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The US Senate voted to confirm Kathy Kraninger as the next head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the federal government’s top consumer watchdog. If you haven’t heard of her, don’t worry — before she was tapped to head…
The possibility of “CRISPR babies” became real last week, when a Chinese scientist stunned the world by announcing he’d used the gene-editing technology to alter the embryos of two baby girls. His stated aim: to eliminate their risk of HIV…
The arrest of a top executive from Chinese telecommunications company Huawei has added a new layer of tension to the United States’ relations with China. Meng Wanzhou, the chief financial officer of Huawei who goes by Sabrina Meng, was detained…
Finding the best ways to do good. Made possible by The Rockefeller Foundation. This week, diplomats from around the world are meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, as part of an annual gathering of state parties for the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC).…
The most-streamed artists on Spotify this year were Drake, Post Malone, XXXTentacion, J Balvin, and Ed Sheeran, and the top songs were Drake’s “God’s Plan,” XXXTentacion’s “SAD!,” Post Malone’s “Rockstar,” and Post Malone’s “Psycho,” followed by Drake’s “In My Feelings.”
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