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WASHINGTON (AP) — The House committee investigating the January insurrection at the U.S. Capitol is demanding a trove of records from federal intelligence and law enforcement agencies, showing the sweep of the lawmakers’ review of the deadly attack by a mob of Donald Trump supporters.
US concerned about 'very specific threat stream' from ISIS-K against crowds outside Kabul airport | CNN Politics
Concerns about security around Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul have increased based on “a very specific threat stream” from ISIS-K about planned attacks against crowds outside the airport, a US defense official has told CNN.
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Report: Most federal election security money remains unspent
Congress provided hundreds of millions of dollars to shore up the nation's election system against cyberattacks and other threats, but roughly two-thirds of the money remained unspent just weeks before last year's presidential election.
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Feds report most rental assistance has still not gone out
BOSTON (AP) — States and localities have only distributed 11% of the tens of billions of dollars in federal rental assistance, the Treasury Department said Wednesday, the latest sign the program is struggling to reach the millions of tenants at risk of eviction.
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Bipartisan criticism pours in after congressmen take clandestine Afghanistan trip
Reps. Peter Meijer and Seth Moulton's trip to Kabul was called a "publicity stunt" that took resources away from the evacuation efforts.
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US says 1,500 Americans may still await Kabul evacuation
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that as many as 1,500 Americans may be awaiting evacuation from Afghanistan, a figure that suggests the U.S. may accomplish its highest priority for the Kabul airlift — rescuing U.S.
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GOP leader says Biden spending bills will pass 'over my dead body,' but can't say how he'll stop them
"It'll be over my dead body, because I'm going to do everything in our power to stop it," the Republican leader said on CNBC's "Squawk Box."
White House fires back at McCarthy as it doubles down on domestic agenda | CNN Politics
The White House is firing back at House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, who on Tuesday called for Democrats to halt work on their sweeping economic agenda to focus on Afghanistan evacuations.
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Lindsey Graham: ‘I think Joe Biden deserves to be impeached’
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said Tuesday that President Biden should be impeached for his handling of the withdrawal of U.S. troops in Afghanistan. “I think he should be impeached,” Graham sa…
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Afghanistan: World Bank halts aid after Taliban takeover
The announcement comes after the International Monetary Fund halted aid to Afghanistan last week.
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House moderates provide even more leverage to Joe Manchin on reconciliation
First Read is your briefing from "Meet the Press" and the NBC Political Unit on the day's most important political stories and why they matter.
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Pentagon scolds Meijer, Moulton for Kabul airport visit
“They certainly took time away from what we had been planning to do that day,” said Defense Department press secretary John Kirby.
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Here's what happens next as Democrats try to pass Biden's multitrillion-dollar economic plans
Nancy Pelosi took key steps toward passing infrastructure and budget bills, and Democrats aim to approve both in the coming weeks.
White House in chaos struggles to keep Biden on time
President Biden is struggling to provide a message of strength and confidence amid international scorn and uncertainty over his handling of the U.S. military drawdown in Afghanistan – showing up late to speeches, refusing to answer reporters’ questions, and largely avoiding the White House press...
Rental aid holdup threatens eviction catastrophe
The Treasury data showed that bottlenecks continued to plague the $46.5 billion program that Congress first authorized in December.
www.politico.comRepublican House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy defends Reps. Moulton and Meijer over unauthorized trip to Afghanistan: 'I understand their frustration'
Republican House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said it was not a good idea to go to Afghanistan, but that he understood the members' frustration.
Majorities back Biden spending plan, infrastructure bill: poll
A majority of Americans back both the bipartisan infrastructure bill and Democrats’ much larger budget reconciliation spending plan, according to a new poll.The USA Today-Suffolk Univers…
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Fact check: Republican House leader Kevin McCarthy makes at least 5 false claims in 7-minute Fox News interview | CNN Politics
House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy made at least five false claims during a seven-minute Sunday interview on Fox News.
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POLITICO Playbook PM: The terrorist threat in Kabul
And the Jan. 6 committee makes sweeping document requests.
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US evacuates another 19K people from Afghanistan
The Pentagon on Wednesday said 19,000 people were evacuated from Afghanistan in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number to roughly 82,300 evacuees out of Kabul since the country fell to t…
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Jen Psaki admits Biden is abandoning 'some' Americans to the mercy of terrorists
Less than 24 hours after White House press secretary Jen Psaki claimed that Americans stuck behind Taliban checkpoints in Afghanistan aren’t “stranded,” she admitted it will be impossible to get them all out of the country by the Aug. 31 evacuation deadline.
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Larry Elder surges past Gavin Newsom in Google searches
Elder overtook Newsom handily in Google searches according to Google Trends, meaning Newsom’s biggest competitor for his job is gaining steam as the recall vote looms.
Cuba says the U.S. embargo is 'genocidal.' What does it really do?
Over the years, the U.S. has added more laws on the embargo, making it harsher — while also creating more exceptions. It’s now a complex set of laws with many layers.
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'Food fight': Lawmakers jockey for $6B in funding after Afghan military's collapse
"A whole lot of people have been looking at that money now," a top House Republican said.
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Fukushima nuclear plant water to be released via undersea tunnel
Japanese officials have said the ocean release is the most realistic option for disposing the radiocative water.
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Kamala Harris has 'unprecedented' negative rating
America just doesn’t have a good “feeling” about Vice President Kamala Harris.
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Biden hands GOP rare unity moment in post-Trump era
President Biden and congressional Democrats are handing Republicans a rare unity moment, providing a boost for a party that has struggled to get on the same page in the post-Trump era.DemocratsR…
thehill.comKamala Harris political potency faces test with Gavin Newsom recall effort
Vice President Kamala Harris faces a key political test ahead of a Sept. 14 special election in California as embattled Gov. Gavin Newsom leans on her to juice Democratic turnout and shield him from an embarrassing recall.
Lawsuit argues Iowa's unemployment benefit cuts are illegal
A proposed class-action lawsuit claims that Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ decision to cut off enhanced unemployment benefits for tens of thousands of residents violated state law and asks a court to reinstate their eligibility. The lawsuit, filed this week in Polk County, seeks to make claimants...
Pelosi and other lawmakers criticize unauthorized trip to Afghanistan | CNN Politics
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi didn’t mince words Wednesday about her view of two House members’ clandestine trip to Afghanistan this week.
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Officer who shot pro-Trump rioter Ashli Babbitt to reveal identity in NBC News interview
The police officer who fatally shot pro-Trump rioter Ashli Babbitt on Jan. 6 at the Capitol will talk to NBC News' Lester Holt.
McCarthy says Biden is leaving US hostages for the Taliban: 'He turned his back on our own citizens'
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy blasted President Biden for sticking to an Aug. 31 withdrawal deadline from Afghanistan and said "thousands of Americans" could be left stranded in the Taliban-controlled country as a result.
Blinken says up to 1,500 Americans may still need evacuation from Afghanistan
Roughly 19,000 people were airlifted from Kabul over a 24-hour period beginning early Tuesday morning.
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Trump family, senior aides targets of demands by Jan 6. committee
The wide-ranging requests provide a window into the comprehensive way the House committee appears to be investigating the attack.
www.nbcnews.comUS officials were furious when they found out 2 lawmakers secretly traveled to Kabul, report says
Democratic Rep. Seth Moulton and GOP Rep. Peter Meijer went to Kabul airport in secret, saying they were conducting "oversight" on evacuations.
Biden details plan to resume oil and gas leasing in response to court ruling
The Biden administration is taking steps beginning this week toward restarting oil and gas leasing on federal lands and waters as it complies with a ruling by a federal judge that found its pause on new auctions to be illegal.
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Dozens of California students, parents stranded in Afghanistan after summer trip abroad
Dozens of California students and parents are stranded in Afghanistan after taking a summer trip to the country.More than 20 students and 16 parents from the Cajon Valley Union Schoo…
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'Trying to pull off an infinite number of miracles.' Inside the round-the-clock volunteer effort to save Afghans | CNN Politics
The woman and her two children had tried nearly a dozen times without success to get into Hamid Karzai International Airport for an evacuation flight out of Kabul to join her husband in the United States.
www.cnn.comWhat Israeli PM Bennett wants from his White House meeting with Biden
President Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett want to use their meeting on Thursday to project that the U.S.-Israeli relationship is off to a fresh start, Israeli and U.S. officials involved in the visit tell Axios.Why it matters: The leaders will discuss Iran, military aid to...
'I have no one': Afghans who made it out fear for those left behind
Afghans who made it to Europe are in purgatory, caught between the hell of Kabul and their uncertain new lives.
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Democrats eye new federal coverage program in states declining Medicaid expansion
Congressional Democrats are likely to create a new federal program in their coming package to provide health insurance coverage in states that have declined to expand Medicaid, following a transiti…
thehill.comApathetic voters could hand California recall to Republicans: ‘Folks seem unaware’
Gavin Newsom remains popular but Democrats appear far less likely than Republicans to vote in the election Gavin Newsom greets volunteers who were working the phone banks in support of voting against the governor’s recall at Hecho en Mexico restaurant in East Los Angeles. Photograph: Genaro...
Mayoral candidate Michelle Wu says she’s not in ‘the typical mold of a Boston politician’
The daughter of immigrants and mom of young kids wants to be the first Asian American mayor of the city.
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Court upholds death sentence for church shooter Dylann Roof
A federal appeals court has upheld the conviction and death sentence of a man on federal death row for the racist slayings of nine members of a Black South Carolina congregation
89% of federal rental assistance remains unspent as potential evictions crisis looms
States and cities paid $1.7 billion in rental aid to landlords and renters in July, just a small increase from the $1.5 billion in June.
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Former California Democratic Senate leader endorses Larry Elder in campaign against Gov. Newsom
The former California Senate majority leader, Democrat Gloria Romero, endorsed Republican gubernatorial candidate Larry Elder in a campaign video.
SCOTUS blocked the latest eviction moratorium. Here are the steps the Biden administration is taking to help at-risk renters. | CNN Politics
The Biden administration is taking new steps to prevent evictions as the Covid-19 pandemic continues, the White House and Department of Treasury announced Wednesday.
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GOP senators release video thanking US military for Afghanistan service, share veteran crisis hotline
A significant group of Republican senators joined together in a video giving thanks to the members of our Armed Forces who served in Afghanistan over the past twenty years.
Trooper Hits Black Motorist 18 Times With A Flashlight, Calling It 'Pain Compliance'
The beating following a traffic stop that left Aaron Larry Bowman with a broken jaw, three broken ribs and other injuries. Graphic body camera video was kept secret for more than two years.
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Doctors warn against viral Milk Crate Challenge: ‘Real people are getting real injuries’
Doctors are warning against trying the viral Milk Crate Challenge because of its dangerous nature, claiming “real people are getting real injuries.”The Milk Crate Challenge, when peo…
thehill.comUS general says there are 10,000 people still waiting to be evacuated from Kabul's airport
President Joe Biden has set an August 31 deadline to finish evacuations from Afghanistan as the US pulls out following the Taliban's takeover.
Texas attorney general’s own office clears him of bribery, abuse of office allegations
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s (R) office cleared him of allegations that he accepted bribes Tuesday, writing in a report that his actions were “lawful, and consistent with his leg…
thehill.com'This is deadly serious': Pelosi denounces congressmen's surprise trip to Kabul
The House speaker joined a chorus of U.S. officials condemning Reps. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., and Peter Meijer, R-Mich., for secretly flying to Kabul in the middle of ongoing efforts to evacuate thousands of Americans and Afghans.
Why Biden will end the final mission in Afghanistan in just 7 days | CNN Politics
The instincts that drove President Joe Biden’s decision to end the US presence in Afghanistan by August 31 were revealed by what he talked about before he announced it to the American people.
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Ty Garbin gets 6 years in prison in Michigan governor kidnap plot
Garbin told prosecutors six men trained at his property, constructing a "shoot house" to resemble Whitmer's vacation home and "assaulting it with firearms."
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Factbox: Biden faces gauntlet of deadlines on Afghanistan, infrastructure, budget
U.S. President Joe Biden faces a series of deadlines in the upcoming weeks that may define the next years of his presidency and could affect the 2022 midterm congressional elections.
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EXPLAINER: What's happening with Afghanistan evacuations?
WASHINGTON (AP) — Since the Taliban seized the Afghan capital on Aug. 14, more than 82,000 people have been evacuated from Afghanistan in one of the largest U.S. airlifts in history. While the pace has picked up in recent days, it’s still a chaotic scramble as people seek to escape.
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McCarthy blames Schiff for focusing on impeachment over Afghanistan intelligence
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy took aim at House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff for creating a “failure” by focusing on impeachment investigations against former President Donald Trump rather than on providing oversight on intelligence about the Taliban's influence in Afghanistan.
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FBI executes search warrants at homes of two Detroit politicians amid bribery probe
FBI executed a search warrant this morning at the homes of Janeé Ayers and Scott Benson. The feds have charged another council member with bribery.
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Kathy Hochul chooses state Senator Brian Benjamin as New York's lieutenant governor
A formal announcement is expected on Thursday, a source familiar with the decision tells CBS News.
www.cbsnews.comAirlines are helping in Afghanistan evacuations. How does that work?
The Biden administration has tapped U.S. air carriers to help in the evacuation of Afghanistan. Here's how that works.
Infographic: Lebanon is about to run out of water
More than 70 percent of Lebanon’s population faces critical water shortages, UN children’s agency warns.
African American Mayors Association says they’ll coordinate with White House, others to take in Afghans
An association representing African American mayors in the United States said the city leaders will work with the White House and states to take in as many Afghan refugees as possible.“So many…
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Climate measures in reconciliation, infrastructure bills will mostly meet Biden's emissions goals, Schumer says | CNN Politics
Measures in the bipartisan infrastructure bill and $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation bill can meet the majority of Biden’s target to drastically reduce emissions by the end of the decade, according to an analysis by Schumer’s office.
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Trump makes executive privilege threat as House committee seeks documents from agencies on January 6 attack | CNN Politics
Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to invoke executive privilege in an effort to block the House select committee investigating the January 6 Capitol riot from obtaining a massive tranche of documents it’s demanding from several US government agencies, despite his successor...
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An Animal Rescue Group Is Racing To Get Hundreds Of Pets Out Of Afghanistan By Aug. 31
Kabul Small Animal Rescue's American director is raising money to airlift more than 200 dogs and cats, the group's staff and their families before foreign troops leave at the end of the month.
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Herschel Walker declares Senate candidacy in Georgia, a top GOP target in 2022
Former football star running back Herschel Walker on Wednesday officially declared his candidacy for the Senate in Georgia, jumping into a Republican primary race to challenge Democratic freshman Sen. Raphael Warnock in the 2022 midterm elections, in a crucial contest that could ultimately...
Through four wars, toll mounts on a Gaza neighborhood
BEIT HANOUN, Gaza Strip (AP) — The electricity is out again tonight in what’s left of Zaki and Jawaher Nassir’s neighborhood. But from the shell of their sitting room, its wall blown open by Israeli missiles, twilight and a neighbor’s fire are enough to see by.
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U.S. to restart oil leasing with offshore auction this year
The Biden administration said on Tuesday it would take steps to restart the federal oil and gas leasing program in the next week and plans to hold a Gulf of Mexico auction as soon as October, court papers showed.
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In private, Qatar warn US officials of 'growing crises' at bases housing Afghans: Internal report
Qatari officials are warning their American counterparts that the situation at U.S. facilities, where thousands of Afghan evacuees are being housed, is growing more dire.
Iran’s parliament approves President Raisi’s conservative cabinet
All except one of Iranian president’s cabinet member picks were approved with overwhelming support by parliament.
Ron DeSantis continues blasting AP coverage during appearance on ‘Hannity’
DeSantis denounced the so-called 'political hit piece.'
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Prosecutor: South Dakota AG to take plea deal in fatal crash
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg will avoid a trial and take a plea deal on misdemeanor traffic charges in a crash last year in which he hit and killed a man who was walking along a rural highway, a prosecutor said Wednesday.
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Millions of pounds of dangerous nuclear waste buried under California beach
The waste is buried about 100 feet from the shoreline.
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Street Violence Cannot Become Part of Our Political Process
In Portland, the mayor and police chief announced cops would not intervene if brawls broke out at a political demonstration.
‘It literally saved us’: what the US’s new anti-poverty measure means for families
For many American parents struggling to make ends meet during the Covid crisis, Biden’s child tax credit has already made a huge difference Rashida Taylor with her four-year-old daughter Riley outside of their home in Washington DC on 19 August. Photograph: Alyssa Schukar/The Guardian Four weeks...
'I have no one': Afghans who made it out fear for those left behind
Afghans who made it to Europe are in purgatory, caught between the hell of Kabul and their uncertain new lives.
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Judge spars with Justice Department over media protections
A magistrate judge handling Capitol riot cases asks: “Who watches the watchmen?”
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Man photographed as naked baby on Nirvana album cover sues for 'sexual exploitation'
A man who appeared as a naked baby on the cover of Nirvana's 1991 "Nevermind" album has filed a lawsuit against the surviving members of the influential band, alleging the image was child sexual exploitation.
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Tourist sites threatened by raging US wildfires
The Caldor Fire in California and Greenwood Lake Fire in Minnesota are fueled by climate change, researchers conclude.
Increased Syria violence prompts largest civilian displacements in a year, as gridlock stymies political talks
Progress towards resolving Syria’s decade-long conflict has reached an impasse, the chief United Nations mediator told the Security Council on Tuesday, as an uptick in fighting throughout the country led to some of the largest civilian displacements in a year.
New Texas voting laws, political maps could once again require federal approval under U.S. House bill named after John Lewis
The federal bill seeks to reinstate sections of the 1965 Voting Rights Act that were written to protect people of color. Texas House Democrats see it as a way to prevent implementing provisions of a Texas voting restrictions bill moving through the state Legislature.
How screwed is Adam Kinzinger?
Illinois Democrats are on the verge of rolling out a new congressional map that could end the House career of one of the GOP’s most prominent Trump critics.
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Nine defendants added to California indictment against MS-13 for four previously unsolved murders
A federal grand jury in California added nine people allegedly connected to the MS-13 gang to an indictment regarding a series of previously unsolved homicides, the Justice Department announced Tuesday.
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Plea deal offered to Capitol rioter accused of wielding stick at cops
Prosecutors have proposed a plea bargain to a Virginia man accused of attacking police with a large stick during the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot, lawyers for the government and defendant told a court hearing on Wednesday.
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'Pain compliance': Video shows trooper pummeling Black man
Graphic body camera video kept secret for more than two years shows a Louisiana State trooper pummeling a Black motorist 18 times with a flashlight — an attack the trooper defended as “pain compliance.” The Associated Press obtained footage of the May 2019 traffic stop in Monroe that left Aaron...
apnews.comThrough four wars, toll mounts on a Gaza neighborhood
BEIT HANOUN, Gaza Strip (AP) — The electricity is out again tonight in what’s left of Zaki and Jawaher Nassir’s neighborhood. But from the shell of their sitting room, its wall blown open by Israeli missiles, twilight and a neighbor’s fire are enough to see by.
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Taliban tell Afghan women to stay home from work because soldiers are 'not trained' to respect them | CNN
Fear is mounting for women and girls in Afghanistan after the Taliban told working women to stay at home, admitting they were not safe in the presence of the militant group’s soldiers.
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U.S. business equipment spending strong even as new orders flat in July
New orders for key U.S.-made capital goods were unexpectedly flat in July amid supply constraints and a shift in demand to services, suggesting that business spending on equipment could slow in the second half after robust growth over the past year.
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Afghan Grandees Insist on Formation of Inclusive Government: Velayati - Politics news - Tasnim News Agency
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Ali Akbar Velayati, an international adviser to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, said he has held talks with several grandees and leading figures of Afghanistan, who have maintained that their country requires an inclusive government involving all ethnic groups.
The Latest: US, others issue security alert at Kabul airport - KVIA
By The Associated Press Australia has advised advised its citizens in Afghanistan not to travel to Kabul’s airport, where there as a “very high threat of a terrorist attack.” The U.S. Embassy told Americans to move away from three airport gates over an unspecified security issue. Australian...
Cleanup begins of Haiti town's earthquake-crumbled homes
MANICHE, Haiti (AP) — At the edge of a pile of rubble, Michael Jules plunged an iron bar over and over into the crumbling concrete of his grandmother’s home. A younger cousin squatted at his feet, pulling away debris with a trowel.
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Tech companies pledge billions in cybersecurity investments
WASHINGTON (AP) — Some of the country’s leading technology companies have committed to investing billions of dollars to strengthen cybersecurity defenses and to train skilled workers, the Whi…
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Washington man says he killed teenager in self-defense after discovering she was transgender
A Washington man accused of killing a transgender teenager claimed self-defense during his murder trial on Tuesday.
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OnlyFans reverses explicit content ban after outcry
OnlyFans says it has suspended a plan to ban sexually explicit content following an outcry from its creators and advocates for sex workers. The subscription site said in a prepared statement Wednesday that the planned ban was “no longer required due to banking partners’ assurances that OnlyFans...
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Man protecting his baby fatally shot in Florida restaurant
A gunman walked into a Miami Beach restaurant and fatally shot a tourist who was protecting his 1-year-old son
Virginia Redistricting Commission opts for ‘blank-slate’ approach for new political maps
The Virginia Redistricting Commission will not use the state’s current political maps when drawing boundaries for legislative and congressional districts, voting instead to start the process …
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India woman who accused MP of rape dies in self-immolation
Her death puts the spotlight on the treatment of women in India.
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Heat wave felt across the U.S., with temperatures up to 100-115 degrees
The heat and humidity will break this weekend in the Northeast, but will continue in other regions from the Midwest to the mid-Atlantic.
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Xi Jinping's political ideology to become part of curriculum in China
China will introduce Xi Jinping's political ideology in its national curriculum for schools and colleges, in the latest effort to consolidate the ruling Communist Party's grip on power for the future
Phish relocates Tahoe shows because of toxic air from Caldor Fire
Air quality readings have pushed well over 500 this week — which is quite literally off...
Appreciating Charlie Watts, The Rolling Stones' Understated Drum Master
Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts, who died on Tuesday, played with a deceptively simple style that took some fans time to appreciate.
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Illinois Democrats to redraw political maps using census in special one-day session
The House and Senate plan to return to Springfield on Aug. 31 for a one-day special session.
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Experts on WHO team say search for COVID origins has stalled
LONDON (AP) — The international scientists dispatched to China by the World Health Organization to find out where the coronavirus came from said Wednesday the search has stalled and warned that the window of opportunity for solving the mystery is “closing fast.”
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J&J vaccine booster shot raises antibody levels 9-fold, company says
The findings could help inform the U.S. government's recommendations about booster shots for the 14 million people who received the single-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
Moderna says vaccine highly effective after six months in application for full approval
Drugmaker Moderna announced Wednesday that its COVID-19 vaccine is 93% effective after six months as it completed another step on the way to full approval of the vaccine by the Food and Drug Administration.
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Moderna completes submission for full FDA approval of Covid-19 vaccine; Pfizer seeks approval for booster dose | CNN
Moderna announced on Wednesday it has completed its submission to the US Food and Drug Administration for full approval of its Covid-19 vaccine for people age 18 and older, and Pfizer and BioNTech announced they have begun submitting data for full FDA approval of a third dose of their vaccine.
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What Missouri schools learned the hard way about rapid Covid testing
Missouri’s ambitious school testing plan landed with a thud. What can it teach other schools about keeping the delta variant out of classrooms?
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Intelligence community delivers report on COVID-19 origins to Biden
The president has been briefed on the findings from the 90-day investigation into where and how the outbreak began, the White House said.
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GOP governors-White House schoolyard brawl tests limits of local control
Republican state executives see the fight against masking kids as a chance to show off their political power — and take on Biden.
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Pentagon: US troops must get their COVID-19 vaccines ASAP
WASHINGTON (AP) — Military troops must immediately begin to get the COVID-19 vaccine, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in a memo Wednesday, ordering service leaders to “impose ambitious timelines for implementation.”
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What the vaccine order means for nursing homes — House Democrats’ spending plans moves ahead
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New NY governor adds 12,000 deaths to publicized COVID tally
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Delivering another blow to what's left of former Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s legacy, New York’s new governor acknowledged on her first day in office that the state has had nearly 12,000 more deaths from COVID-19 than Cuomo told the public.
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Three-quarters of ICU beds across country are full
Hospitals report that three-quarters of the intensive care units in the United States are full, as COVID-19 continues to rampage the country.Federal data shows almost 77.3 percent of all ICU b…
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With Biden poll numbers plunging, Democrats worry Afghan exit may impact next year's elections
The rushed U.S. evacuation in Afghanistan appears to be a key contributing factor in the plunge in President Biden's approval rating in new polls. Some Democrats are worried the political fallout could impair their prospects in the 2022 midterms.
Masks ordered for most Florida students, defying DeSantis
Just over half of Florida’s 2.8 million public school students now face mandates to wear masks in classrooms
China slams US ‘scapegoating’ before COVID origin report release
China decries US ‘politicisation’ of efforts to trace origin of the virus ahead of release of a US intelligence report.
You asked, we’re answering: Your top questions about Covid-19 and vaccines
CNN readers ask sharp questions about coronavirus every day. We’re answering some of the most popular questions and busting myths with statistics and facts.
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After hospital CEO Dr. Leon Haley's tragic death, hundreds get vaccinated in his honor
Since Dr. Leon Haley's untimely death, the Jacksonville community has continued his mission, vaccinating hundreds at clinics in his honor.
Schumer: Infrastructure bills would curb emissions 45 percent
The emissions curbs would fall short of President Joe Biden's goal of 50 percent reductions taken alone, but Schumer said administrative actions and state action would reach it.
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Delta will charge unvaccinated employees $200 per month
Delta Air Lines will charge employees on the company health plan $200 a month if they fail to get vaccinated against COVID-19, a policy the airline's top executive says is necessary because the average hospital stay for the virus costs the airline $50,000.
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COVID-19 live updates: Judge rules Florida governor stop banning mask mandates in schools
The United States is facing a COVID-19 surge this summer as the more contagious delta variant spreads.
NBC News poll shows demographic breakdown of the vaccinated in the U.S.
First Read is your briefing from "Meet the Press" and the NBC Political Unit on the day's most important political stories and why they matter.
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'Multiple' members of Hogan's staff have COVID; Hogan & Lt. Gov. test negative
Gov. Larry Hogan's office has confirmed that multiple members of his staff have tested positive for COVID-19. Hogan, as well as Lt. Gov. Boyd Rutherford, were tested for COVID-19, which came back negative, said spokesperson Kata Hall. RELATED | In a statement, the governor's office said: While...
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Reeves claims COVID response not political
JACKSON, Miss. -- Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves stared into cameras during a news conference and said he is not advancing any political agenda in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic as the state experiences a sharp rise in new cases and hospitalizations.
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Harris Urges Vietnam to Join US in Opposing China ‘Bullying'
Vice President Kamala Harris has urged Vietnam to join the U.S. in challenging what she called China’s “bullying” in the South China Sea
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