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Securing his western flank, Zelenskyy bids to maintain his U.S. support

Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he is making an effort to answer any legitimate questions concerning his administration and its conduct during the war in Ukraine.

The members of Talking Heads — Jerry Harrison, Chris Frantz, Tina Weymouth and David Byrne — today and as they appeared in 1983 with their live band, for the concerts that would become the film Stop Making Sense. Sire Records/Michael Ochs Archives/Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images/Illustration by Jackie Lay hide caption

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'The everyday can be just fine'

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Zelenksyy defends Ukraine's spending of Western aid and his refusal to negotiate with Russia

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Health advocates and community members gathered in Washington D.C. in mid September to push the Biden administration to take additional action on medical debt in an event hosted by nonprofit Community Catalyst. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for Community Catalyst hide caption

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Medical debt could soon be barred from ruining your credit score

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Here's one potential winner from the UAW strike: Non-union auto workers in the South

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