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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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Scenes from the Philly airport welcoming center for Afghan evacuees
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Hurricane Ida traps Louisianans, leaves the grid a shambles
Ida’s landfall came on the same date Hurricane Katrina ravaged Louisiana and Mississippi 16 years earlier, about 40 miles west of where Category 3 Katrina first struck land.
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Sirhan Sirhan has served 53 years for killing Robert F. Kennedy. Soon he may be free
Sirhan's sentence was commuted to life with the possibility of parole in 1972. On Friday, the California Board of Parole recommended parole.
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Ida aims to hit Louisiana on Hurricane Katrina anniversary
Forecasters say Ida made landfall in Cuba as a hurricane and could grow to an extremely dangerous Category 4 storm with top winds of 140 mph when it nears the U.S.
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What the Supreme Court’s overturn of the CDC’s eviction moratorium means for Philly
Millions could find themselves homeless after the Supreme Court overturned a federal eviction moratorium but in Philly, some tenants will be protected.
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Fed up with inaction over voting rights, thousands are planning a march on Washington
Thousands of activists are expected to converge Saturday in Washington and other cities across the country on the anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington.
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Supreme Court allows evictions to resume during pandemic
The court’s decision blocks the Biden administration from enforcing a temporary ban that was put in place because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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About 89% of federal rental assistance has still not gone out
With landlords challenging a federal eviction moratorium in court, the concern is that a wave of evictions will happen before much of the assistance has been distributed.
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House narrowly approves $3.5 trillion budget blueprint
Nancy Pelosi pushed through a $3.5 trillion budget framework Tuesday after an impasse with centrist Dems threatened to derail progress on President Biden's domestic agenda.
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9 women now serving as governors in U.S., tying a record
When Hochul took over Tuesday for resigned Gov. Andrew Cuomo, she became the ninth woman currently serving as governor. That ties the previous record, first set in 2004.
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Why Pfizer’s FDA approval matters and what it means for vaccine mandates
The FDA announced the Pfizer vaccine is the first in the U.S. to be fully approved. Here's what that means for vaccine mandates and convincing those hesitant to get the shot.
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Pa. urban rescue team in New England to assist with Henri flood response
The response team, Pennsylvania Task Force One, is based in Philadelphia and is sponsored by the city’s fire department.
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