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As It Is takes a daily look at issues in the news in the United States and around the world.
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12 mins ago
New US Citizens Look Forward to Voting - August 11, 2020
16 hours ago
France Deploys Equipment to Mauritius to Help Contain Oil Spill - August 10, 2020
21 hours ago
Is the US Supreme Court Popular? - August 10, 2020
22 hours ago
Hong Kong Media Leader Arrested under New Security Law - August 10, 2020
22 hours ago
Virus Lockdown for World’s Rarest Wild Pigs - August 10, 2020
3 days ago
How to Limit Weeds in Your Garden - August 07, 2020
3 days ago
US Allies Tighten Alliance to Contain China's Expansion - August 07, 2020
3 days ago
In Texas, Two Places with Very Different COVID-19 Stories - August 07, 2020
3 days ago
Study: Plant-Eating Animals Are Most at Risk of Extinction - August 07, 2020
4 days ago
Egyptians Debate New Road Projects - August 07, 2020
4 days ago
New York Seeks to Close Gun-Rights Group NRA - August 06, 2020
4 days ago
Record Heat, Politics Inflame Iraq's Electricity Shortages - August 06, 2020
5 days ago
Study: Majority of US Population Now Under Age 40 - August 06, 2020
5 days ago
Study: Americans Think News Media Needed for Democracy, but Untrustworthy Now - August 05, 2020
5 days ago
Ammonium Nitrate: Fertilizer behind the Beirut Explosion - August 05, 2020
5 days ago
Hiroshima Survivors Worry the World Will Forget - August 05, 2020
6 days ago
Massive Explosion Killed More Than 70, Injured Thousands in Beirut - August 04, 2020
6 days ago
What Is Cancel Culture? - August 04, 2020
6 days ago
Could Mumbai's Poor Areas Become Resistant to COVID-19? - August 04, 2020
6 days ago
From Outside, Ethiopia’s Disapora Pushes for Change - August 04, 2020
Aug 3, 2020
French Champagne Makers Face ‘Worst Crisis Since Great Depression’ - August 03, 2020
Aug 3, 2020
Boy From State of Rhode Island Finds Record-sized Clam - August 03, 2020
Aug 3, 2020
Japan to Restart Tourism as COVID-19 Infections Rise - August 03, 2020
Jul 31, 2020
17-Year-Old Charged with Seizing Twitter Accounts of Famous People - July 31, 2020
Jul 31, 2020
Study: Nearly 3 Billion Animals Harmed in Australian Wildfires - July 31, 2020
Jul 31, 2020
Helping People One Bicycle at a Time - July 31, 2020
Jul 30, 2020
Republicans, Democrats Reject Trump’s Suggestion to ‘Delay’ Election - July 30, 2020
Jul 30, 2020
US Economy Shrinks at Sharpest Rate Since Great Depression - July 30, 2020
Jul 30, 2020
US Records Lowest Energy Use in 30 Years - July 30, 2020
Jul 30, 2020
CES Technology Event Will Take Place Online - July 30, 2020
Jul 29, 2020
Viewer Warns TV Reporter About ‘Lump’ - July 29, 2020
Jul 29, 2020
Vietnam Faces New Wave of COVID-19 Infections - July 29, 2020
Jul 29, 2020
A Different Hajj Amid the Virus - July 29, 2020
Jul 29, 2020
Singapore Spy Case Fuels Fears of China Seeking Intelligence Agents - July 29, 2020
Jul 28, 2020
Boat Buyers Seek Fun, Safety during Pandemic - July 28, 2020
Jul 28, 2020
Coronavirus Crisis Creates Fear, Doubt Among Arab Youth - July 28, 2020
Jul 28, 2020
Tools Found in Mexican Cave Suggest Earlier Human Arrival in North America - July 28, 2020
Jul 27, 2020
Ideas About Face Masks From Around the World - July 27, 2020
Jul 27, 2020
US and China Face a Tense Point in Their Relations - July 27, 2020
Jul 27, 2020
Defector Accused of Rape at Center of North Korea's COVID Claim - July 27, 2020
Jul 27, 2020
COVID-19 Hard on Argentina's Overworked Care Givers - July 27, 2020
Jul 24, 2020
IFRC Chief: COVID Could Affect Migration for Years - July 24, 2020
Jul 24, 2020
Private Student Dances Held During Pandemic - July 24, 2020
Jul 23, 2020
New Yorkers Leaving City for More Living Space - July 23, 2020
Jul 23, 2020
Airline Mask Requirements Encourage More People to Travel - July 23, 2020
Jul 23, 2020
Study: S. Korean Stock Traders Seek Help for Gambling Addiction - July 23, 2020
Jul 23, 2020
Liberals See US Supreme Court's Future an Election Issue - July 23, 2020
Jul 23, 2020
US Companies Fear Risk of Airborne Virus in the Office - July 23, 2020
Jul 23, 2020
China Launches Attempt to Land Spacecraft on Mars - July 23, 2020
Jul 23, 2020
Uber Pushes Its Contact Tracing to Health Departments - July 23, 2020
Jul 22, 2020
'Very Frightening:’ Opposition Grows to US Agents in Cities - July 22, 2020