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Why it’s time to check in on Europe’s unusual border crisis

Why it’s time to check in on Europe’s unusual border crisis

Apple News Today
Nov 19, 2021 9 min
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<p>The House has approved a bill containing around $1.9 trillion in social spending. The key part of President Biden&rsquo;s agenda faces obstacles in the Senate. <a href="https://apple.news/AaAnqU4xxRT6Qsxm5AZLyCw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">CNN</a> reports.</p> <p>There are big new developments in the unusual immigration fight playing out in Europe. The <a href="https://apple.news/ALtznWgEvRL-2gOKFYvMyUA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> breaks down what&rsquo;s important to understand.</p> <p>There are new concerns about the safety of Peng Shuai, a Chinese tennis star who accused a powerful leader of the Communist Party of sexual abuse then vanished. The <a href="https://apple.news/A8moAqFkjRZiEXC9bov_ROA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Los Angeles Times</a> looks at how women&rsquo;s tennis is rallying to support her. And <a href="https://apple.news/AR9sQreuvTDO9Fa6pGkIYVQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">USA Today</a> examines the very different responses to her disappearance from the Women's Tennis Association and the International Olympic Committee.</p> <p>Is your boss secretly watching your computer? The <a href="https://apple.news/A3m1agBPATnmPz7Pbl8jn7Q?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Los Angeles Times</a> reports on how the increase in working from home has led to more companies using monitoring software to track employees.</p> <p>The birth of 10 Komodo dragons in a Texas zoo is a big win toward conserving the endangered species. The <a href="https://apple.news/A3APNY4xBROKANK5-t6PVcQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> spoke to people who helped make it possible.</p>

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