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US Appeals Court Refuses to End CDC’s Eviction Moratorium
A federal appeals court says a pause on evictions designed to curb the spread of the coronavirus can remain in place for now.
Biden Vows to Evacuate All Americans — and Afghan Helpers
President Joe Biden is pledging firmly to bring all Americans home from Afghanistan — and all Afghans who aided the war effort, too.
Police Respond to Possible Explosive Device in Truck U.S. Capitol
Police were investigating a report Thursday of a possible explosive device in a pickup truck outside the Library of Congress on Capitol Hill
Food Crisis Is Now Happening in Afghanistan
U.N. food agency in Afghanistan says a humanitarian crisis is unfolding with 14 million people facing severe hunger following the Taliban takeover of the country.
AP Source: Biden to Require Vaccines for Nursing Home Staff
The Biden administration will require that nursing home staff are vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition for those facilities to continue receiving federal Medicare and Medicaid funding.
Texas Governor Tests Positive for COVID-19, In ‘Good Health’
Abbott has staunchly opposed mask mandates for public schools and this week saw defiant districts in some of the state’s largest cities — which are run by Democrats — require face coverings anyway.
Afghanistan Falls to Taliban Fighters
The Taliban swept into Afghanistan’s capital Sunday after the government collapsed and the embattled president joined an exodus of his fellow citizens and foreigners.
7.2 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Haiti
Earthquake hits Haiti.
Biden Team is Seeking Ways to Address Rising Energy Prices
President Joe Biden’s administration is moving at home and abroad to try to address concerns about rising energy prices slowing the nation’s recovery from the pandemic-induced recession.
COVID Vaccines Would Be Required For Military Under New Plan
Top Pentagon leaders said in memos to the troops that the vaccine is a necessary step to maintain military readiness.