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Big banks are facing a new reality in Washington: Democrats control all levers of power and they are not shy about their intentions to ratchet up pressure on the sector.

A summer classic, cancelled due to the pandemic last year is back as the delta variant takes hold. The Iowa State Fair boasts crowds topping 100,000 people but just 62% of Iowa adults are vaccinated.

Even as the European Union began vaccine rollouts on Sunday, nations around the globe are instituting severe lockdowns and travel restrictions. Fear of the U.K. variant is a key reason.

Hundreds of eateries selling chili-topped hot dogs dot Detroit. The story of how this food became the city's signature dish is deeply entwined with its auto industry and the workers who flocked to it.

Hickenlooper painted himself as a relative centrist in the crowded, progressive presidential field. But he wasn't able to gain much traction. O'Rourke plans to focus on the president.

An investigation from NPR and the PBS show Frontline found oil and gas companies had serious doubts that plastic recycling was viable, but promoted it to keep profits high and plastic bans at bay.

The NCAA may soon find itself in competition with another collegiate league, and some professional teams — the New York Knicks and the Oakland A's — are on a winning streak.

Acting Mayor Kim Janey and City Councilor Michelle Wu are in a virtual tie atop a crowded field. With 46% of voters still undecided, a lot could change before Sept. 21, when the top two finishers in preliminary balloting will advance to November's general election.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks to Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden, a Democrat, about crafting the Democrats' spending bill and options to raise taxes on the rich to pay for his party's priorities.

Russian forces called in airstrikes on a besieged steel factory in the southern city of Mariupol, while President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he would meet in Kyiv with two top American officials.