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U.S. states clash over mask mandates as schools reopen

02:38 Schools around the U.S. are opening their doors to millions of students, many of whom are not eligible for COVID-19 vaccines and vulnerable to the Delta variant. A growing number

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First Wildlife Photographer of the Year entries released

Click arrows to view gallery These “Highly Commended” photographic entries were released Wednesday ahead of October’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition at the Na

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Epidemic of Hate: Anti-Asian hate crimes on the rise in US

02:56 “For too many, 2020 wasn’t just about a deadly virus. It was about anepidemicofhate.”That’s according to California’s Attorney General Rob Bonta, who was commenting on a report by

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Activists, community members fight anti-Asian hate crime

03:21 U.S. PresidentJoe Bidenrecently signed into law the COVID-19HateCrimes Act. It is aimed at addressing the rise in anti-Asianattacks.Although widely welcomed,AsianAmerican communit

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Lake Tahoe wildfires force thousands to evacuate

02:19 Wildfires continue to cause devastation across the U.S. state of California.And now one of the blazes is forcing massevacuations in LakeTahoe– one of California’smost populardesti

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Agricultural industry remains optimistic following difficult year

02:36 Thousands offarmersand agricultural manufacturers are gathering in Illinois for the Farm Progress Show.The event showcases the latest agricultural products.Despite last year’s dif

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Mexican President marks three years of his term

03:12 Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador delivered his country’s state of the union speechWednesday, marking the half-way point of his presidency.The president painted a posi

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WHO monitoring new coronavirus variant named Mu

A pregnant woman is inoculated with the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against COVID-19 at a vaccination center in Medellin, Colombia, July 24, 2021. /CFP The World Health Organization (WHO) has said

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Using sweat from fingertips as a power source

02:28 Technologists and researchers are continually searching for ways to create efficient power sources for electronics.One group of researchers from the University of San Diego has co

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Afghan refugee in U.S. says he doesn't feel safe going home

02:11 Thousands of Afghan refugees have arrived in the United States in recent weeks. They are greeted by authorities and volunteers who help them settle into a new life.But one Afghan

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Scenes from the Kabul airport after US withdrawal

00:59 Members of the Taliban patrolled Kabul’s airport as the last members of the U.S. military withdrew from Afghanistan by the Aug 31 deadline. The group says that they will try to ge

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Experts predict record high back to school sales

02:16 Kids in the United States have returned or are preparing to return to school in the coming weeks.That means a mad scramble to get all the necessary supplies. The National Retail F

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Colombia to host Afghan evacuees en route to the U.S.

02:06 Colombia will receive a few thousand Afghans who were evacuated from Kabul. It is supposed to be a stop-over as the U.S. examines their paperwork.Check outThe China Report, our ne

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Flooding, debris stall search-and-rescue efforts in Ida’s aftermath

01:04 Despite weakening to a tropical storm, Ida has ravaged Louisiana and Mississippi, leaving millions without electricity, and contributing to at least four deaths. Even though hundr

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COVID-19: EU removes U.S. from safe travel list

01:21 New figures from the European Union on Tuesday showed it's beating the U.S. in the vaccination race.EU officials are so worried about the soaring infection rates here, that they'v

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Fire tears through Milan residential tower block

00:47 Firefighters in Milan, Italy struggled to bring a raging fire at a high-rise building under control on Monday.While no deaths or missing people were reported, the rapid spread of

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How one Chinese bakery survived amid COVID-19

02:12 A small Chinese bakery in Chicago has been producing baked goods for four decades through good times and bad.Even amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the more things change, the more they