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Biden Speaks With Saudi King Amid Expected Report Into Killing Of Journalist Jamal Khashoggi

CDC Urges Stricter Gym Precautions After COVID-19 Outbreaks Linked To Facilities

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Trump Froze Badly Needed Aid To Yemen. Biden Can Restore It.

Biden has stopped supporting the Saudi-led coalition bombing of Yemen, but must also restore assistance, activists say.

Akbar Shahid Ahmed

Despite Its Pledges, Shell Funded Anti-Climate Lobbying Last Year

The oil giant helped push for a rule designed to preempt banks' policies against lending for Arctic drilling.

Luke Barratt

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Alexander C. Kaufman

HUFFPOST PERSONAL

I'm A Therapist Working With Children And Families. Here's How COVID-19 Is Affecting Them.

Erica Komisar, LCSW

I Didn't Realize Just How Draining Campus Racism Was Until My College Went Online

Elizabeth Burton

We're Married But Never Moved In Together. Here's Why It Works For Us.

Susanna Maddrigal

I Wanted To Get COVID-19 Over With, Thinking It Would Feel Like A Bad Flu. I Was So Wrong.

Katy Anderson

LIFE

What You Should Know About The California COVID-19 Variant

Emerging research is offering a glimpse into how transmissible, deadly and resistant to vaccines this strain may be.

Home & Living

4 Tricky Facebook Privacy Settings You Should Double-Check Right Now

You may be exposing more than you like if you don't update these basic Facebook features.

Home & Living

5 Star-Studded Movies That Are Popular On Netflix Right Now

Films such as "All About the Benjamins" and "War Dogs" have recently been hits on the streaming service.

Parenting

Why Kids Need Mental Health Days, Too — Especially Right Now

The pandemic has created added anxiety and pressures on children. Here's what parents can do to help.

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How Hair Experimentation Helped These Parents Bond With Their Adopted Child

‘It Didn’t Hurt At All’: Queen Elizabeth Urges Vaccine-Hesitant People To Get COVID-19 Shot

Buckingham Palace said in January the 94-year-old head of state and the Duke of Edinburgh, 99, had been inoculated.

By Graeme Demianyk, HuffPost UK

Why COVID-19 Has Impacted Black Women So Badly

The coronavirus pandemic has taken a particular toll on Black women in the United States.

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Environment

COVID-19 Causes Prague Zoo Gorilla To Lose Appetite, Lions To Develop Cough

The animals were mostly likely infected by staff and other animals will be tested as well.

By Robert Muller, Reuters

Biden Admin Says People Who Refuse Unsafe Work Should Get Unemployment Benefits

It's a reversal from the Trump administration, which encouraged states to yank benefits from work refusers.

Arthur Delaney

House Passes Landmark LGBTQ Rights Bill

The future of the bill, which would ban discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, is uncertain.

Dominique Mosbergen

Comedy

Jimmy Kimmel Blasts Marjorie Taylor Greene: ‘Frontrunner For Worst Human Of ’21’

The "Jimmy Kimmel Live" host examines the bad deeds of "Klan mom."

Mary Papenfuss

Neera Tanden’s Fate Lies With 1 Moderate GOP Senator

Sen. Lisa Murkowski is undecided on Biden's pick to lead a key White House office. She could be the decisive vote.

Igor Bobic

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Jennifer Bendery

Poll Shows Majority Of Americans Support $15 Minimum Wage

Nearly six out of 10 Americans think the minimum wage should be much higher than the current rate of $7.25 per hour.

By Reuters Staff, Reuters

Costco CEO Doesn’t Get Why Lindsey Graham Is So Upset About A $15 Minimum Wage

Costco is upping its minimum pay to $16 an hour because "paying employees good wages makes sense," Jelinek said.

Mary Papenfuss

Entertainment

Prince Harry On Decision To Step Back: ‘It Was Destroying My Mental Health’

"The Late Late Show" host grilled The Duke of Sussex about "The Crown," Archie and stepping back from the royal family.

Carly Ledbetter