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GameStop Stock Mania: Why Everyone Is Talking About It And Many Are Worried

Video game retailer GameStop has seen its stock soar, driven higher by a group of amateur day traders on Reddit, who are taking on Wall Street hedge funds. The frenzy has gotten the attention of regulators and lawmakers. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption

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Business

GameStop Stock Mania: Why Everyone Is Talking About It And Many Are Worried

GameStop has seen its stock soar, driven higher by a group of amateur day traders on Reddit, who are taking on Wall Street hedge funds. The frenzy has gotten the attention of regulators and lawmakers.

Wednesday

Biden's Push Against Housing Discrimination Must Go Beyond HUD, Researcher Says

Housing discrimination against communities of color also involves lenders, local zoning laws and other issues, says Andre Perry, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. Dan Brandenburg/Getty Images hide caption

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America Reckons With Racial Injustice

Biden's Push Against Housing Discrimination Must Go Beyond HUD, Researcher Says

Andre Perry of Brookings says discrimination against communities of color also involves lenders, zoning laws and other issues in which the Department of Housing and Urban Development is less involved.

Biden's Push Against Housing Discrimination Must Go Beyond HUD, Researcher Says

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Sunday

New Zealand Records 1st Suspected COVID-19 Community Case Since November

"This is a reminder to all of us that the pandemic continues and that this is a tricky virus," New Zealand's director-general of health, Ashley Bloomfield, said Sunday. Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images hide caption

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Coronavirus Updates

New Zealand Records 1st Suspected COVID-19 Community Case Since November

A 56-year-old woman who had traveled to Spain and the Netherlands for work late last year has tested positive for the coronavirus. It's New Zealand's first probable community transmission in months.

Saturday

Fauci Relishes A 'Hallelujah' Moment

Dr. Anthony Fauci laughs while speaking at a White House briefing on Thursday. Fauci, President Biden's chief medical adviser on COVID-19, says he rejoiced when the new president declared that "science and truth" would guide the nation's policies toward the pandemic. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption

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Coronavirus Updates

Fauci Relishes A 'Hallelujah' Moment

Dr. Anthony Fauci, now President Biden's chief medical adviser on COVID-19, says he rejoiced when the new president said that "science and truth" would guide the nation's policies toward the pandemic.

Fauci Relishes A 'Hallelujah' Moment

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Friday

DNC Chairman Jaime Harrison Wants To Build The 'Next Generation' Of Democratic Talent

Jaime Harrison, the new chairman of the Democratic National Committee, says Democratic victories in Georgia are signs that come 2022, his party can break the cycle of the incumbent president's party losing ground during midterm elections. Richard Shiro/AP hide caption

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Politics

DNC Chairman Jaime Harrison Wants To Build The 'Next Generation' Of Democratic Talent

With President Biden and other Democratic leaders in their 70s and 80s, the new chairman of the Democratic National Committee says recruiting younger candidates will be among his top priorities.

DNC Chairman Jaime Harrison Wants To Build The 'Next Generation' Of Democratic Talent

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Sunday

'Black Boxes,' Wreckage Located In Indonesia Air Crash; No Signs Of Survivors

Indonesian Navy divers hold wreckage from Sriwijaya Air flight 182 during a search and rescue operation at sea near Lancang island on Sunday. Adek Berry/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Asia

'Black Boxes,' Wreckage Located In Indonesia Air Crash; No Signs Of Survivors

Authorities said they know the location of the flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder of the Boeing 737-500 that went down in the Java Sea with 62 people on board.

Thursday

Morocco Becomes Latest Arab Country To Normalize Ties With Israel

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, seen Thursday with U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City, thanked Morocco's King Mohammed VI "for taking this historic decision to bring a historic peace between us." Emil Salman/POOL/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Africa

Morocco Becomes Latest Arab Country To Normalize Ties With Israel

It's the fourth such pact brokered by the Trump administration in recent months between Israel and Arab countries in the Middle East and Africa.

Minneapolis Shifts $8 Million In Police Funding, But Keeps Force At Current Level

A man speaks with a Minneapolis Police officer at a crime scene on June 16. The Minneapolis City Council voted Thursday to shift $8 million in police funding to other services. Brandon Bell/Getty Images hide caption

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America Reckons With Racial Injustice

Minneapolis Shifts $8 Million In Police Funding, But Keeps Force At Current Level

The City Council votes to expand other services, including violence prevention and mental health crisis response teams. But, facing a veto threat, it rejects proposed cuts in the police force.

Airbnb Now A $100 Billion Company After Stock Market Debut Sees Stock Price Double

Airbnb is listing shares of its initial public offering Thursday, capping a tumultuous year for the short-term rental company. Martin Bureau/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Business

Airbnb Now A $100 Billion Company After Stock Market Debut Sees Stock Price Double

The short-tem rental company says it's actually seeing an increase in its business because people are less inclined to stay at hotels and are choosing to "work from any home" during the pandemic.

Airbnb Now A $100 Billion Company After Stock Market Debut Sees Stock Price Double

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Thursday

Losing Jobless Benefits Is Not Only Stressful, It Might Be Harmful To Health

Losing unemployment insurance can lead to serious health problems for those affected, according to new research. And it may result in deaths that are not directly from the coronavirus. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption

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Coronavirus Updates

Losing Jobless Benefits Is Not Only Stressful, It Might Be Harmful To Health

Those getting jobless benefits had fewer symptoms of depression and lower anxiety, according to a new study. But losing that aid could result in deaths that are not directly from the coronavirus.

Losing Jobless Benefits Is Not Only Stressful, It Might Be Harmful To Health

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Friday

Multiple Demands Causing Women To Abandon Workforce

Last month, women left jobs at four times the rate that men did. A new school year with children staying home instead of returning to classrooms in person led many women to drop out of the workforce. Tom Werner/DigitalVision/Getty Images hide caption

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Coronavirus Updates

Multiple Demands Causing Women To Abandon Workforce

Women left jobs at four times the rate of men in September. The burden of parenting and running a household while also working a job has created a pressure cooker environment that's pushing women out.

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Monday

Stocks Tumble On Big Banks' Role In Money Laundering Report, Fears Of Relief Delay

U.S. stock indexes fell sharply Monday following a report that large global banks were involved in transactions flagged as possible money laundering. Bebeto Matthews/AP hide caption

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Stocks Tumble On Big Banks' Role In Money Laundering Report, Fears Of Relief Delay

The Dow falls more than 500 points as a report says large global banks were involved in transactions flagged as possible money laundering and hopes dim for Congress to pass another relief measure.

Wednesday