Today's Headlines: Hundreds Missing and Scores Dead as Raging Floods Strike Western Europe

Democrats Push a Budget to Fulfill Biden's Aggressive Economic Ambitions
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Friday, July 16, 2021

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Hundreds Missing and Scores Dead as Raging Floods Strike Western Europe

By Melissa Eddy

Strong rains caused rivers to burst their banks and wash away buildings in Belgium and Germany, where at least 1,300 remained missing. Homes and streets in the Netherlands and Switzerland also flooded.

Democrats Push a Budget to Fulfill Biden's Aggressive Economic Ambitions

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Democrats Push a Budget to Fulfill Biden's Aggressive Economic Ambitions

By Jim Tankersley

The $3.5 trillion blueprint under consideration in the Senate would deliver, at least temporarily, on the economic promise of a unified Washington run by Democrats.

Suspects in Haitian President's Killing Met to Plan a Future Without Him

By Anatoly Kurmanaev, Frances Robles and Julie Turkewitz

Haitian officials accuse the suspects of meeting to plot President Jovenel Moïse's assassination, but participants say the sessions were intended to plan a government once the president stepped down.

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He Paid His Subway Fare. Then He Was Tasered by the Police.

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He Paid His Subway Fare. Then He Was Tasered by the Police.

By Jonah E. Bromwich and Ed Shanahan

A video of a violent arrest raised questions about balancing a push to enforce laws in the subway against concerns about police abuses.

Texas Should Be a Warning to Democrats Everywhere

Opinion | Guest Essay

Texas Should Be a Warning to Democrats Everywhere

By Richard Parker

America should pay attention to what has gone awfully wrong in the Lone Star State.

Today's Videos

Parts of Germany Are Underwater as Intense Flooding Grips the Region

Video Video: Parts of Germany Are Underwater as Intense Flooding Grips the Region

By The New York Times

Flooding in western Germany killed dozens of people, with many others missing or stranded as severe storms dumped rain and flooded rivers in Western Europe.

Drought and Heat Fuel Dozens of Wildfires

Video Video: Drought and Heat Fuel Dozens of Wildfires

By Reuters

Over 60 active fires are burning across the Western United States, displacing hundreds of people and burning over 900,000 acres, with hot, dry conditions expected to continue.

Tech Companies 'Enabled Misinformation,' Surgeon General Says

Video Video: Tech Companies 'Enabled Misinformation,' Surgeon General Says

By The Associated Press

The U.S. surgeon general, Dr. Vivek Murthy, called for a national effort to stop the spread of misinformation about Covid-19 vaccines and accused tech and social media companies of exacerbating the problem.

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