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Aug 13, 2021 - Politics & Policy

Texas judge allows county to temporarily defy Gov. Abbott's mask ban

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott
Aug 13, 2021 - Health

Coronavirus case surges force school closures

Students during the first day at Roosevelt Elementary School in Anaheim, California, on Aug. 12.
Aug 13, 2021 - Economy

Consumer sentiment sinks amid spread of Delta

July breaks record as world's hottest month

Man standing in front of a burning forest.

Texas companies: Culture wars bad for business

Illustration of the Texas state flag forming a line pointing down.

New York Assembly speaker: Cuomo impeachment probe to be suspended

Gov. Andrew Cuomo
Updated Aug 13, 2021 - Health

U.S. approves third vaccine dose for certain immunocompromised people

Three moderna vaccine vials
Updated Aug 13, 2021 - Politics & Policy

Federal judge keeps eviction moratorium alive, but signals it's illegal

A sign calling for fighting evictions is set on the ground as Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO) spends the night outside the U.S. Capitol.

Native American population jumps to largest size in modern history

Zuni women with Indian Pots on head march 98th Gallup Inter-tribal Indian Ceremonial, New Mexico.
Aug 13, 2021 - Technology
Column / Signal Boost

Apple opens the encryption Pandora's box

Illustration of open Pandora's Box with 1's and 0's coming out

Nine House Democrats say they won't vote on budget unless infrastructure bill passes

Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, Democrat of California, speaks during her weekly press briefing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on August 6, 2021

Behind the scenes of the Biden administration as the U.S. ditches Kabul

Taliban fighters in Herat

The great American dog shortage

Illustration of a person holding a leash with an invisible dog

Biden's climate communications challenge

Animated illustration of Earth with an ellipsis in a speech bubble.
Aug 13, 2021 - Economy

Vaccine mandates exacerbate class divide

Illustration of two people on a divide symbol with a syringe as the middle
Aug 13, 2021 - Economy

Borders are back

Illustration of an exit sign with a return symbol in place of an arrow
Aug 13, 2021 - Health

Health care's burnout crisis

Illustration of a stethoscope wrapped around a doctor's torso.
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