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Updated Aug 20, 2021 - Energy & Climate

Tropical Storm Henri prompts hurricane warnings for Connecticut, New York

Map showing a storm with red colors showing strong winds approaching New England.
Updated Aug 20, 2021 - Politics & Policy

DOJ asks Supreme Court for last minute stay over Trump's "Remain in Mexico" program

Merrick Garland, U.S. attorney general, speaks during a news conference
Aug 20, 2021 - Health

FDA expected to grant full approval to Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine next week

Picture of a vial of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine
Updated Aug 20, 2021 - Politics & Policy

U.S. expands evacuation outposts to Middle East, Europe

Kabul airport

Capitol bomb threat suspect charged with threatening to use weapon of mass destruction

Photo of police cars and first responders lined up along the road with the Capitol building in the distance

UN document: Taliban "hunt down" Afghan allies in "targeted door-to-door visits"

- Taliban fighters stand guard along a road
Aug 20, 2021 - Economy

Mike Richards steps down as "Jeopardy!" host after offensive comments resurface

In this screenshot released on June 25, Mike Richards accepts the award for Outstanding Game Show for Jeopardy! during the 48th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards broadcast on June 25, 2021.

Trump officials back away from 2020 Taliban peace deal after withdrawal chaos

Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meeting with Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, now the Taliban's de facto political leader, in Doha, Qatar, in September 2020.
Aug 20, 2021 - Economy

OnlyFans sends creators scrambling with sudden ban on "sexually explicit" material

Blurred out image of a lock
Aug 20, 2021 - Economy

The economy through retail's lens

Illustration of line graphs in a shopping bag.
Aug 20, 2021 - Health

COVID-19 hospitalizations are getting more expensive for patients

Dr. Michael Nguyen tends to a patient in a hallway at the Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital on August 18, 2021 in Houston, Texas

Exclusive: Amanda Gorman calls on Biden to support Afghan women and girls

Amanda Gorman reads her poem at President Biden's inauguration
Aug 20, 2021 - Health

Texas temporarily drops enforcement of ban on mask mandates

Greg Abbott
Aug 20, 2021 - Health

The importance of vaccine timing

Illustration of a syringe in a bottle of insulin with a clock face cap
Aug 20, 2021 - Health

Study: Extreme heat is becoming an unignorable global health issue

Illustration of the planet shrouded in weather and heat.
Aug 20, 2021 - Health

America's patchwork back-to-school plan

Illustration of a patchwork quilt pattern made from brightly colored children's masks. The quilt has several missing masks that leave holes in the pattern.
Aug 19, 2021 - World

Kabul airlift ramping up but still running far short of capacity

38-day Texas House standoff ends after Democrats' return

Photo of people wearing masks with the American and Texas flag designs
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