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The Small Business Administration had to quickly disburse coronavirus relief loans. But some of that may have been handed out to fraudsters, an agency report says.

Facebook announced Tuesday it plans to create its own digital currency, called Libra. It's a way for Facebook to play the role that governments play in issuing money.

The Trump administration has imposed sweeping new sanctions on Venezuela, warning that anyone who deals with Nicolás Maduro's government could be punished too.

Reeva Steenkamp's parents were in court to hear the sentence; afterward, they told reporters that nothing would bring their daughter back.

A Pew Research Center survey shows that 63 percent of Republicans under the age of 34 favor legalization.

"It is with great sadness that I confirm that a number of young Irish citizens have lost their lives," says Ireland's foreign minister.

Thirteen percent of all students and nearly 20 percent of high school students are missing more than 15 days of school a year, according to the latest numbers from the Obama Administration.

"Significant damage is likely and the disaster is potentially widespread," the United States Geological Survey says.

Inflation hit a new, four-decade high of 9.1% last month, fueled in part by record high gasoline prices. Gas prices have since fallen, but overall inflation is still elevated.

NPR's A Martinez speaks with ProPublica reporter Craig Silverman about an investigation detailing a surge of threats and disinformation on Facebook before Jan. 6, 2021.