A push to increase sales of electric vehicles favors companies that already have all-electric cars on the market and could penalize those that don’t.
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Mexico Sues Gun Companies in U.S., Accusing Them of Fueling Violence
The government accuses gun makers and suppliers of knowingly flooding the market with firearms attractive to drug cartels.
Global Covid Case Total Passes 200 Million
Vaccines have weakened the link between surging cases and serious illness, but in vaccine-deprived parts of the world, the deadly pattern remains.
World’s Coronavirus Infection Total Passes Staggering Figure: 200 Million
Vaccines have weakened the link between surging cases and serious illness, but in vaccine-deprived parts of the world, the deadly pattern remains.
Iraq Reclaims 17,000 Looted Artifacts, Its Biggest-Ever Repatriation
The cuneiform tablets and other objects had been held by the Museum of the Bible, founded by the family that owns the Hobby Lobby craft store chain, and by Cornell University.
In Vaccine Holdout States, a New Urgency to Administer Shots
Data from the C.D.C. shows that many people in states like Louisiana, Mississippi and Missouri are now receiving their first doses. On Friday, more than 850,000 total shots were recorded in the U.S.
Biden Promised to Restore the Iran Nuclear Deal. Now It Risks Derailment.
Both sides have much to lose if a delicate negotiation over limiting Iran’s activities in return for a lifting of sanctions falls short.
Vaccinated People May Spread the Virus, Though Rarely, C.D.C. Reports
The agency cited an outbreak in Provincetown, Mass., in which most of the infected were immunized. An internal C.D.C. document paints an even more harrowing picture.
C.D.C. Internal Report Calls Delta Variant as Contagious as Chickenpox
Infections in vaccinated Americans are rare, compared with those in unvaccinated people, the document said. But when they occur, vaccinated people may spread the virus just as easily.
How Often Do the Vaccinated Spread Covid-19?
The C.D.C.’s new masking advice was based in part on data showing that the virus can thrive in the airways of vaccinated people. The findings are expected on Friday.