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President Biden wants to spend $200 billion renovating old homes or building affordable new ones. It's a move that would fight climate change in a way that makes people's lives better.

The bill passed by a near-party-line vote in the House in March, but without 10 Republicans on board, the Senate legislation hits a roadblock.

More contagious than other variants, and maybe more likely to cause severe disease, Delta is spreading so fast it could cause yet another U.S. surge this summer or fall, according to new research.

"I just want to take a quick moment to say that I'm gay," he said in an Instagram video. "I've been meaning to do this for a while now but I finally feel comfortable enough to get it off my chest."

Demand for new homes and a rise in DIY renovation projects ate up the lumber supply during the pandemic. Meanwhile sawmills struggled to keep pace amid COVID-19 setbacks.

The controversial practice to stop a Senate proposal from being brought to a vote has caused some infighting among Democrats.

Amazon has struggled to crack down on fake reviews for years, though it has ramped up efforts to detect and prevent them.

The mammals were removed from the endangered species list in 2017, but algae blooms and overdevelopment have killed 46,000 acres of seagrass, leaving manatees without enough to eat.

Nearly six years later, the Pean family is still wrestling with their ideas of justice and what it means to be Black in America.

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos announced this month he would travel to space. Shortly afterward, a petition began circulating asking that he not come back.