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Live updates: Ida remnants trigger massive flooding across Northeast

Live updates: Ida remnants trigger massive flooding across Northeast

A firefighter directs people stranded at a subway entrance during flash flooding in New York on September 1. (Anthony Behar/Sipa/AP Images) First responders continue to safely evacuate people from the New York City subway system after “a historic and challenging night for the region, our customers and transit workers,” the acting chair and CEO of the Metropolitan Transit Authority, Janno Lieber,…

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Afghanistan news: Kabul attack Taliban takeover, refugees and US updates

Afghanistan news: Kabul attack Taliban takeover, refugees and US updates

Sen. Mitt Romney speaks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, DC, on July 21, 2021. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images GOP Senator Mitt Romney said the possibility of Americans and Afghan allies being left behind in Afghanistan would be a “moral stain,” and blamed both the Trump and Biden administrations for the chaotic exit from Afghanistan. “This is the result of very ineffective decisions,…

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Analysis: Rick Scott just went there on Joe Biden and the 25th Amendment

Analysis: Rick Scott just went there on Joe Biden and the 25th Amendment

CNN —   Perhaps unhappy with the soaring profile of fellow Floridian Ron DeSantis among the Trumpist base of the Republican Party, Sen. Rick Scott decided to do something about it on Monday. “After the disastrous events in Afghanistan, we must confront a serious question: Is Joe Biden capable of discharging the duties of his office or has time come to exercise the provisions of the 25th…

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Afghanistan latest news as Taliban forces take control: Live updates

Afghanistan latest news as Taliban forces take control: Live updates

Ministry of Home Affairs office in New Delhi, India. (Takatoshi Kurikawa/Alamy Stock Photo) India’s Ministry of Home Affairs said it will introduce a new emergency e-visa to fast-track visa applications for people coming from Afghanistan, which is home to small Hindu and Sikh communities. Indian Minister of External Affairs S. Jaishankar said late Monday that his office was “in constant touch…

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More than 1,200 dead in earthquake as Haiti braces for tropical storm

More than 1,200 dead in earthquake as Haiti braces for tropical storm

Haitians scrambled overnight to try to find survivors trapped in the rubble of collapsed buildings after a major earthquake killed more than 1,200 people and injured 5,700 in the Caribbean country Saturday. The 7.2-magnitude quake injured hundreds more and flattened churches, homes and government buildings. The death toll jumped from 304 to 724 after a briefing by officials Sunday morning. The…

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US Embassy in Afghanistan tells staff to destroy sensitive materials

US Embassy in Afghanistan tells staff to destroy sensitive materials

AFP/Getty Images Taliban fighters drive an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle through a street in Kandahar on August 13, 2021. (Photo by – / AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images) CNN —   The US Embassy in Kabul is instructing personnel to destroy sensitive materials as well as items “which could be misused in propaganda efforts,” according to a management notice sent Friday to embassy staff,…

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Census 2020 results: Live updates on redistricting and reactions

Census 2020 results: Live updates on redistricting and reactions

Paul Sancya/AP The US Census Bureau in April announced the winners and losers of the decennial US population count, which you’ve probably already heard about for the obstacles that got in the way of the 2020 edition.  The results will determine which states gain and lose seats in the House of Representatives — and, as a result, which states gain or lose Electoral College votes, which are…

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Parents and pediatricians are growing impatient for a Covid-19 vaccine for younger children

Parents and pediatricians are growing impatient for a Covid-19 vaccine for younger children

CNN —   Dr. Bud Weidermann runs one of the US pediatric trial sites for a Covid-19 vaccine and the question coming from parents now isn’t about the vaccine itself, but rather, what exactly is taking so long? Eager parents want to vaccinate young children, and they want to do it now – but no vaccine is authorized for people younger than 12. There’s a 2,000-person waiting list to get into…

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Opinion: Rep. Cori Bush: I slept on the Capitol steps because Ive been evicted three times in my life

Opinion: Rep. Cori Bush: I slept on the Capitol steps because Ive been evicted three times in my life

Editor’s Note: Rep. Cori Bush is a Democrat from Missouri. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely her own. View more opinion on CNN. CNN —   This week, the limitless power of people was on full display from the steps of the US House of Representatives. When Congresswomen Ayanna Pressley and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez joined me on the top of that marble staircase last Friday night,…

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Novak Djokovics search for Golden Slam comes to end at Tokyo 2020

Novak Djokovics search for Golden Slam comes to end at Tokyo 2020

CNN —   Novak Djokovic’s search for a historic ‘Golden Slam’ came to an end on Friday as he lost to Alexander Zverev at Tokyo 2020. The world No. 1 lost 6-1 3-6 1-6 to the German in the semifinals of the Summer Games. He was bidding to become the first men’s player to win a ‘Golden Slam’ – consisting of four grand slams and an Olympic gold medal in the same calendar year. Steffi Graf is the…

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House Republicans revolt over reimposed mask mandate

House Republicans revolt over reimposed mask mandate

CNN —   The drama over mask wearing on Capitol Hill is back and in full force. One day after Capitol Attending Physician Dr. Brian Monahan reinstated a mask mandate in the House of Representatives, many House Republicans purposefully defied the rules by appearing on the floor maskless. This is the latest sign of the deep divide and tension between Republicans and Democrats in the House on how…

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Worried about traveling with unvaccinated kids? 6 questions answered on how to manage the risks

Worried about traveling with unvaccinated kids? 6 questions answered on how to manage the risks

Editor’s Note — The views expressed in this commentary are solely those of the writer. CNN is showcasing the work of The Conversation, a collaboration between journalists and academics to provide news analysis and commentary. The content is produced solely by The Conversation. (CNN) — Across the US, Covid-19 cases are rising again, primarily in unvaccinated populations. Most of these cases are…

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Germanys gymnasts wear body-covering unitards, rejecting sexualization of sport

Germanys gymnasts wear body-covering unitards, rejecting sexualization of sport

Gregory Bull/AP Pauline Schaefer-Betz, of Germany, performs her floor exercise routine during the women’s artistic gymnastic qualifications at the 2020 Summer Olympics on Sunday. Tokyo CNN —   The German women’s gymnastics team has forgone bikini-cut unitards in favor of full-body versions at the Tokyo Olympics, in what the German Gymnastics Federation has branded a statement against…

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She cant hug her nephews because millions of Americans refuse to get the Covid-19 vaccine

She cant hug her nephews because millions of Americans refuse to get the Covid-19 vaccine

CNN —   All Kimberly Cooley wants to do is hug her 6-year-old nephews – and she can’t because tens of millions of Americans are choosing not to get vaccinated against Covid-19. Cooley received two doses of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine in February, but blood tests show the shots didn’t give her antibodies against the virus. That’s because, like millions of Americans, Cooley takes medications to…

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Tokyo Olympics: Live news and results

Tokyo Olympics: Live news and results

Chase Kalisz of Team United States celebrates after winning the Men’s 400m individual medley on July 25. (Clive Rose/Getty Images) It’s Sunday, July 25 — the second official day of the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics. Here’s what you need to know. New Covid-19 cases announced: Ten new Covid-19 cases were reported on day two, bringing the total number of Games-related cases to 137, according to Tokyo…

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Quarantine escapes and airplane disguises: Covid travel news this week

Quarantine escapes and airplane disguises: Covid travel news this week

(CNN) — Which countries are tightening their Covid corsets and which are letting it all hang loose? CNN Travel reveals all in our latest weekend round-up. Here’s what we learned in pandemic travel this week: 1. It’s all kicking off in Australia A man who’d arrived in Western Australia from Brisbane was arrested and charged after he fled his hotel room while under direction to return to…

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Norway fined for improper clothing

Norway fined for improper clothing

Norway’s beach handball team wore shorts instead of bikini bottoms in their bronze-medal match against Spain Norway have been fined 1,500 euros (£1,295) for wearing shorts instead of bikini bottoms at the European Beach Handball Championships. Norway’s players wore shorts instead of bikini bottoms during a bronze medal match against Spain in Varna, Bulgaria. Norway’s Handball Federation (NHF) had…