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The Gates Foundation has granted engineers more than $3 million to develop cheap, high-tech toilets that don't need water or electricity. To test these supercommodes, the foundation has purchased 50 pounds of soybean paste that resembles human waste.

President Biden toured the busy Port of Baltimore Wednesday, part of his push to show he has a handle on supply chain snarls and concerns about inflation — while promoting his legislative agenda.

In Denver, no snow has yet fallen this season — smashing the city's previous record of Nov. 21 for the latest ever recorded first snowfall.

Aftershocks and torrential rains make the search for survivors even more difficult in the aftermath of a major earthquake in a densely populated area of Indonesia. More than 4,300 people are known to be dead.

British hospitals work to treat hundreds of Londoners wounded in Thursday's attacks. But families of those caught in the bombings are struggling to locate loved ones. A police line has received more than 100,000 calls seeking information about casualties.

The procession through Washington, D.C., requested by President Trump and set for November, has been delayed. Reports estimated its cost at $92 million, although the defense secretary scoffs at that.

Inventory, the new book of pop-culture lists from the publishers of The Onion, celebrates and skewers topics like pretentious musical instruments and songs about the horrors of bus travel. A.V. Club Managing Editor Josh Modell talks about some favorite lists with Scott Simon.

A 21-year-old YouTube star makes the leap from homemade music videos to an album stuffed with surprises and infectious exuberance.

The most rain in St. Louis in more than 100 years reports over 10 inches in under five hours. The rains caused flash flooding — closing major roads and leaving many stranded in their cars on roads.

Mexico is trying to come to terms with a massive data leak that uncovered some of the country's closest kept secrets — from the health of the president to the corruption among Mexico's military.