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Biden signs bill awarding Congressional Gold Medals to officers who responded to Jan. 6 attack

Biden, surrounded by a crowd, signs legislation to award congressional gold medals to law enforcement

Return-to-work plans on ice after COVID spike

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How the Delta variant ups the stakes in the war against COVID

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Apple debuts plan to detect images of child sexual abuse

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DOJ investigating city of Phoenix and Phoenix police department

Phoenix Police confront demonstrators in 2017

Scoop: Dem fundraising platform ActBlue boots Cuomo

Protestors are seen holding up a sign urging New York Gov. Mario Cuomo to resign.

Civil rights leaders plan a day of voting rights marches

Martin Luther King III speaks, with Rev. Al Sharpton behind him, at a press conference at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial on July 28, 2021 in Washington, DC.

Latinos twice as likely as white people to die from gunfire

Aug 5, 2021 - Health

How coronavirus vaccine sales stack up

Biden offers temporary "safe haven" for Hong Kongers in U.S.

Hong Kong protesters wave US flags outside US consulate

Moderna: COVID-19 vaccine 93% effective through 6 months

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Aug 5, 2021 - Sports

U.S. women's soccer team beats Australia, wins Olympic bronze

The U.S. women's team celebrates after beating the Netherlands. Photo:

Scoop: Inside a Kamala Harris crisis dinner

The post-pandemic economy has already arrived

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Biden, top automakers aim for 50% electric vehicle sales by 2030

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Aug 5, 2021 - Health

Why vaccine passports are still just a dream

Illustration of a passport with a stamp on it shaped like a syringe that reads "vaccinated"

Wealthy people are renouncing American citizenship

Aug 5, 2021 - Health

Booster shots for the immunocompromised likely coming soon

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In photos: Tokyo Olympics day 13 highlights

USA's Kevin Wayne Durant (C) runs with the ball past Australia's Chris Goulding (L) and Nic Kay in the men's semi-final basketball match between Australia and USA
Updated Aug 5, 2021 - Politics & Policy

"Not patriotism": Sentencing judges rebuke Capitol rioters

U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson listens during the investiture ceremony for U.S. District Judge Trevor N. McFadden April 13, 2018 at the U.S. District Court in Washington, DC.

Landlords mount legal challenge to Biden admin's new eviction moratorium

President Joe Biden takes questions during an event in the East Room of the White House August 3
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