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Kevin Tranbarger poses with his two children outside the Hong Kong International Airport in July, before they left for the United States. A few weeks later, Tranbarger decided to permanently move away from Hong after living there for nearly three decades.

He loved Hong Kong. Its COVID crackdown made him leave without even saying goodbye

Hong Kong has imposed severe restrictions to fight COVID-19. For many expatriates, this is the last straw after years of seeing its autonomy erode as China tightens its grip on the territory.

Vladimir Putin's daughter Katerina Tikhonova speaks via video link during a panel session last year at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum – Russia's version of Davos.

Putin's daughters were just sanctioned. Here's what we know about them

Details about Katerina Tikhonova and Maria Vorontsova have long been shrouded in secrecy. The U.S. says Putin's two daughters — one a doctor, the other a tech executive — may be hiding his assets.

A visitor reads a book at a book fair during a Publishers Forum in Lviv, Ukraine, Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018. A regional council in western Ukraine had passed a motion to ban all Russian-language books, films and songs in the region.

Russian invasion upends young, flourishing Ukrainian publishing industry

After the Crimea invasion, a backlash against Russian books filled with propaganda led to the growth of Ukraine's own book industry. But Russia's latest attacks and Covid have created major obstacles.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, chief medical adviser to President Biden, cites the U.S. vaccination program and previous widespread transmission of COVID-19 as reasons why the country is not now under pandemic conditions. Here, travelers are seen at Miami International Airport last week, after mask requirements were lifted.

Here's why Dr. Fauci says the U.S. is 'out of the pandemic phase'

Vaccinations and residual immunity are among the reasons, President Biden's chief medical adviser, Anthony Fauci, said Tuesday, as the number of deaths drop and hospitalizations rise only slightly.

Gulf Coast Firms Question Government Contracts

Contracts awarded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency for post-Hurricane Katrina work along the Gulf Coast were initially awarded to big firms. But some local, smaller firms are questioning the deals. Unsuccessful bidders say the government didn't follow its own rules.

Racial Tensions Overheat at L.A. High School

Thomas Jefferson High School in south Los Angeles recently has been the scene of three huge brawls, involving hundreds of black and Latino students and police in riot gear. Racial tensions plague the massive urban high school, which is also faces overcrowding and lack of resources.

Liz Cheney Loses Leadership Post Upon House Vote

House Republicans voted Wednesday to strip Congresswoman Liz Cheney of her leadership post over her continued trashing of Donald Trump, illustrating the former president's stranglehold on the GOP.

In Chicago, a Fight over Wages for Retail Employees

Chicago passes a city ordinance that would require big retailers like Wal-Mart and Target to pay workers at least $13 an hour in wages and benefits within the next few years.Opponents are calling the measure illegal and planning to sue. Even Chicago's mayor is opposed. But for Chicago's poorest neighborhoods, the main question is whether the ordinance will bring better jobs or chase new ones away.

Sharon Macharia read in a Kenyan newspaper that baby bottles would be banned. As a working mom, she depends on bottles to feed her youngest baby. She was happy to learn that the report was untrue — although the government is introducing a new law to clamp down on ads that promote the use of baby formula.

There's a baby formula controversy in Kenya, too. But shortages are not the issue

Some media reports say the government is banning baby bottles. Not true. A new law clamps down on advertising for bottles and infant formula. But bottle users are still concerned.

Court Rules on Campaign Spending, Death Penalty

A divided U.S. Supreme Court rules on cases involving campaign-finance reform and the death penalty. Justices rejected a Vermont law that limited how much money a candidate can raise or spend. They upheld a Kansas law mandating a death sentence if evidence for and against the punishment appear equal. Madeleine Brand speaks with Slate legal analyst Dahlia Lithwick about the latest rulings.

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