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A COVID surge is overwhelming U.S. hospitals, raising fears of rationed care
The delta variant is pummeling America's hospitals, taxing an already-depleted health care workforce. Some states are facing the prospect of rationing medical care.
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Biden to mark 20th anniversary of 9/11 at 3 memorial sites
The White House says Biden will visit ground zero in New York City, the Pentagon, and the memorial near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, where United Flight 93 was forced down.
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Judge shields Texas clinics from anti-abortion group’s suits
State District Judge Maya Guerra Gamble issued a temporary restraining order Friday in Austin that shields clinics from whistleblower lawsuits.
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Poison control centers are fielding a surge of Ivermectin overdose calls
The nation's poison control centers saw a 245% jump in reported exposure cases from July to August as more people take the anti-parasite drug.
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Pandemic-enhanced unemployment benefits expire Saturday
Enhanced unemployment benefits will end this weekend. Here is the bottom line for those who benefited from them.
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Biden walks storm-ravaged Louisiana: ‘I know you’re hurting’
Biden pledged robust federal assistance to get people back on their feet and said the government already had distributed $100 million directly to individuals in the state.
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Biden moves to declassify documents about Sept. 11 attacks
President Joe Biden has signed an executive order directing the FBI to declassify documents related to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
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TikTok activists are flooding a Texas abortion reporting site with spam
A new law in Texas makes it illegal to have an abortion after six weeks, as well as to help anyone have an abortion.
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Delaware abortion rights advocates pledge to double down support after Texas passes restrictions
Delaware Democrats say they’ll fight harder to keep abortion legal in the First State after a new Texas law effectively bans the procedure after six weeks.
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Our future on a hotter planet means more climate disasters happening simultaneously
Simultaneous disasters, like the wildfires in California and Hurricane Ida this week, are happening more often as the planet heats up.
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Children’s hospitals are pleading for federal help as they run out of beds
Pediatric hospitals are "at or near capacity" and expect to see more young COVID-19 patients as the school year resumes, according to the Children's Hospital Association.
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Texas’ 6-week abortion ban takes effect overnight as the Supreme Court stays silent
Senate Bill 8 effectively ends Roe v Wade in Texas. It bans all abortions in the state after six weeks of pregnancy, well before many women even know they are pregnant.
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Biden praises airlift, defends departure from ‘forever war’
The last Air Force transport plane departed Kabul one minute before midnight Monday, raising questions about why Biden didn't continue the airlift for at least another day.
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Thousands face weeks without power in Ida’s aftermath
Ida ravaged the region's power grid, leaving all of New Orleans and hundreds of thousands in the dark with no clear timeline on when the electricity would return.
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How climate change is fueling hurricanes like Ida
Hurricane Ida rapidly gained strength right before it hit Louisiana this weekend. Abnormally hot water in the Gulf of Mexico acted as fuel for the storm.
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