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Residents line up for COVID tests in Beijing, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2022. China is expanding lockdowns, including in a central city where factory workers clashed this week with police, as its number of COVID-19 cases hit a daily record.

China expands lockdowns as COVID-19 cases hit daily record

Daily mass testing was ordered in the city of Zhengzhou in what the local government called a "war of annihilation" against the virus.

A child fetches water at a textile factory in Gaziantep, Turkey. Many children who work at this factory are migrants who escaped Syria with their families. They typically work 8 to 12 hour shifts, 6 or 7 days a week for just $15 a day. In 2021, 28 million people were estimated to be working under forced labor conditions — an eighth of them children.

No region is 'immune' as the number of people in 'modern slavery' climbs to 50 million

According to a new report, the number of people subject to forced labor or marriage or trafficking has increased substantially since 2016, with the majority of forced labor cases in rich countries.

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks with Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) during a news conference with House Democrats about the Build Back Better legislation, outside of the Capitol in 2021.

Nancy Pelosi is stepping down as a party leader. Here's who might replace her

Nancy Pelosi, the first and only woman to serve as speaker, says she will step down as leader of the House Democrats next year. Now, a new batch of lawmakers is in the leadership spotlight.

Chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve Jerome Powell speaks at the Brookings Institution, November 30, 2022 in Washington, DC.

The Fed continues its crackdown on inflation, pushing up interest rates again

The Federal Reserve raised interest rates by half a percentage point Wednesday, which was a smaller increase than the four previous hikes.

Gepetto (voiced by David Bradley) and Pinocchio (voiced by Gregory Mann) in <em>Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio.</em>

Kids really can change the world — just ask 'Pinocchio' and 'Matilda'

Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical, adapted from the popular stage show, and Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio, a stop-motion animated version of the classic fairy tale, are both coming to Netflix.

World central bankers are set to take new steps in their battle with inflation

NPR's A Martinez talks to David Wessel of the Brookings Institution about the Federal Reserve's plans to approve another rate hike this week. The European Central Bank is preparing to do the same.

With some elections undecided, Congress returns for a busy lame-duck session

Democrats retained control of the U.S. Senate, but Republicans are one win away from taking over power in the House.

Teyana Taylor and Aaron Kingsley Adetola play a mother and son in <em>A Thousand and One. </em>

A mother faces 'A Thousand and One' obstacles in this unconventional NYC film

Teyana Taylor stars as a mom trying to build a home for her son in an intimate Sundance Film Festival winner that's more surprising than it looks.

Preview Of Trump's 2nd Impeachment Trial

The second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump is set to begin, marking the first time an impeached president faces trial after leaving office.

Derrick Lente (D- Sandia Pueblo) introduces an amendment to the tax package the tax committee he chairs approved last week. He said the changes were a result of feedback from the public and lawmakers on the amount of a rebate for all taxpayers and an income tax hike for those with the highest wages. The rebates were increased and new upper tax brackets were scrapped in a version of the bill that passed the House on Sunday, March 12, 2023.

House-approved bill ups direct payments and eliminates tax hike for top NM earners

A tax reform package got the go-ahead from the New Mexico House late Sunday with a few substantial changes. The amended bill increases the amount all taxpayers will get in direct payments and nixes a proposed tax hike for New Mexicans who make the most.

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