Ida remnants trigger massive flooding across Northeast
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How Texas’ 6-week abortion ban will make accessing the procedure nearly impossible for some
Tierney Sneed, CNN Access to abortion was curtailed significantly in Texas on Wednesday, with the state’s extreme and novel ban on abortions at six weeks going into effect. Clinics across the state — the second most populous in the country — drastically limited their services, as the law prohibits physicians from conducting the procedure when
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Grand jury indicts police officers and paramedics in 2019 death of Elijah McClain
By Eric Levenson and Stella Chan, CNN A Colorado grand jury indicted three police officers and two paramedics involved in the August 2019 death of Elijah McClain, a 23-year-old Black man who was stopped by police while walking home from a store, placed in a carotid hold and then injected with ketamine, Colorado Attorney General
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Taliban show off captured weapons at Kandahar victory parade
By Jonny Hallam and Mick Krever, CNN The Taliban on Wednesday showed off dozens of American-made armored vehicles along with newly seized weapons at victory celebrations in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar. In videos posted on social media, the Taliban paraded hardware left behind by both Afghan and US forces after the withdrawal of
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Fact check: Afghans coming to US are not ‘unvetted refugees’
By Tara Subramaniam and Holmes Lybrand, CNN On Monday, the last American military planes left Afghanistan, bringing weeks of evacuations to a close and raising questions about what’s next for thousands of Afghans the US helped evacuate. In the days and weeks leading up to the withdrawal deadline, a number of Republicans and conservative media
Continue Reading Louisiana’s last inhabited barrier island bore the brunt of Hurricane Ida. Here’s what it looks like now
By Eric Levenson and Gary Tuchman, CNN Grand Isle, Louisiana’s last remaining inhabited barrier island at the southern tip of the state, bore the brunt of Hurricane Ida and was devastated by the Category 4 storm’s high winds, rain and storm surge. “I’ve never seen it look like this,” Bryan Adams, director of Jefferson Parish
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Amazon adding 55,000 employees globally in first hiring push under CEO Andy Jassy
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business After growing its workforce to more than 1.3 million people in 2020, Amazon is planning to hire another 55,000 employees globally in the coming months, the company announced Wednesday. This is the first major hiring push since new Chief Executive Andy Jassy took the reins from Jeff Bezos in July.
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With 4 months left in 2021, here’s where the US stands with Covid-19
By Amir Vera and Deidre McPhillips, CNN September marks a year and a half since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the Covid-19 outbreak a pandemic and the United States issued a national emergency because of the virus. In recent weeks and months, though, many Americans have focused on other issues, including the US withdrawal
Continue Reading With 4 months left in 2021, here’s where the US stands with Covid-19
By Amir Vera and Deidre McPhillips, CNN September marks a year and a half since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the Covid-19 outbreak a pandemic and the United States issued a national emergency because of the virus. In recent weeks and months, though, many Americans have focused on other issues, including the US withdrawal
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Washington Post: GOP congressman threatened US embassy staff in trying to enter Afghanistan
By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Republican Rep. Markwayne Mullin threatened US embassy staff in Tajikistan, outraged that they would not assist him in carrying a huge amount of money through the country as he attempted to travel to Afghanistan for an unauthorized evacuation effort, The Washington Post reported. The Post reported that Mullin called the US
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When school isn’t safe: ‘You feel like you are sending your child into a lion’s den’
By Maggie Fox, CNN What finally did it for Nathan, the parent of a young child at a small Catholic school in California, was the seating chart that showed how a teacher infected at least 12 of 24 students in her class with the coronavirus. “We had never seen that seating chart before,” Nathan told
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Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson wants to drink tequila with his lookalike
By Marianne Garvey, CNN Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson wants to toss one back with his now famous doppelgänger. Last week, Alabama patrol lieutenant Eric Fields went viral after people noticed his uncanny resemblance to the “Jungle Cruise” star. The story made its way to Johnson, who tweeted on Tuesday about it. Posting side-by-side pictures of
Continue Reading Democrats break ranks to back $24 billion boost to Pentagon budget
By Jeremy Herb, Daniella Diaz, Melanie Zanona and Sarah Fortinsky, CNN More than a dozen Democrats on the House Armed Services Committee joined with Republicans to easily approve a measure boosting the Pentagon’s budget by $24 billion as part of a debate for a sweeping defense bill that authorizes spending levels and outlines priorities for
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Tracking the return of pleasant weather
WEDNESDAY: Some patchy fog will be possible this morning where winds can settle down. Most of us should be ok out the door, with a slight northeasterly breeze protecting us. There will be some low clouds to wake up to but those will break up by this afternoon. Highs will top out in the low
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A mother and her four daughters were separated at the border in 2018. This is what they lost
By Catherine E. Shoichet, Madeleine Stix and Ana Maria Luengo-Romero, CNN Casandra shouts to her sister as she races to her bedroom. “She answered!” It’s a relief. Sometimes, the calls to Honduras drop or don’t go through. Her school bus arrives in less than an hour. And the 10-year-old still isn’t sure what to wear.
Continue Reading Women stage protest in Taliban-controlled Kabul
By Nathan Hodge, Mia Alberti and Celine Alkhaldi, CNN A group of Afghan women activists staged a small protest in Taliban-controlled Kabul Friday calling for equal rights and full participation in political life, CNN has confirmed. In spite of the risk, a group called the Women’s Political Participation Network marched on the street in front
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After Hurricane Ida, here’s how to get help and stay safe in the difficult weeks ahead
By Holly Yan, CNN Hurricane Ida victims returning to damaged homes face a torrent of challenges — if they’re lucky enough to have a home standing at all. In the most devastated places, “Power outages will last weeks to possibly months,” the National Hurricane Center said. “Most of the area will be uninhabitable for weeks
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Governor Parson deploys Missouri National Guard to assist with Hurricane Ida
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Parson has mobilized 300 Missouri National Guard members to assist in post-Hurricane Ida recovery efforts in Louisiana. “The Missouri National Guard is well-trained and equipped to assist in recovery operations and has done similar missions in the past with Hurricanes Katrina and Rita,” said Maj. Gen. Levon Cumpton, Missouri National Guard
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100,000 more could die from Covid-19 in US by December
By Tara John, CNN While hospitals around the United States report oxygen shortages as they treat primarily unvaccinated Americans, a recent University of Washington model said it is possible another 100,000 people could die from Covid-19 by December. That terrifying forecast could be prevented if more Americans get vaccinated, Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the
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Biden’s first August as president shreds his momentum and tosses daunting new challenges in his path
By Kevin Liptak and Jeff Zeleny, CNN President Joe Biden tried twice last month to get to his beach house on the Delaware coast. He never made it. Far from relaxing, the 31 days of August were the longest and most wrenching of Biden’s presidency. A month his aides once viewed as a launching pad
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