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Miami-Dade leaders announce a series of meetings for policy changes after the Surfside condo building collapse. Aerial image shows the collapsed building on June 24.

Miami-Dade leaders announce a series of meetings for policy changes after the Surfside collapse

By Madeline Holcombe and Rebekah Riess, CNN Local and federal officials will convene a series of meetings, dubbed “Sunshine” meetings, to discuss possible changes following the Surfside condo building collapse, Miami-Dade officials announced Wednesday. Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava and Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners Chairman Jose “Pepe” Diaz said a group of local,

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Louisiana vaccination sites are seeing increased traffic.

As people of all ages flock to a Louisiana vaccination site, an official says he is optimistic outreach is working

By Madeline Holcombe, Nadia Romero and Jeff Simon, CNN As hospitals in Louisiana fill up with Covid-19 patients, vaccination sites in the state are also seeing increased traffic, leaving at least one hospital official optimistic that all the vaccination outreach is working. Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center Director of Operations Thomas Dunn

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Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei gives his official seal of approval to newly elected president Ebrahim Raisi on August 3.

Iran’s hardline new president sworn in amid stalled nuclear talks and hopes of Saudi detente

By Frederik Pleitgen, Claudia Otto and Ramin Mostaghim, CNN Ebrahim Raisi was inaugurated as Iran’s next president on Thursday, signaling the start of a new harder-line era that could herald major shifts in the Islamic Republic’s policies at home and abroad. After eight years of Hassan Rouhani’s moderate administration, Iran now turns to Raisi, an

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