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What Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Accusers Felt, in Their Own Words
Eleven women described to investigators hired by the New York attorney general’s office how Gov. Andrew Cuomo made them feel sexually harassed.
Flood Watches in US West as Mudslides Close Colorado Roads
Mudslides closed some Colorado highways as forecasters warned of potential flash flooding on Sunday across the Rocky Mountain and Great Basin regions.
Anger Mounts as Biden, Congress Allow Eviction Ban to Expire
Millions of Americans face being forced from their homes now that a moratorium on evictions during the COVID-19 pandemic has expired.
Trump Urged Justice Officials to Declare Election ‘Corrupt’
The notes show that at one point, Trump told Justice Department officials to “just say the election was corrupt and leave the rest to me.”
First Positive COVID Tests for Athletes in Olympic Village
Two South African soccer players have become the first athletes inside the Olympic Village to test positive for COVID-19.
Biden Grappling with ‘Pandemic of the Unvaccinated’
Two weeks after celebrating America’s near “independence” from the coronavirus, President Joe Biden is confronting the worrying reality of rising cases and deaths.
Texas Democrats Leave State to Try to Stop GOP Voting Bill
Democrats in the Texas Legislature on Monday bolted for Washington, D.C., and said they were ready to remain there for weeks in a second revolt against a GOP overhaul of election laws, forcing a dramatic new showdown over voting rights in America.
US Drilling Approvals Increase Despite Biden Climate Pledge
The Interior Department approved about 2,500 permits to drill on public and tribal lands in the first six months of the year.
Fire Rages in Several Western States
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Another heat wave blanketed the West, prompting an excessive heat warning for inland and desert areas. Death Valley in southeastern California’s Mojave Desert reached 128 degrees Fahrenheit on Saturday, according to the National Weather Service’s reading at Furnace Creek. The largest wild
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Biden Fires Trump-Appointed Head of Social Security Agency
The White House says President Joe Biden has fired the Social Security commissioner.