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NYC hosts ticker tape parade for essential workers; CDC projects delta is dominant US variant: Latest COVID-19 updates

New York City, once the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S., threw a ticker tape parade in lower Manhattan Wednesday to honor the "hometown heroes" of the COVID-19 pandemic.Essential workers from the city's hospitals, emergency departments, schools and hospitality...

Robert Downey Sr., filmmaker and father of Robert Downey Jr., dies at age 85

Robert Downey Sr., the actor and filmmaker best known for classic films such as "Putney Swope” and “Greaser’s Palace,” died Tuesday night after battling Parkinson's disease, his son Robert Downey Jr. confirmed. He was 85.The younger Downey announced his father's death in a social...

Haiti President Jovenel Moïse assassinated at home; Biden calls it 'very worrisome'

Unidentified gunmen assassinated Haitian President Jovenel Moïse and wounded his wife in their home early Wednesday, an attack that U.S. President Joe Biden described as "very worrisome."Claude Joseph, the interim prime minister, confirmed the killing, which throws the Caribbean...

10 more bodies found in Miami-area condo collapse; death toll reaches 46

SURFSIDE, Fla. – The death toll in the Miami-area condo building collapse rose to 46 Wednesday after workers extricated 10 more victims from the rubble, authorities said.Mayor Daniella Levine Cava fought back tears as she made the announcement, in English and Spanish, adding that...

Crew members on Cunard Line's Queen Elizabeth ship test positive for coronavirus

Cunard Line's Queen Elizabeth has crew members on board who have tested positive for the coronavirus, the cruise line confirmed Wednesday. The cruise line did not say how many crew members tested positive."We have detected a small number of Covid-19...

MassGOP launches campaign to put voter ID law on 2022 ballot

MassGOP launches campaign to put voter ID law on 2022...

Teachers union chief vows legal action to defend teaching of ‘honest history’

Teachers union chief vows legal action to defend teaching of...

Elsa weakens to a tropical storm as it takes aim at Florida

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Elsa weakened to a tropical storm as it threatened Florida's northern Gulf Coast on Wednesday after raking past the Tampa Bay region with gusty winds and heavy rain.Gov. Ron DeSantis said forecasts called for...

USA TODAY launches subscriber model for premium journalism, but many stories remain free. Here's what you need to know.

When major news breaks anywhere in the country, our journalists are on the scene quickly. We often get asked, "How did you get people there so fast?"Our answer: We don't have to "get" there, we there.USA TODAY has journalists spread across the country, and partners each...

Florida braces for Elsa's landfall, NYC mayoral race, heroes' ticker parade: 5 things to know Wednesday

Tropical Storm Elsa threatens Florida's northern Gulf Coast Elsa weakened from a hurricane to a tropical storm Wednesday as it threatened Florida's northern Gulf Coast after raking past the Tampa Bay region with gusty winds and heavy rain. Gov. Ron DeSantis...
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