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It’s a milestone that by all accounts didn’t have to happen this soon. The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 eclipsed 700,000 late Friday — a number greater than the population of Boston. The last 100,000 deaths occurred during a time when vaccines — which overwhelmingly prevent deaths, hospitalizations and serious illness — were available to any American over the age of 12.
President Biden remains unable to reach agreement
As President Biden continues to push for an agreement on his infrastructure agenda, the frustration is growing.
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'Everybody is frustrated,' Biden says as his agenda stalls
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Saturday acknowledged frustrations as Democrats strain to rescue a scaled-back version of his $3.5 trillion government-overhaul plan and salvage a related public works bill after frantic negotiations failed to produce a deal.
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Trump asks US judge to force Twitter to restore his account
NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has asked a federal judge in Florida to force Twitter to restore his account, which the company suspended in January following the deadly storming of the U.S.
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Biden insists stalled $1tn infrastructure bill will get done
But he was unable to resolve the split in his party over a separate $3.5tn welfare and climate bill.
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Biden sees support from independents drop
President Biden has lost support among a key bloc of voters that helped catapult him to the White House: independents. The current gridlock on Capitol Hill coupled with the messy withdrawal of…
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In political spotlight, Supreme Court embarks on extraordinarily controversial term
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court embarks Monday on what could be an extraordinarily controversial term, with its justices on the defensive, its actions and structure under a political microscope and abortion - the most divisive issue of them all - taking center stage. Before the term ends next...
Biden approves 30-day extension for highway funding | CNN Politics
President Joe Biden on Saturday signed into law the temporary extension of the Highway Trust Fund, ensuring 3,700 federal employees will not be furloughed after the House failed to pass a larger bipartisan infrastructure bill which would have addressed the funding.
Bannon fires up 'shock troops' for next GOP White House
The former adviser to President Donald Trump spoke Wednesday night to a new association of Republican presidential appointees in Washington.
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Arizona Democrats’ frustration with Sinema comes to a head
Democratic anger with Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) is beginning to reach a boil in Arizona over her opposition to Democrats’ $3.5 trillion reconciliation package, fueling speculation that a primar…
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'I can get this done': White House digs in on negotiations as Biden agenda hangs in balance
Democratic leaders in Congress are engaged in a careful balancing act to ensure the party delivers on President Joe Biden's promised legislation.
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Women's March targets Supreme Court, with abortion on line
WASHINGTON (AP) — The first Women's March of the Biden administration headed straight for the steps of the Supreme Court on Saturday, part of nationwide protests that drew thousands to Washington to demand continued access to abortion in a year when conservative lawmakers and judges have put it...
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McConnell accuses Dem leaders of ‘letting the radical left run Capitol Hill’ after infrastructure bill stalls
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell on Saturday accused Democratic leadership of "letting the radical left run Capitol Hill" after a bipartisan infrastructure bill stalled in the House amid demands from the far-left wing of the Democratic caucus that a $3.5 trillion spending package be...
Philippine leader Duterte announces retirement from politics
Duterte took office in 2016 and immediately launched a crackdown on illegal drugs that has left more than 6,000 mostly petty suspects dead and alarmed Western governments and human rights groups.
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‘Kraken Queen’ Sidney Powell Is Now on Trump’s ‘No-Go List’
Tom Williams/GettyBeing Sidney Powell is harder than it used to be.Once, she was a key player in Donald Trump’s inner circle. These days, she might have trouble just getting in the front door.The “Kraken” queen long ago removed herself from acceptability among the more respectable GOP circles...
Pelosi sets end-of-October deadline for infrastructure vote
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Saturday set a new deadline of Oct. 31 for the House to pass the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill.In a “Dear Colleague” letter released&nb…
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Taiwan says a record 38 Chinese planes entered its defense zone
"China has been wantonly engaged in military aggression, damaging regional peace," said Taiwan Premier Su Tseng-chang.
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Thousands in Brazil protest Bolsonaro, seek his impeachment
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — With Brazil’s presidential election one year away, tens of thousands of demonstrators marched Saturday in Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo and dozens of other cities around the country to protest President Jair Bolsonaro and call for his impeachment over his government’s handling...
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'I can get this done': White House digs in on negotiations as Biden agenda hangs in balance
Democratic leaders in Congress are engaged in a careful balancing act to ensure the party delivers on President Joe Biden's promised legislation.
Fed vice chair traded into stocks on eve of Powell pandemic statement- Bloomberg
U.S. Federal Reserve Vice Chair Richard Clarida traded between $1 million and $5 million out of a bond fund into stock funds one day before Chair Jerome Powell issued a statement indicating potential policy action due to the worsening of the COVID-19 pandemic, Bloomberg News reported on Friday.
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Top U.S. Official Apologizes In Haiti For Migrant Treatment: 'It Was Wrong'
A Biden administration national security advisor made the remarks during a two-day trip after images of Haitian migrants went viral.
Omarosa Manigault Newman: Jan. 6 committee 'on the right track' with Katrina Pierson subpoena
Former White House aide Omarosa Manigault Newman said the House committee investigating the Capitol riot on Jan. 6 is "on the right track" by subpoenaing 2016 Trump campaign spokeswoman Katrina Pierson.
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Taiwan scrambles jets after largest ever incursion by China
At least 38 aircraft flying in two waves crossed Taiwan air defence zone, prompting the deployment of its fighters jets.
Bash back better: Here's what governing by crisis looks like
WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington's tempestuous week of walking, chewing gum, juggling balls and spinning plates at the same time is giving rise to apocalyptic rhetoric about the state and future of the country.
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Kristi Noem relaunching social studies standards process amid controversy
Gov. Kristi Noem is hitting the reset button on South Dakota's proposed social studies curriculum, discarding her administration's previous standards and changing up who crafts the new ones.
Why progressives didn't cave in biggest intra-party fight of the Biden era | CNN Politics
The story of the Democratic Party's progressive insurgency has, over the last five or six years, typically been told from the campaign trail.
Federal highway programs saved by temporary funding bill
House Speaker Pelosi urged Congress to pass longterm infrastructure funding by Oct. 31 "to get the jobs out there."
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Wall Street’s wild party in jeopardy as Fed threatens aid cutoff
The central bank plans to begin yanking back assistance to the economy as early as next month, and many Fed officials are open to increasing interest rates next year.
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False election claims undermine efforts to increase security
Officials say the biggest threat facing U.S. elections isn’t Russian hacking or domestic voter fraud but disinformation and misinformation increasingly undermining the public’s perception of …
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Women's March focuses on reproductive rights in light of Texas abortion law
The march has taken place annually since 2017, following Donald Trump's election.
Dwindling Alaska salmon leave Yukon River tribes in crisis
STEVENS VILLAGE, Alaska (AP) — In a normal year, the smokehouses and drying racks that Alaska Natives use to prepare salmon to tide them through the winter would be heavy with fish meat, the fruits of a summer spent fishing on the Yukon River like generations before them.
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Minnesota Republicans elect new leader after August implosion
Minnesota Republican Party delegates elected former state Sen. David Hann as the party's new chair on Saturday, capping a tumultuous two months of controversy for the state GOP and its leaders.Why it matters: A series of internal and external crises since late summer have created a distraction...
Bill de Blasio says homelessness was greatest disappointment as mayor
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said Friday his biggest disappointment as mayor has been the homelessness crisis that plagued the city for the past eight years.
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No winner: Biggest Powerball jackpot in months grows larger
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The biggest lottery prize in months grew larger after no ticket matched all five numbers and the Powerball drawn on Saturday night. The estimated jackpot for the next drawing on Monday is $670 million.
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Progressives cheer, moderates groan as Biden visit caps chaotic week
After a long, chaotic week of internal clashes, House Democrats on Friday summoned the help of their biggest gun, calling President Biden to the Capitol in a high-stakes effort to cool the boiling …
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How the government defaulting on its debt would affect average Americans
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has urged Congress to raise the debt ceiling to avoid a "widespread economic catastrophe."
Plastics company agrees to $23M settlement in drinking water pollution case
A plastics company accused of contaminating residents’ water in a New York town, has agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit for over $23 million, the Times Union reported.The settlement, which was…
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Three valets fatally struck by vehicle fleeing police in Texas
Three valets were struck by a vehicle fleeing the police in Houston, Texas, according to local law enforcement. Houston Police Assistant Chief Yasar Bashir said in a press conference Fri…
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Florida rampage: Utility staffer attacks co-workers with baseball bat and knife; 3 dead
A third victim died Saturday night, hours after an electrical worker from Pennsylvania who was working at a job site in Florida went on a rampage with a baseball bat and a knife, resulting in two previous deaths, authorities said.
Democratic in-fighting puts Biden's domestic agenda at risk
The bottom line: President Biden will need more time to push two bills across the finish line.
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West Virginia’s coal powered the nation for years. Now, many look to a cleaner future.
“For a long time, the culture here has been ‘What’s good for coal is good for West Virginia,’” one expert said. “But that hasn’t been true for 10 years, or decades longer.”
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White House faces grueling choices as major cuts hang over Biden economic package
WASHINGTON - Under pressure from centrist lawmakers, White House officials are debating whether to drop many cherished priorities from President Joe Biden's sprawling economic package or keep a fuller range of initiatives in dramatically reduced form, according to five people with knowledge of...
Tucker Carlson shares Hunter Biden laptop email from CNBC exec husband of 'max' Hillary Clinton donor
Fox News host Tucker Carlson reported on the contents of emails found in the laptop believed to have belonged to Hunter Biden, raising questions about whether a former top CNBC executive improperly directed his wife to make donations to political organizations.
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No Way Out: How the Opening of a Tunnel Blocked the Path to Peace in Jerusalem
A decision a quarter-century ago sparked an international crisis with ongoing ramifications. What lay beneath the surface of that incident?
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Abortion rights march: Thousands attend rallies across US
Rallies are held in all 50 states amid fears that abortion rights are being rolled back.
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Corey Lewandowski Finally Went Too Far—He Messed With the Money
Alex WongLike bad breath, Corey Lewandowski keeps coming back, but he might have finally worn out his welcome in Trumpworld for good.According to allegations reported in Politico, the wife of a Republican donor claimed that Lewandowski “repeatedly touched her, including on her leg and buttocks...
'Still waiting for what is to come for us': American University of Afghanistan students face fear and uncertainty | CNN Politics
They had enrolled at the American University of Afghanistan because they saw it as an opportunity, a pathway to a better future.
Exclusive: Some Afghan evacuees leaving military bases in U.S. before resettlement
Something unexpected is happening at U.S. military bases hosting Afghan evacuees: Many hundreds of them are simply leaving before receiving U.S. resettlement services, two sources familiar with the data told Reuters.
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'Voice behind the violence': English-speaking narrator of ISIS propaganda videos arrested and charged by Justice Department
An English-speaking narrator of ISIS recruitment videos is in custody in the US and charged with conspiring to help the terrorist organization, the Justice Department announced Saturday.
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Florida nurse fired after posting photos of baby born with birth defect on social media
Sierra Samuels, who was a nurse at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, shared photos of a newborn with a birth defect that causes the baby's intestines to protrude from the body.
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Libya's migrant roundup reaches 4,000 amid major crackdown
CAIRO (AP) — A major crackdown in western Libya has resulted in the detention of at least 4,000 migrants, including hundreds of women and children, officials said Saturday. The U.N. said at least one young migrant was shot dead and 15 others injured, including two in serious conditions, in the...
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5 things about Melania Trump revealed in Stephanie Grisham's new book
During her five years working in various roles as a senior aide to Donald and Melania Trump, Stephanie Grisham had perhaps the most intimate vantage point of their time in the White House.
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Balloons return to New Mexico skies for annual fiesta after pandemic pause
Hundreds of hot air balloons launched into the skies over Albuquerque, New Mexico, on Saturday for the first time in two years, as the city's balloon fiesta returned following a pause due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Democrats contend with how to scale down Biden's social safety net plan
President Biden and many Democratic lawmakers wanted the biggest social investment in history. Here's a look at what compromise could mean.
Trump pokes at Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer over possible AOC primary challenge in 2022
In opining on the battle over the infrastructure bills currently in Congress, Trump cheered on progressive resistance to the legislative process.
Biden says he'll 'work like hell' to get infrastructure agenda across finish line
After multiple delays to a House vote on his infrastructure deal this week, Biden says he still believes his party can overcome disagreements to move the plan forward.
DHS intelligence branch sent 'untrained, inexperienced' intel collectors to Portland, internal review finds | CNN Politics
An internal review of the Department of Homeland Security intelligence branch revealed an unprepared and ill-trained workforce was thrown into assisting with intelligence collection amid the civil unrest in Portland, Oregon, in summer 2020, contributing to the gathering and dissemination of...
New landmark recognizes Chinese contributions to Yosemite
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — A century-old building originally used as a laundry by Chinese workers at Yosemite's iconic Wawona Hotel has been restored and turned into a visitor's attraction, recognizing Chinese Americans' contributions to the early history of the national park.
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Climate change: Stop smoke and mirrors, rich nations told
Ministers meeting in Milan hear calls for sweeping carbon cuts ahead of the COP26 climate summit.
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Philippine leader Duterte announces retirement from politics
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday announced he was retiring from politics and dropping plans to run for vice president in elections next year, when his term ends, paving the way for his politician daughter to make a possible bid for the top post.
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'Hotlanta' is even more sweltering in these neighborhoods due to a racist 20th-century policy
During extreme heat events, a few city blocks can mean the difference between a manageable 80-degree afternoon or a sweltering, 100-degree sweat fest.
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Congress is still at odds over Biden's infrastructure, budget plan. What would a deal mean for the president?
Biden told House Democrats his $3.5 trillion budget bill must be reduced to pass the Senate. The White House says it will remain 'historic.'
Republicans gear up to inflict maximum pain on Democrats as the debt default deadline inches closer
Reconciliation is seemingly the only way Democrats can raise the debt ceiling. The GOP is aiming to jam up the process to derail Biden's agenda.
Report: 9 NYC firefighters suspended over racist messages
New York City officials have suspended nine firefighters without pay in connection with a string of racist messages and memes they shared on their phones, including ones that mocked the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis last year
BepiColombo: Europe's mission to Mercury returns first pictures
The BepiColombo spacecraft gets its first glimpse of the Solar System's innermost planet.
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US envoy says climate summit can yield 'enormous progress'
MILAN (AP) — U.S. climate envoy John Kerry said Saturday he thinks “enormous progress” can be made at the upcoming U.N. climate talks in Scotland but more governments must come up with concrete commitments in the next 30 days.
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Biden Gets an Infrastructure Truce With Dems—Just Not a Deal
Kevin DietschAfter a multi-day standoff filled with plenty of Democrat-on-Democrat combat, President Joe Biden came to Capitol Hill on Friday with his agenda in doubt and delivered a clear message to a fractious party: Come on, man.A simple half-hour kumbaya session between Biden and House...
Analysis: The absolute grossest example of the Trump-ing of the Republican party
When former President Donald Trump endorsed Harriet Hageman's primary challenge to Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney last month, he called her "strong on Crime and Borders, powerfully supports the Second Amendment, loves our Military and our Vets, and will fight for Election Integrity and Energy...
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Missouri hospital workers to get personal panic buttons amid spike in assaults
Front-line workers at a Missouri hospital are being provided with personal panic buttons after the number of assaults against employees has tripled.
Brazilian indigenous leader urges France’s Macron to stop deforestation
A Brazilian indigenous leader urged French President Emmanuel Macron to stop deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon.In a letter to Macron on Saturday seen by The Associated Press, Ninawa urged Macron to …
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Trump teases Schumer about occasional Ocasio-Cortez challenge
Former President Trump teased Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) about an occasional challenge from progressive Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), suggesting that she might r…
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As redistricting gets under way, Democrats' prospects looking brighter
When Republican-controlled states such as Texas and Florida gained U.S. House of Representative seats thanks to 2020 census data showing their populations are booming, it appeared Democrats were in for another bleak redistricting cycle. Coupled with the shift of suburban white voters toward...
Los Angeles police shoot knife-wielding man near famed Hollywood Boulevard amid nationwide crime surge
Los Angeles police shot a man armed with a knife near the city's famed Hollywood Boulevard on Saturday as violent crime continues to surge across the country.
Death of Illinois State Trooper found shot in squad car ruled a suicide: AP
Illinois State Police had opened an investigation into the death of Gerald Mason, who was found shot on a Chicago highway Friday.
Abortion rights activists rally for abortion justice throughout the country | CNN
Thousands of people across the United States are marching today in support of reproductive rights as the most restrictive anti-abortion bill yet went into effect in Texas last month.
Paris attacks: Haunting survivors' memories shake terror trial
The harrowing, personal, stories of people caught up in the 2015 attacks take centre stage in Paris.
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U.S. continues efforts to make amends with France after sub deal fallout
Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit France next week as the U.S. continues efforts to regain ground with the European country after the fallout of the Australia-U.S.-UK (AUKUS) deal, the State Department said Friday.Why it matters: America's oldest ally was blindsided earlier this month...
Sinema slams Dem leadership over ‘inexcusable’ failure to hold vote on infrastructure bill
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., on Saturday tore into House Democrats over what she described as an “inexcusable” failure to hold a vote on a bipartisan infrastructure bill -- a move she said betrays the trust of the American people.
States are drawing new election maps. Here's what to know | CNN Politics
Here's the first of a number of stories we'll write between now and the end of the year on the most important element of US politics that most Americans don't spend too much time worrying about: redistricting.
Virginia’s gubernatorial race has Republicans dreaming of a post-Trump future
Terry McAuliffe has branded Glenn Youngkin as a mini-Trump, but with the election weeks away, the attacks haven’t dampened GOP enthusiasm, according to polls.
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Authorities find body believed to be Miya Marcano
Marcano, a Valencia College student, vanished September 24 right before she was supposed to visit family in Fort Lauderdale, authorities said.
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Islamic State: Canadian accused of being 'voice behind the violence'
Canadian Mohammed Khalifa, who narrated IS videos, played a key propaganda role, prosecutors say.
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Authorities: Body of missing Florida college student found
MIAMI (AP) — Authorities say they have found the body of a missing Florida college student who disappeared a week ago. A maintenance worker who entered her apartment unauthorized the day she disappeared and later killed himself is the prime suspect.
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Justice Department makes changes in wake of blunders investigating sexual abuse of gymnasts
The Justice Department is making changes to improve the way federal agents and prosecutors deal with crime victims and witnesses and to better coordinate with state authorities in the wake of serious errors uncovered in the FBI's handling of sexual abuse allegations against former USA Gymnastics...
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Dick Durbin experiences Chicago gun violence first-hand; Lightfoot urged to declare ‘public safety emergency'
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., said Friday that he recently became the latest Democrat to have a too-close-for-comfort experience with urban crime.
Dubai Expo 2020 offers conflicting figures on worker deaths
Dubai’s Expo 2020 has offered conflicting figures for how many workers had been killed on site during construction of the massive world’s fair, first saying five and then later three
La Palma residents count the cost of volcanic eruption
The people of La Palma describe their struggles following a volcanic eruption which began two weeks ago.
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Biden slams 'irresponsible' Republican effort to block an increase to the debt limit, potentially pushing the US to an unprecedented and catastrophic default
Biden said on Saturday that "everybody is frustrated" following a week of setbacks and squabbles over the debt limit and his economic agenda.
Biden confidant to mediate Israel and Lebanon's maritime border dispute
The State Department's energy envoy, Amos Hochstein, will serve as the new mediator between Lebanon and Israel in a dispute over the maritime border and natural gas exploration in the Eastern Mediterranean, Israeli and U.S. officials tell Axios.Why it matters: Hochstein is one of President...
J&J vaccine could be linked to another clotting condition: EU
The European Medicines Agency (EMA), the European Union’s drug regulator, on Friday found a possible link between Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine and rare cases of bl…
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Alaska allows hospitals to ration care amid COVID spike
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska on Saturday activated emergency crisis protocols that allow 20 medical facilities to ration care if needed as the state recorded the nation’s worst COVID-19 diagnosis rates in recent days, straining the state’s limited health care system.
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Surge in life-or-death calls takes toll on domestic violence crisis line workers
"I have to remind myself that I am just a person. I am not a miracle worker. I am doing what I can," one worker said.
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Biden urges public to get vaccinated after acknowledging 700K COVID-19 deaths
President Biden urged the public to get vaccinated on Saturday in a statement acknowledging the United States has surpassed 700,000 deaths related to COVID-19.“To heal we must remember, and as our …
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Russians flock to antibody tests; West notes tool's limit
MOSCOW (AP) — When Russians talk about the coronavirus over dinner or in hair salons, the conversation often turns to “antitela,” the Russian word for antibodies — the proteins produced by the body to fight infection.
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Kyrie Irving becomes NBA’s anti-vaccine face
Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving, an NBA champion and seven-time All-Star, has become the face of a vocal minority of prominent NBA stars voicing their hesitancy toward the COVID-19 vaccine. Th…
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Health workers know what good care is. Pandemic burnout is getting in the way
The pandemic has intensified burnout among health care workers. They say it's eroding their passion for the job and the quality of patient care. Here's how some of them are trying to solve it.
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They had an appointment to get the vaccine, but died from COVID-19
Family members speak out after loved ones died from COVID-19 before they had a chance to get the vaccine.
World surpasses 5M COVID-19 deaths
The coronavirus death toll around the world surpassed 5 million on Friday, according to Reuters’s tally.Around the world, an average of 8,000 deaths a day were reported, according to the…
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Ohio GOP congressman tests positive for COVID-19
Ohio Rep. Bob Gibbs (R) announced Thursday he had tested positive for the coronavirus. “Earlier today, I was feeling under the weather with symptoms of a bad cold & was tested for COVID-19…
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An American tragedy: US COVID death toll tops 700,000
Approximately 1,500 American lives are still being reported lost to the virus every day, according to federal data.
The pill that could change the Covid fight
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