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Today's Top Political and Coronavirus News Compilation - Sunday, August 1, 2021

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Florida breaks record with more than 21,000 new COVID cases
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Florida reported 21,683 new cases of COVID-19, the state’s highest one-day total since the start of the pandemic, according to federal health data released Saturday, as its theme park resorts again started asking visitors to wear masks indoors.

'Vote them out': Willie Nelson headlines Texas protest rally

Event ends four-day march in support of Democratic lawmakers who left the state to block GOP bill that would restrict voting rights.

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Frustration as Biden, Congress allow eviction ban to expire

WASHINGTON (AP) — Anger and frustration mounted in Congress as a nationwide eviction moratorium expired at midnight Saturday — one Democratic lawmaker even camping outside the Capitol in protest as millions of Americans faced being forced from their homes.

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Schumer: Senators will 'get the job done' on infrastructure

WASHINGTON (AP) — Unable to produce the final text of a nearly $1 trillion infrastructure bill, the Senate wrapped up a rare Saturday session making little visible progress on the legislative package, but Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer vowed the work would get done.

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Senate infrastructure talks spill over into rare Sunday session

The Senate is poised to hold a rare Sunday session as a bipartisan group of lawmakers try to finish up the text of their infrastructure bill.

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Senate ends Saturday session -- with infrastructure bill still in limbo

Unable to produce the final text of a nearly $1 trillion infrastructure bill, the Senate wrapped up a rare Saturday session making little visible progress on the legislative package, but Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer vowed the work would get done.

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'Botched': Arizona GOP's ballot count ends, troubles persist

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Republicans’ partisan review of the 2020 election results got off to a rocky start when their contractors broke rules for counting ballots and election experts warned the work was dangerous for democracy.

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Judge gives Trump time to challenge tax return disclosure to Congress

Neither Trump nor his lawyers have said if they will challenge Friday's order.

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Chicago owes Trump $1M tax refund, state's attorney mounts legal challenge

The Cook County State Attorney is seeking to block a $1 million tax refund that the Illinois Property Tax Appeal Board ruled is owed to former President Trump on his Chicago sk

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Progressives press Biden to extend eviction ban

Eight Democrats led by Reps. Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts and Cori Bush of Missouri told Biden in a letter that a looming eviction crisis demanded "an urgent government response.”

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Women seeking medication abortions face increasing state restrictions as FDA weighs action

“Over the past year, we've seen states really target medication abortion in a way that we hadn't seen," Elizabeth Nash, of the Guttmacher Institute, said.

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Meadows says Trump World looking to 'move forward in a real way'

Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows says former President Trump’s world is looking to “move forward in a real way.”

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Ex-RNC Chair Michael Steele Blasts Jim Jordan On His Jan. 6 Trump Amnesia

"You're a grown-arse man," Steele addresses Jordan, who claims he can't recall when he spoke to Donald Trump Jan. 6. "Stop acting like a 10-year-old."

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Tensions in the House of Representatives boil over after 1/6 hearing and mask rule

Democratic Rep. Jim Himes of Connecticut did not want to lose his cool, but he said this week he couldn't help it.

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Former RNC chairman to Jim Jordan on Jan. 6: 'You know, b****, what time you called the president'

Former Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele called Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan a "son of a b****" for his recent remarks that he wasn't certain whether he spoke to former President Donald Trump on Jan. 6.

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Trump tries to defend ‘just say the election was corrupt’ demand

Ex-president claims he was not trying to subvert democracyTrump restates election lie that fraud to blame for Biden winGiuliani: ‘I committed no crime’ while working for TrumpWhat did Jim Jordan know about the insurrection and when? Donald Trump’s pressure on federal and state officials to...

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Biden’s new mask guidance too little, too late for parts of the country, officials say

Health experts and local leaders in Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Tennessee and Washington state told POLITICO they expect the latest recommendations will be brushed off by a crisis-weary public.

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Trump defends his comments about election after release of DOJ notes

Former President Trump defended his comments to top Department of Justice officials about the 2020 election after notes from a call in December were released on Friday.

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POLITICO Playbook: The coming eviction crisis

And the delta variant puts the administration on the back foot.

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Olympic swimming ends with splashy new records, US gold

TOKYO (AP) — Caeleb Dressel finished off his gold rush at the Tokyo Olympics with two more dazzling swims. The guy who dreads all the attention won't be able to escape it now. He's one of the greatest Olympians ever.

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Missed debt ceiling deadline kicks off high-stakes fight

The legal limit on how much debt the U.S. government can owe was reimposed Sunday, kicking off a high-stakes battle over federal spending with dire implications for global financial markets.

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Rudy Giuliani says ‘I committed no crime’ while working for Trump

Former New York mayor makes unprompted assertion to NBCGiuliani under federal investigation over dealings in Ukraine Giuliani in Miami this week. His attempts to mine dirt on Joe Biden saw Trump impeached – and acquitted – for a first time. Photograph: Wilfredo Lee/AP Rudy Giuliani, under...

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Congress fails to extend eviction moratorium expiring Saturday

The last-minute effort put House Speak Nancy Pelosi and Rep. Maxine Waters at odds, sources said.

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Republicans will defend their Caesar but new revelations show Trump’s true threat

The DoJ has dealt two blows and the 6 January committee is winding up for more. They know democracy is in dangerSidney Blumenthal: What did Jim Jordan know and when? Donald Trump disembarks Air Force One as lightning splits the sky at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, in August 2020. Photograph...

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Soaring heat, dry conditions in West lead to fire warnings; California faces potential power outages

At least 87 fires are burning across the country, with weather conditions over the weekend making conditions conducive to new fire starts.

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Afghanistan: Fighting rages as Taliban besiege three key cities

Fears rise of a humanitarian crisis as Islamist militants seek to capture major Afghan urban areas.

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Analysis: Trump commands historic attention for an ex-president. That may hurt the GOP.

In the month of July, Biden and Trump have been running about equally in mentions on cable news. This is really unusual. Four years ago in July, Trump was getting mentioned on cable more than Barack Obama by a 9:1 ratio.

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Ilhan Omar backs 'guaranteed income,' pitches bills to send $1,200 monthly checks to most Americans

U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar introduced two guaranteed income bills on Friday aimed at sending $1,200 monthly checks to most Americans before the end of the decade, according to reports.

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Judge upholds Liberty University's suit against Falwell

A Lynchburg judge has upheld most of a lawsuit that Liberty University filed against its former leader, Jerry Falwell Jr., after an acrimonious parting last year

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Representative Cori Bush sleeps outside Capitol to protest end of eviction freeze: "I know what it's like"

"I have been evicted three times myself. I know what it's like to be forced to live in my car with my two children," Bush said. "Now that I am a member of Congress, I refuse to stand by."

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New poll shows women of color highly motivated to vote

Women of color turned out to vote at record rates in the 2020 election, with almost nine in 10 agreeing that the stakes were too high not to vote, according to a new poll.Why it matters: The findings in the poll, conducted by The Harris Poll on behalf of a group of reproductive rights...

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San Francisco activists gather at Pelosi's home to serve 'eviction notice'

Housing and homeless advocates protested outside of Nancy Pelosi's San Francisco home Saturday demanding the House speaker reconvene Congress to pass an extension to the expiring eviction moratorium.

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Ammunition shelves bare as US gun sales continue to soar

A shortage of ammunition in the U.S. is having an impact on law enforcement agencies, people seeking personal protection, recreational shooters and hunters

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'Botched': Arizona GOP's ballot count ends, troubles persist

As timeline repeatedly slips, turmoil, revelation of funding by Trump backers cast doubt on conclusions of "forensic audit" of 2020 election.

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Willie Neslon helps close out march for voting rights in Texas

Nelson helped close out the rally with a short set, which included the 88-year-old's 2018 song, "Vote 'Em Out."

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How Netanyahu plans to bring down Israel’s new government

Analysts say ex-Israeli PM, removed in June after a 12-year tenure, is using a raft of tactics to undermine the gov’t.

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House Democrat slams lawmakers 'on vacations' as eviction moratorium set to end

Rep. Cori Bush slammed her House colleagues for adjourning for August recess without passing an extension of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's eviction moratorium for renters, which is set to expire Saturday night.

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Ted Cruz: Pelosi's mask mandate shows she is 'drunk on power'

Sen. Ted Cruz blasted House Speaker Nancy Pelosi this week after she reinstated a mask mandate on the House floor amid the spread of the delta variant of the coronavirus.

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Bowser snaps maskless photo with Dave Chappelle just ahead of mask mandate

Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser got in a maskless photo with comedian Dave Chappelle before her mandate requiring face coverings went into effect Saturday.

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Women urge tech giants to innovate on office return

After an unprecedented year that saw record numbers of women leaving the workforce, tech employees and advocates are urging the industry to continue its tradition as innovators and rethink workplace models to offer the flexibility and ease that co

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‘They are a failed coup and a failed regime’

In Myanmar, generals who seized power and the shadow government of deposed legislators are jostling for UN credentials.

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U.S. Senate in rare Saturday session on $1 trln infrastructure bill

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate in a rare Saturday session worked on a bill that would spend $1 trillion on roads, rail lines and other infrastructure, as lawmakers from both parties sought to advance President Joe Biden's top legislative priority. The ambitious plan has the backing of...

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Today's Top Political and Coronavirus News Compilation - Saturday, July 31, 2021

Jul 31

Below are some of the top political news stories of the day:

People from a coalition of housing justice groups hold signs protesting evictions during a news conference outside the Statehouse, Friday, July 30, 2021, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

Evictions loom after Biden, Congress fail to extend ban
WASHINGTON (AP) — A nationwide eviction moratorium is set to expire Saturday night after President Joe Biden and Democrats in Congress worked furiously but ultimately failed to align on a long-shot strategy to prevent millions of Americans from being forced from their homes during a COVID-19 surge.

Senate work on infrastructure plan slides into Saturday

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators are returning to the Capitol for a rare Saturday session as they try to make further progress on a roughly $1 trillion infrastructure plan. A bipartisan group of senators helped it clear one more hurdle Friday and braced to see if support can hold during the next few...

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US bids 'do svidaniya' to Russian staff at Moscow embassy

MOSCOW (AP) — The United States said Friday it has laid off nearly 200 local staffers working for its diplomatic missions in Russia ahead of an Aug. 1 deadline set by the Kremlin for their dismissal.

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The national eviction moratorium is set to expire. What happens next?

A scramble by Democrats in Congress to extend the nationwide rental eviction moratorium fell short Friday before the House adjourned for recess.

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Biden lands win, but virus surge threatens to derail agenda

NEW YORK (AP) — Joe Biden wagered his campaign and now his presidency on the premise that government itself could still work, even at a time of fractious political division. When the Senate voted this week, with bipartisan support, to begin work on an infrastructure bill that Biden supported...

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Biden urges local governments to stave off evictions

President Biden, in a late plea to prevent rental evictions as the federal government's moratorium is set to expire this weekend, urged local governments on Friday to use federal funding to block evictions.

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Fact-checking RNC false tweet about Surgeon General's masks comments

The recent change of mask guidance from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has created some confusion and also ample opportunity for political attacks against President Joe Biden's administration, some of which rely on misinterpretations from partisan sources.

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California Democrats warn of low turnout in recall election

California Democrats in Congress are keeping a close eye on polls that show Gov.

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Justice Department says Russians hacked federal prosecutors

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Russian hackers behind the massive SolarWinds cyberespionage campaign broke into the email accounts some of the most prominent federal prosecutors’ offices around the country last year, the Justice Department said.

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Cryptocurrency industry fears big tax hit in infrastructure bill

Lawmakers want people facilitating trades in Bitcoin and other digital assets to be subject to reporting rules similar to those governing the sale of stocks and other securities.

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Rep. Madison Cawthorn tried to board plane with gun; could face fine, status loss

After an incident February at the Asheville airport, Republican Cawthorn will likely face fines and a loss of any special fast-track boarding status.

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$1 trillion infrastructure plan clears another Senate hurdle

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate further advanced a roughly $1 trillion infrastructure plan Friday with a bipartisan group of senators helping it clear one more hurdle and bracing to see if support can hold during the next few days of debate and efforts to amend it.

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Sinema strikes big bipartisan infrastructure deal and suffers a Democratic backlash

When a group of 22 senators negotiates a $1 trillion bill, conversations can go off track. And when they did — "far too many (times) to recount," joked one senior staffer — Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema would urge them to finish the job, even if that required some liquid courage.

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Cori Bush spends night protesting outside US Capitol, gets support from Squad allies Omar, Pressley

U.S. Rep. Cori Bush said late Friday she plans to spend the night on the steps of the U.S. Capitol to protest the impending end of the coronavirus eviction moratorium.

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UN compound in Herat, Afghanistan attacked by 'anti-government elements'

The main UN compound in Herat, Afghanistan was attacked by "anti-government elements" on Friday and at least one security guard was killed, according to the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, or UNAMA.

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Biden administration resumes fast-track deportation flights

The administration announced plans to resume the expedited removals on Monday, responding to building pressure on the White House to increase enforcement at the Southern border.

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UN compound attacked as battle for Afghanistan’s Herat rages

Afghan guard killed in attack amid intense fighting between gov’t forces and Taliban on western city’s outskirts.

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Arizona Senate liaison granted 'full access' to Maricopa audit

Ken Bennett will continue to serve as Arizona Senate liaison to the Maricopa County 2020 election audit after coming to an agreement that will allow him full access while a report is put together.

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US seizes tanker used to evade North Korea sanctions

2,734-tonne M/T Courageous seized in Cambodia after it transferred more than $1.5m worth of oil to a North Korean ship.

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Biden administration sues Texas over plan to stop vehicles transporting migrants

Border Patrol holding facilities for unaccompanied children and families could become dangerously overcrowded due to Texas' order, the Biden administration argued in its lawsuit.

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Congressional Democrats are on a renewed push to act on voting rights with a 'sword and shield' approach

Top House Democrat Jim Clyburn told reporters that lawmakers would unveil a long-awaited restoration of the Voting Rights Act by August 6.

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The hopeless optimism of trusting the Taliban

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AP-NORC poll: Democrats optimistic but divided on compromise

WASHINGTON (AP) — Six months into Democrats’ unified control of Washington, most Democrats are on board with President Joe Biden and where he's trying to take the country — even if they're divided on how to get there.

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Biles out of vault and uneven bars; beam and floor possible

TOKYO (AP) — Simone Biles is opting not to defend her Olympic vault title, pulling out of Sunday's event finals for both vault and uneven bars while she focuses on her mental health. The 24-year-old six-time Olympic medalist removed herself from competition during the team finals on Tuesday and...

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US sets new Cuba sanctions as Biden meets Cuban-Americans

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration announced new sanctions on Friday against Cuba's national revolutionary police and its top two officials as the U.S. looks to increase pressure on the communist government following this month's protests on the island.

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FTC’s economics witness out, in new blow to court fight with Facebook

Economics consultant Carl Shapiro, who hasn’t commented on why he left the case, has a history of ideological differences with agency Chair Lina Khan.

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These states will still have protections for renters when the federal eviction moratorium ends

Though the federal eviction moratorium ends Saturday, some states have their own rules to help struggling tenants.

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Newsom predicts ‘profound consequences’ for Democrats nationwide if he loses recall election

California Gov. Gavin Newsom asserted on Thursday that his fellow Democrats underestimate the importance of what his recall election means for them.

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American Caeleb Dressel sets world record in 2nd individual win at Olympics

U.S. swimmer Caeleb Dressel set a world record in Tokyo.

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Senate confirms Biden's pick to serve as USCIS director

The Senate confirmed Ur Jaddou to serve as US Citizenship and Immigration Services director on Friday, delivering the agency a permanent head -- and the first woman to hold that position -- after years of acting leadership.

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Trump helped raise more than $56 million online in early 2021

Former President Donald Trump helped raise more than $56 million from online donors during the first six months of this year, a campaign finance disclosure showed on Friday in a sign of Trump's power within the Republican Party.

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House fails to extend eviction moratorium ahead of 6-week recess

The measure was rejected by Republicans.

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SolarWinds hackers accessed over two dozen federal prosecutors' offices: DOJ

The Justice Department said Friday that the hackers behind the major SolarWinds hack compromised employee accounts in over two dozen federal prosecutors’ offices.

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Invasive, wormlike amphibians found in Florida

A wormlike, invasive amphibian species was discovered in South Florida, scientists reported this week.

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Russia stops Cubans trying to enter EU on air beds

Three Cubans caught trying to cross a river into Estonia are said to have been heading for Spain.

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Newsom asks Biden to ensure Pentagon OKs use of satellite data for wildfire program

Newsom requests Biden urge Pentagon to continue providing sensitive satellite information to firefighters so they can spot and track wildfires.

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Georgia GOP starts push for takeover of local election board

ATLANTA (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Georgia have started a process that could lead to a takeover of elections in the state’s most populous county. Many in the GOP continue to claim wrongdoing in reliably Democratic Fulton County had stolen the 2020 election from Donald Trump, even though an...

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Chaotic waters: US stars win, but Dressel won't get 6 golds

TOKYO (AP) — Caeleb Dressel is pretty much invincible when he has a lane to himself. But give him a deficit of more than 8 seconds? Well, that’s too much for even the world’s greatest swimmer to overcome with two laps of the pool.

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US vaccinations tick up as delta variant spreads

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The pace of vaccinations in the United States has picked up over the past week as the delta variant continues to spread and federal health officials warn of its impact, even among vaccinated individuals.

The U.S. administered more than 700,000 shots for four days in a row this week, White House chief of staff Ron Klein said on Twitter. About 3 million people received their first dose of a coronavirus vaccine over the past seven days.

Klain said more adults are getting their first vaccine dose than at “any time in the past 8-10 weeks” and that rise...

Out-And-Proud Raven 'Hulk' Saunders Takes Silver In Women's Shot Put

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When U.S. shot putter Raven Saunders is competing, she calls herself the "Hulk." It's the alter ego that bursts onto the field to fight for championships.

Saunders — with the help of her "Hulk" persona — took silver in the women's shot put final at the Tokyo Summer Olympics. She hurled the heavy ball 19.79 meters, or nearly 65 feet. It's the third medal ever for the U.S. in the women's event and it's Saunders' first.

"I remember my first Olympics, being able to watch Michelle Carter come out here and, you know, get it done," she said, referring to...

Turkey: Foreign tourists evacuated as wildfires threaten resorts

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Coastguard vessels and private boats have brought holidaymakers to safety, as the death toll rises.

Tokyo Olympics: Armand Duplantis glad to have avoided coffee with Sam Kendricks

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Armand Duplantis is glad that a phone call from his girlfriend meant he missed a coffee with Sam Kendricks before the American's positive Covid test.

Ilhan Omar backs 'guaranteed income,' pitches bills to send $1,200 monthly checks to most Americans

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U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar introduced two guaranteed income bills on Friday, aimed at sending $1,200 monthly checks to most Americans before the end of the decade, according to reports.

The SUPPORT Act would fund current local guaranteed income pilot programs around the country through a $2.5 billion grant program and findings for the national program would be taken between 2023 and 2027, WCCO-TV in Minneapolis reported.

Starting in 2028, the national program would send $1,200 per month for people making less than $75,000 a year or heads of household...

Senate ends Saturday session -- with infrastructure bill still in limbo

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WASHINGTON — Unable to produce the final text of a nearly $1 trillion infrastructure bill, the Senate wrapped up a rare Saturday session making little visible progress on the legislative package, but Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer vowed the work would get done.

The Senate planned to reconvene Sunday. Senators and staff have been laboring behind the scenes for days to write what is certain to be a massive piece of legislation. An early draft swelled beyond 2,500 pages. To prod the work along, Schumer kept senators in a weekend session...

Western Wildfires May Take Weeks To Months To Contain

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Pockets of the American West continued to burn over the weekend, as another nine large fires were reported on Saturday in California, Idaho, Montana and Oregon.

The 87 fires still active in 13 states have consumed more than 1.7 million acres. Just shy of 3 million acres have been scorched since the start of 2021, with months left in what experts predict will be a devastating fire season.

In southern Oregon, the Bootleg Fire has become the largest active blaze in the country. The 413,000-acre inferno was contained at 56%, as of Saturday night. A...

Simone Biles withdraws from floor final at Tokyo Olympics

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American Simone Biles withdraws from the floor final but is yet to make a decision on whether to compete on beam.

Tokyo Olympics: Charlotte Worthington wins BMX freestyle gold for Great Britain

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Great Britain's Charlotte Worthington wins a thrilling gold in the women's BMX park freestyle Olympic final.

Simone Biles criticism baffles Callum Skinner: Mental health 'not death of sport'

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Criticism of Simone Biles for withdrawing from some events at Tokyo 2020 is "baffling", says Olympic gold medallist Callum Skinner.

Senate ends Saturday session -- with infrastructure bill still in limbo

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Simone Biles Withdraws From Floor, Still Might Compete In Balance Beam

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U.S. superstar gymnast Simone Biles has pulled out of the individual final in the floor exercise, leaving one event in which she might still compete at the Tokyo Olympics.

"Simone has withdrawn from the event final for floor and will make a decision on beam later this week," USA Gymnastics said. "Either way, we're all behind you, Simone."

Biles suddenly pulled out of the team final earlier this week after a difficult first vault, and later said that she didn't feel that she was there mentally and was dealing with a phenomenon called the twisties...

Caeleb Dressel Is Leaving Tokyo With Five Olympic Gold Medals

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TOKYO — U.S. star sprinter Caeleb Dressel is on a hot streak. He added two gold medals to his haul from the Tokyo Olympics, departing the Games with five golds.

Dressel and his teammates Ryan Murphy, Michael Andrew and Zach Apple set a world record in the 4x100 meter medley relay.

Earlier today, Dressel touched the wall first in the 50 meter freestyle, setting an Olympic record in the shortest and fastest swimming distance with a time of 21.07.

The 50 meter free is a mad sprint — just one length of the pool. Swimmers don't even take a breath the...

Senate infrastructure talks spill over into rare Sunday session

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The Senate is poised to hold a rare Sunday session as a bipartisan group of lawmakers try to finish up the text of their infrastructure bill.

The bipartisan group had hoped to unveil legislation on Saturday, and the Senate convened at 11 a.m. and sat on standby for more than 10 hours as behind-the-scenes negotiations continued.

Instead, Senate Majority Leader Charles SchumerChuck SchumerAn August ultimatum: No recess until redistricting reform is done Biden to meet with 11 Democratic lawmakers on DACA: report Schumer's moment to transform transit...

‘Vote Them Out': Willie Nelson Headlines Texas Protest Rally

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Country music legend Willie Nelson led more than a thousand spectators in singing "vote them out" Saturday from the steps of the Texas Capitol during a rally wrapping up a four-day march in support of Democratic state legislators who bolted for Washington two weeks ago to block GOP-backed voting restrictions.

Families with lawn chairs spread out across the sprawling Capitol greens in Austin. Clergy, politicians, constituents and musicians all spoke out about the proposals to impose voter ID requirements, limit ballot drop boxes and mail voting, and...

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