, Lobbying Kicks Into High Gear

By Luke Broadwater

Business interests are using ads and other efforts to cajole Democrats to change or kill a $3.5 trillion social policy bill.

Energy Prices Spike as Producers Worry Over Pandemic and Climate

Energy Prices Spike as Producers Worry Over Pandemic and Climate

By Clifford Krauss and Peter Eavis

Even as more costly fuel poses political risks for President Biden, oil companies and OPEC are not eager to produce more because they worry prices will drop.

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Today's Videos

Biden Blasts Republicans Over Debt Limit Increase

Video Video: Biden Blasts Republicans Over Debt Limit Increase

By The Associated Press

President Biden said Americans could see the implications as early as this week if Senate Democrats were not able to vote to increase the debt limit.

Eliminating Covid-19 Is 'Incredibly Difficult,' Jacinda Ardern Says

Video Video: Eliminating Covid-19 Is 'Incredibly Difficult,' Jacinda Ardern Says

By The Associated Press

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern of New Zealand acknowledged an end to the country's "Covid zero" strategy, seven weeks into a lockdown that had failed to halt an outbreak of the Delta variant.

Global Trade Recovery Is 'Strong but Unequal,' W.T.O. Says

Video Video: Global Trade Recovery Is 'Strong but Unequal,' W.T.O. Says

By Reuters

The World Trade Organization's director general said global trade recovered faster than anticipated in the first half of 2021, but that uneven vaccine access was exacerbating an economic divergence across regions.

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