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Health officials sounded an alarm about a surge in coronavirus infections fueled by twin threats: the highly transmissible delta variant and a stagnation in vaccination.
Federal Magistrate Judge N. Reid Neureiter repeatedly questioned the lawyers about why they promoted unproven claims.
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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.
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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.
Upset  over Notre Dame students objecting to Chick-fil-A on campus, Sen. Graham vowed to “go to war” for it. (iStock)
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox’s criticism came as some Republicans framed immunization campaigns as a government menace.
Press secretary Jen Psaki said the Biden administration is aiming to reach unvaccinated Americans with “messengers they trust.”
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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The indictments of a father and son — former and current police officers — bring the number of off-duty law enforcement officers charged in the Capitol mob to at least 20
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)
RetropolisThe Past, Rediscovered
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.
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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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A firestorm erupted around the promotion of "Irreversible Damage." Some argued that the organization was promoting censorship.
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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