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DeSantis issues order barring Florida schools from mandating masks

Photo of Ron DeSantis speaking before a group of microphones at an outdoors conference
Updated Jul 30, 2021 - Politics & Policy

DOJ sues Texas over restrictions on undocumented migrant travel

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Biden administration reinstates fast-track deportation flights

Picture of a migrant child standing in front of border patrol officers.

White House: Over 500,000 new shots recorded Friday, highest since July 1

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Biden to announce sanctions, other efforts to address crisis in Cuba amid protests

President Biden sits at desk

Trump's tax returns must be released to Congress, DOJ says

President Donald Trump holds up his fist as he leaves the stage at the end of a rally to support Republican Senate candidates at Valdosta Regional Airport in Valdosta, Georgia on December 5, 2020.
Jul 30, 2021 - Health

CDC: Delta variant may cause mild COVID among fully vaccinated people

A storefront sign reminds people masks are for everyone on July 19, 2021 in Los Angeles, California.

Call notes show Trump urged DOJ to declare election "corrupt"

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U.S. women's soccer team beats Netherlands, moves on to Olympic semifinals

Image of the U.S. women's soccer team celebrating their victory after a penalty kick shootout.
Jul 30, 2021 - World

SEC clamps down on Chinese IPOs

A illustration of the China flag and America flag.
Jul 30, 2021 - Sports

U.S. swimmer Ryan Murphy causes stir with doping comments

Athletes pose with their medals after the 200m backstroke final.
Jul 30, 2021 - Economy

Key inflation measure grew slower than expected in June

Jul 30, 2021 - Health

Internal CDC presentation warns: "The war has changed"

CDC presentation

Exclusive: Lawmakers urge probe into DOJ's alleged racial profiling of Asians

Photo of Merrick Garland speaking from a podium with the DOJ seal on it
Jul 30, 2021 - Economy

Physical stores go hybrid with micro-fulfillment centers

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Jul 30, 2021 - Technology
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Japan tests teleporting games and "remote cheering"

Japan's NTT is using augmented reality holograms to transport an event taking place at the Olympics to a museum elsewhere in Tokyo.
Jul 30, 2021 - Health

America's new approach to masks is even more scattershot than before

From gypsy moths to Audubon, nature names face racism test

Freshly hatched caterpillars of gypsy moths on the bark of a red oak.

First Afghan allies and their families arrive in the U.S.

Head of the US Central Command, General Kenneth McKenzie, speaks during a press conference at the former Resolute Support headquarters in the US embassy compound in Kabul on July 25, 2021.

Former Michigan Sen. Carl Levin dies at 87

Sen. Carl Levin gestures while seated at a podium
Updated Jul 29, 2021 - Politics & Policy

Military members will be included in Biden's new COVID guidance

Trump's Republican critics rake in cash

Reps. Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger are seen during the first meeting of the Jan. 6 select committee.

The Republicans' mixed mandate message

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Mitch’s Sinema secret

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema is seen shaking hands as she leaves a meeting of the bipartisan infrastructure group.

Infrastructure cap will force fuzzy math

President Biden is seen gesturing in front of a portrait of George Washington in a similar pose.
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