Children accounted for more than 20% of weekly US cases; Iowa governor declines to recommend masks for students: Live COVID-19 updates

Kids accounted for more than one-fifth of total coronavirus cases in the U.S., Iowa governor declines to recommend masks for students. COVID updates.       

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ShowBiz Minute: ABBA, R. Kelly, Venice

ABBA back after 40 years with new album, virtual stage show; Uneasy witness testifies against R. Kelly at federal trial; Galaxy of stars descend upon Venice for…

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Jacinda Ardern condemns known ‘violent extremist’ behind Auckland supermarket stabbing that injured six

New Zealand’s Prime Minister has condemned the actions of a man who carried out a “hateful” attack against supermarket shoppers.

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Archive: US marks 20th anniversary of 9/11 attacks

The 9/11 attacks changed America, and the world, forever. On the 20th anniversary of the attacks, thousands will gather to pay tribute to the nearly 3,000 lives…

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Plunging into a sinkhole. Swimming inside homes to stay alive. Ida leaves a path of heartbreak, horror across 8 states.

Ida has killed more than 54 people and its impacts have created dramatic nightmarish scenarios and devastating heartbreak across 8 different states.       

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Jacinda Ardern condemns known ‘violent extremist’ behind Auckland supermarket stabbing

New Zealand’s Prime Minister has condemned the actions of a man who carried out a “hateful” attack against supermarket shoppers.

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Sept. 11 attacks very present for victim’s father

The father of woman who died on 9/11 says his life hasn’t been the same since the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks: “My life has been September…

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Gift for El Salvador mudslide victims has price

After a tropical storm in October, El Salvador’s president moved quickly to show he could deliver to families with a program that surely would be appreciated by…

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ABBA fans excited for new album and virtual tour

Loyal ABBA fans gathered in New York’s Central Park, undeterred by recent storm and flooding, to watch bandmembers livestream new music and details of upcoming virutal tour….

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‘Soul of the Underground Railroad’: David Ruggles, the man who rescued Frederick Douglass

Before Harriet Tubman, Ida B. Wells, this 19th-century free Black man was an antislavery activist, journalist and owner of the first Black bookstore.       

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Victoria reports 208 new local COVID-19 cases as Delta forces change in strategy

Victoria has reported 208 new local coronavirus cases, with 96 linked to known cases and outbreaks.

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NSW shatters COVID-19 records again, but Gladys Berejiklian warns the worst is yet to come

There are now nearly 1,000 COVID-19 patients in hospitals across NSW, 63 of whom require ventilators.

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Afghan evacuee security checks going smoothly

Air Force Gen. Tod Wolters, head of U.S. European Command, said Thursday that so far only one individual evacuated from Afghanistan is being retained in Germany for…

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Grace Tame demands greater focus on prevention of violence against women

The Australian of the Year has called for more energy and funding to be put into the prevention of family and sexual violence, as she reveals she…

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New Illinois law will allow students to take 5 mental health days, starting in 2022

A law signed by Illinois Gov. J. B. Pritzker last month will allow for five excused absences from school in 2022 without the need for a doctor’s note.       

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Better weather helping crews in Caldor Fire battle

Improving weather conditions are helping crews battle the Caldor Fire threatening communities around Lake Tahoe in Northern California. But fire commanders warned that wind gusts were likely…

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