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White House gives GOP one week to reach deal on infrastructure
Republican senators last week outlined a $928 billion proposal as a counteroffer to President Biden’s $1.7 trillion plan.
Inexperienced climbers taking risks on highest U.S. peak
At least two people have died on Denali in southern Alaska this year, rangers say.
In Mexico, cartels are hunting down police at their homes
In Guanajuato, the nation’s most violent state, Jalisco is fighting local gangs backed by the rival Sinaloa cartel.
Oldest American and fastest woman on Everest return safely
A retired Chicago attorney and a Hong Kong teacher break records.
South Africa returns to stricter lockdown, with virus ‘surging’
Experts warn that this third wave, arriving with the Southern Hemisphere winter, might be even worse than the first two.
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson marries fiancee in private ceremony
The last British premier to wed in office was Lord Liverpool in 1822.
Biden remembers late son, calls for unity on Memorial Day weekend
Beau Biden, who was awarded a Bronze Star for his service in the Iraq War, died of brain cancer in 2015.
Fueling box office rebound, ‘Quiet Place’ opens with $48.4 million
John Krasinski’s thriller sequel adds another $22 million in ticket sales overseas.
Americans will hit the road with highest gas price since 2014
The national average price at the pump hit $3.045 per gallon this month.