The board of directors of Ozy, a digital media company, said on Tuesday that it had hired a law firm to investigate its "business activities" after a New York Times report raised questions about the company’s practices. https://t.co/oE32vKJITT

R. Kelly's conviction, after decades of abuse accusations, met a muted response in the music world — with silence from top artists and companies that have released his music. Survivors and activists say the industry has a responsibility to do more. https://t.co/FqsYqSwpP2

If the U.S. failed to raise or suspend the debt limit by Oct. 18, the country would default for the first time in history, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned lawmakers on Tuesday, leading to a self-inflicted economic recession and a financial crisis. https://t.co/kKiY2mVM6H https://t.co/I5kW6wbtEZ

"Nos vendieron el ‘sueño chileno’, pero resultó no ser un sueño. Todos pensaron que Biden tendría políticas más flexibles con la migración". https://t.co/ogbr9x5pkq

How many words can you make with 7 letters? Try today’s Spelling Bee.

Don’t forget, your words must include the center letter.
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Top U.S. military officers on Tuesday acknowledged publicly for the first time that they had advised President Biden not to withdraw all American troops from Afghanistan ahead of the evacuation. https://t.co/kmQuHjbzH7 https://t.co/8Ui0UDhTkl

If popularity were the deciding factor, Taro Kono would be a clear front-runner to become the next prime minister of Japan. But his reputation and left-leaning views on social issues have put him out of step with his party’s conservative elders. https://t.co/IMB2p0HfHh

LeBron James said Tuesday that he had been vaccinated against the coronavirus, after evading questions about his status last season. But he added that he would not use his platform to publicly encourage others to be vaccinated. https://t.co/sBFD8qVK6z

In Japan, the same party has governed for all but four years since 1955 — and will almost certainly anoint the next prime minister. But why, in a country with free elections, is the Liberal Democratic Party nearly assured to remain in power? https://t.co/UXd6uF3m6p

Vaccine doses remain relatively scarce globally, with demand still forecast to outstrip supply through the end of 2021. We’ll continue to track the rollout around the world and in the U.S.

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U.S.: https://t.co/CXHfD3rd6a

But concerns around waning immunity have prompted many countries to start administering booster doses, with more than 28 million additional doses administered worldwide so far. https://t.co/RogWclL5cG https://t.co/SytSzBOQVy

About 78% of shots that have gone into arms worldwide have been administered in high- and upper-middle-income countries. Only 0.5% of doses have been administered in low-income countries. https://t.co/RogWclttO6 https://t.co/0U70vitX15

Africa has the slowest vaccination rate of any continent, with just 6.7% of the population receiving at least one dose of a vaccine. https://t.co/RogWclL5cG https://t.co/UQTnQJYXMl

Of the 35 countries that have vaccinated less than 5% of their population, 28 of them are in Africa. https://t.co/RogWclttO6 https://t.co/sjmyf02yFa

More than 3.5 billion people worldwide have received a dose of a Covid-19 vaccine, equal to about 45% of the world population. But ten months after mass vaccination campaigns began, the global rollout remains unequal. https://t.co/RogWclttO6

"We never got a pep rally. I’ve never been to a homecoming. I’ve never been on a field trip." Many high school juniors and seniors have returned to school for the first time in 18 months. This is what it's been like at one high school in Connecticut. https://t.co/6uyKw8LR6f

R. Kelly’s case was the first big trial of the #MeToo era where the victims were mostly Black women. Here’s how some of them reacted to his conviction. https://t.co/OHNBcneBYh

Breaking News: The S&P 500 fell 2%, its worst drop since May, as rising government bond yields triggered a retreat in technology stocks. https://t.co/Z19ZoV2EHE

TikTok is introducing an automated system to act as a kind of matchmaker that would pair advertisers with content creators as part of its effort to make more revenue, the company said on Tuesday. https://t.co/qdf7G1U2wS

Stephanie Grisham, a former press secretary for the Trump White House, offered a pre-emptive response to criticism of her book about her time working for the former president: "This is not, by the way, a book where you need to like me," she writes. https://t.co/1j5dw1H3qP https://t.co/ip2Q2y3J4g