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Kamala Harris meets with border officials, tours port of entry in visit to Texas border

The vice president met with border officials and migrant children during a trip to El Paso.The trip will inform a strategy on the root causes of migration to be released in coming weeks, the White House said.The White House continues...

'We still have hope that we will find people alive': At least 4 dead, 159 unaccounted for in Florida building collapse

12-story beachfront building 'pancaked' when it collapsedUrgent search for survivors continues FridayBuilding was undergoing an inspection but cause remains unknownSURFSIDE, Fla. – Almost 160 people are unaccounted for Friday, a day after a 12-story beachfront condominium building just north of...

Lost your sense of taste and smell from COVID? It could take up to a year to get back, study finds: Latest COVID-19 updates

COVID-19 survivors who lost their sense of taste and smell may have to wait up to a year to fully recover, a new study found.  Researchers followed 97 COVID-19 patients who lost their sense of taste and smell for...

Hundreds of birds are appearing disoriented and then dying, and experts don't know why

Hundreds of birds across the eastern United States have been dying from a mysterious illness, and wildlife experts aren't sure what is causing it.In late May, The Washington Post reported birds in the Washington, D.C., area were starting to die. Since...

Biden to meet with Afghanistan leaders as US troop withdrawal expected well ahead of 9/11 deadline

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden will meet with Afghan leaders at the White House on Friday amid an ongoing U.S. military withdrawal as Afghanistan's future remains in limbo.  The president's meeting with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah, head of the country’s High...

'We'll remember': Biden signs law designating Pulse nightclub site a national memorial

WASHINGTON – A nightclub that was the site of a horrific shooting in Florida became a national memorial Friday.President Joe Biden signed a law designating the Pulse nightclub in Orlando as a national memorial at a White House ceremony that...

Justice Department suing Georgia over election law it says restricts Black voters' access

The Justice Department is suing the state of Georgia in an effort to overturn a contentious state law that federal officials claim restricts Black voters' access to the polls in likely the first of several legal challenges to states' newly...

Supreme Court sides with cheerleader who wrote profane social media post slamming her school

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court on Wednesday sided with a former cheerleader who excoriated her school in a profanity-laced post on social media, holding that the punishment of her off-campus speech violated the First Amendment.But the 8-1 ruling left unresolved...

Celebrity Cruises drops requirement for passengers to show proof of COVID vaccine for Florida cruises

Celebrity Cruises has adjusted its COVID vaccination requirement for cruises from Florida.Now, passengers will not will be required to show proof of vaccination on ships that depart from the Sunshine State, starting with the cruise line's first sailing with paying...

Vice President Kamala Harris, tasked with stemming migrant flow, will visit US-Mexico border Friday

WASHINGTON – Vice President Kamala Harris will be visiting the U.S.-Mexico border Friday, following months of pressure from Capitol Hill to visit the region, according to the White House.Harris, who was tasked with dealing with the root causes of...
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Sydney’s huge Gaza protest shows there’s now no stopping the tide of public opinion | Sarah Malik

The rain couldn’t stop us. At least 100,000 people took over the CBD and marched across Sydney’s Harbour Bridge...
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