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U.S. in full evacuation mode in Afghanistan

U.S. troops at Camp Leatherneck in Helmand, in two line formation

Two days into school year, 440 students in a Florida district are quarantined

July saw highest number of illegal border crossings in 21 years

Photo of migrants lined up at a border camp
Aug 12, 2021 - World

Taliban capture Kandahar, Afghanistan's second-largest city

Afghan security personnel

Pew survey finds partisan divide on nation's racial history

A man and a woman embrace each other as they walk during the 28th annual Juneteenth celebration in the Harlem neighborhood of New York.
Aug 12, 2021 - Health

CDC head warns unauthorized boosters undermine safety monitoring

Rochelle Walensky

Census reveals a more diverse, urbanized America

Photo collage of hands holding pens, a US map and US Census questions.

Top Biden adviser Anita Dunn departs White House today

Hispanic Caucus PAC to jump into redistricting fight

U.S. Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz, at a podium with other Hispanic congressional members speak on immigration reform.
Aug 12, 2021 - World

Israel and Morocco agree to full diplomatic normalization

Biden calls on Congress to lower prescription drug costs

Picture of Biden speaking behind a podium

HHS to require COVID-19 vaccine for 25,000 of its health care workers

Xavier Becerra, secretary of Health and Human Services, arrives to testify during a Senate Finance Committee

Hochul to run for New York governor in 2022 after serving out Cuomo's term

Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul addresses the people of New York at the State Capitol Building

Schumer: Progressives, centrists "need each other" for two-track balancing act

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, a Democrat from New York, speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021.

Extreme heat, deadly wildfires scorch U.S., Europe, Africa

Weather map of Europe showing hot temperatures represented in red.

Biden White House jammed on gas prices

Illustration of a gas pump with a knot in the hose
Aug 12, 2021 - Technology

Robots are the new farmhands

Image of a driverless John Deere tractor in operation

The micropayments mirage

Illustration of a magnifying glass examining a tiny dollar bill

Scores of police officers are refusing the COVID vaccine

Syringe and COVID-19 vaccine vial behind prison bars.

Biden's big COVID challenge: Fading vaccines may demand boosters

Illustration of descending bar chart made of syringes gradually shrinking in size.
Aug 12, 2021 - World

New Zealand to gradually reopen to the world next year

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern speaks to media during a press conference for the APEC Informal Leaders' Retreat at the Majestic Centre on July 16, 2021 in Wellington, New Zealand.

Firefighters tackling 105 blazes face further threat as heat wave looms

A partially burned truck sits parked near a downed electrical power pole after the Dixie Fire moved through the area on August 11, 2021 in Greenville, California
Aug 11, 2021 - Health

Rand Paul discloses wife's investment in remdesivir parent company, 16 months later

Rand and Kelley Paul hold hands while out on the campaign trail in 2016.
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