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John Sanders, then the acting commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, attends a news conference on Capitol Hill in 2019 during a surge of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border, when at least five children died after being detained by federal authorities. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption
John Sanders, then the acting commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, attends a news conference on Capitol Hill in 2019 during a surge of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border, when at least five children died after being detained by federal authorities. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption
Deaths Of Migrant Children Haunt Former Official As Border Surge Increases
Perseverance Rover Will Be Naming Mars Landmarks In The Navajo Language
The Latest Stimulus Package Includes $130 Billion For K-12 Education
Jun Wu's team at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas have created hollow balls of cells that closely resemble embryos at the stage when they usually implant in the womb — known as blastocysts. The new laboratory-made embryo-like entities have been dubbed "blastoids." UT Southwestern Medical Center hide caption
Shots - Health News
Scientists Create Living Entities In The Lab That Closely Resemble Human Embryos
Scientists Create Living Entities In The Lab That Closely Resemble Human Embryos
Black Farmers Will Receive Stimulus Aid After Decades Of USDA Discrimination
Ga. Asian-American Community's Reaction To Spa Shootings And Anti-Asian Violence
James Levine conducts the Boston Symphony Orchestra in 2007. Miguel Medina/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas Defends DHS's Work At The Border To Congress
How To Get Trump Voters Vaccinated When Half Say They Don't Plan To
Biden Announced A $12 Billion Plan For COVID-19 Testing In Schools, A Pricey Endeavor
South Africa Is Emerging From The Pandemic After Being Hit Hard By Coronavirus
Fed Chair Jerome Powell testifies before a House Financial Services Committee hearing in Washington on Dec. 2, 2020. The Fed issued new economic forecasts on Wednesday at the end of its two-day meeting. Jim Lo Scalzo/AP hide caption
The Coronavirus Crisis
Light At End Of Tunnel? Fed Sees Faster Economic Growth, With Only Modest Inflation
Light At End Of Tunnel? Fed Sees Faster Economic Growth, With Only Modest Inflation
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