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Health officials sounded an alarm about a surge in infections fueled by the twin threats posed by the highly transmissible delta variant and a stagnation in vaccination efforts.
The president’s charge comes as the White House is alarmed about a resurgence of the coronavirus and the refusal of many to get vaccinated.
Federal Magistrate Judge N. Reid Neureiter repeatedly questioned the lawyers about why they promoted unproven claims.
U.S. officials say that organizing and transferring the data in what the Justice Department has called one of the largest criminal investigations in U.S. history is likely to cost tens of millions of dollars.
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An aerial view over Erftstadt, Germany, at left, and the same area on July 16 at right. (Landsat/Copernicus/Google Earth and Handout/AFP/Getty Images)
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The Ahr surged into riverside towns with astonishing speed. “We had no chance to prepare,” said one mayor.
Plentiful deck chairs and buffet servers: How the pandemic has changed the cruise experience.
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Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) wrote to the bosses of a half-dozen domestic airlines asking why apparent staffing shortages are causing flight delays and cancellations despite billions of dollars in pandemic relief designed to keep workers on the payroll.
The health and climate consequences of the U.S. food system cost three times as much as the food itself, according to a report.
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But now they have a glimmer of hope. Lawmakers failed to renew an 18-year-old ban on family reunification. Another try is likely.
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Like many other survivors of the Surfside condo collapse, Steve Rosenthal is grateful that he made it out alive. But he’s worried about what comes next.
Flames and smoke rise from the Bootleg Fire in southern Oregon on Wednesday. (AP)
The Senate budget plan, which would compel power plants to slash emissions and impose a tax on laggard nations, still faces hurdles.
The men were “prompted by the outcome of the 2020 Presidential election” and believed their attack would spark a “movement,” according to federal prosecutors.
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox’s criticism came as some Republicans framed immunization campaigns as a government menace.
A police officer stands by a wall painted with a mural of late Haitian President Jovenel Moïse. (AFP via Getty Images)
Restoration work on a centuries-old painting revealed that the smile had been added.
The White House had considered such figures as Mike Bloomberg and Colin Powell for the post. Hartley is a former ambassador to France.
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Many of those crossing are putting themselves in danger by attempting the journey during the searing summer months, officials said.
Jewish law dictates that bodies be returned to the earth as whole as possible. "We return what we have," said Yona Lunger, founder of a volunteer group that prepares the dead for burial.
Colonial Williamsburg began an archaeological dig at the original site of the First Baptist Church of Williamsburg on Tuesday. (Timothy C. Wright for The Post)
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The presumed graves, which predate the 20th century, have not been excavated pending approval. Indications are that the descendant community is eager to find and honor its ancestors, many of whom were enslaved.
Sybil Elijah and Rayford Brown lost their spouses to covid-19, they said. But their lawsuit against the meatpacking plant where they suspect it spread could be dismissed.
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An exhausted Rohingya refugee touches the shore after crossing the Bangladesh-Myanmar border by boat, in Shah Porir Dwip, Bangladesh, in 2017. (Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)
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“In Harmony” serves as an opportunity to look at the musician’s sizable — and lasting and growing — legacy.
Artworks on display in the D.C. area this week run the gamut from warped honeycombs to eerie, replicated vegetables.
Taking on a beloved movie franchise is an exciting milestone for the longtime director. It's also overdue.
The architect of the Vietnam Memorial is back with “Ghost Forest,” an installation of 49 dead cedars, up through Nov. 14 in Madison Square Park.
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