Southern hospitals have lost thousands of workers. Those who remain are exhausted.

Southern states lost hundreds to thousands of hospital workers during the pandemic. As the virus surges again, they must do more with less.       

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Ida is among strongest hurricanes to ever hit the US. But it could have been worse.

Hurricane Ida is tied with two other storms for worst winds at landfall in Louisiana, but second only to Katrina in lowest pressure at landfall.       

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Victoria records 190 new local COVID-19 cases as businesses set to get more aid

Victoria has recorded 190 local cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours – including 87 mystery cases.

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NSW reports a record 1,533 new local COVID-19 cases and four more deaths

There were 1,533 new infections reported on Saturday, bringing the total number of cases recorded since the start of the pandemic to 32,134.

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Hurricane Ida frauds ‘have probably already started,’ investigators warn storm victims

After Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, FEMA received more than 2.5 million applications for disaster assistance. Then fraud allegations emerged.       

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‘I can’t believe the numbers’: Mass shootings, homicide rates, gun sales hit highest levels since 1990s

Fatal shootings, mass shootings and homicide rates have skyrocketed this year amid economic woes and the pandemic.       

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For survivors of 9/11, ‘it never goes away’

Nearly 3,000 people were killed in the 9/11 terror attacks. Yet an estimated 33,000 or more people survived. Some grapple with their place in a tragedy defined…

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Victoria records 190 local COVID-19 cases as businesses set to get more aid

Victoria has recorded 190 local cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours – including 87 mystery cases.

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Amhara militia take up arms against Tigray rebels

Volunteer fighters in Ethiopia responding to call by regional authorities in the Amhara region to take up arms against the forces of neighbouring Tigray       

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Victoria announces lockdown support for businesses as state records 109 COVID-19 cases

Victoria has recorded 190 local cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours – including 87 mystery cases.

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What is Roe v. Wade and how could the Texas abortion law affect it?

Roe v. Wade guaranteed access to safe, legal abortions nationwide. The Supreme Court’s decision on the Texas abortion law could set a new precedent.       

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NSW reports a record 1,533 new coronavirus cases and four more deaths

The 1,533 new infections reported on Saturday, bringing the total number of cases recorded since the start of the pandemic to 32,134.

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New Jersey residents clean up after Ida storm

Residents of a central New Jersey town along the rain-swollen Raritan River are coming to terms with the damage left behind by the remnants of Hurricane Ida….

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Today in History for September 4th

Highlights of this day in history: Crisis unfolds in Little Rock, Ark. over racial integration in schools; Ford rolls out its ill-fated Edsel; Attorney William Kunstler dies;…

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Biden pledges to aid Louisiana residents after Ida

Less than a week after Hurricane Ida ravaged the Gulf Coast, President Joe Biden was in Louisiana to get an up-close view of the damage and offer…

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Crews making progress on Caldor wildfire battle

The huge Caldor Fire near Lake Tahoe resort communities has calmed down significantly and is growing at the smallest rate in two weeks. But firefighting officials say…

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