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A nurse is handed a dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine before administering it to a college student during a mobile vaccination clinic at California State University, Long Beach on Aug. 11.

Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID Vaccine Gets Full Approval From The FDA

3:06pm August 23, 2021

by Scott Hensley

The approval replaces the emergency use authorizations granted last December and could make it easier for employers, the military and universities to mandate vaccination.

Miguel Cardona, U.S. secretary of education, speaking at a White House press briefing.

Schools Blocking Mask Mandates Could Face Civil Rights Probes, Official Says

2:55pm August 23, 2021

by Deepa Shivaram

The Department of Education is preparing its Office of Civil Rights to investigate in instances where bans on mask mandates create an unsafe environment for students.

Foreign policy experts are asking how decades of foreign policy experience could have led President Biden to oversee such a chaotic withdrawal.

What The Exit From Afghanistan Tells Us About How Biden Sees The World

2:06pm August 23, 2021

by Asma Khalid

President Biden has decades of experience in foreign policy, but the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan is his first major foreign policy crisis as president.

Stumps from recently logged trees in the footprint of the deadly Camp Fire. Some 40,000 trees have now been removed around Paradise.

In Fire Scorched California, Town Aims To Buy The Highest At-Risk Properties

1:06pm August 23, 2021

by Kirk Siegler

Decimated by the deadly Camp Fire in 2018, Paradise, Calif., is now moving to acquire some high-risk properties and turn them into managed park land to buffer against future wildfires.

Claudio Rojas, a 55-year-old handyman who was deported from the U.S. in 2019, poses for a photo in his home in Moreno, Argentina, on May 8. His wife, two sons and two grandsons remained in Florida.

ICE Deported Him After His Movie Came Out. Now He's Testing The Limits Of Free Speech

11:39am August 23, 2021

by Joel Rose

Lawyers for Claudio Rojas say he was deported by ICE in retaliation for his activism, which the agency denies. His case could have big implications for immigrants.

Brian Mitchell (right) looks through the damaged home of his mother-in-law along with family friend Chris Hoover on Sunday in Waverly, Tenn. Heavy rains caused flooding Saturday in Middle Tennessee and have resulted in multiple deaths as homes and rural r

This Is The Devastation The Deadly Flooding Wrought In Tennessee

11:28am August 23, 2021

by Nell Clark

Record-breaking storms dropped more than 9 inches of rain on areas of Middle Tennessee. At least 21 people are dead and dozens are still missing.

Marines transport a detainee in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, in 2002. Nearly 800 detainees have passed through the prison since it opened that year. Today, 39 men are still being held there.

The Taliban's Rise Is Complicating Biden's Efforts To Close Guantánamo's Prison

11:10am August 23, 2021

by Sacha Pfeiffer

Afghanistan's fall and the Taliban's resurgence have raised fears that if President Biden releases additional Guantánamo prisoners, they may join the militant group or return to the battlefield.

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Farmers In Arizona Face Cuts Because Of Colorado River Water Shortages

7:57am August 23, 2021

by Ron Dungan

Two decades of drought means reservoirs that store runoff from the Colorado River are depleted, and there's just not enough water to meet demand.

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Commercial Airlines Will Help In The Evacuation Of People From Afghanistan

7:57am August 23, 2021

As the Biden administration looks for ways to speed up the evacuation of American citizens and others from Afghanistan, the Defense Department has activated the Civil Reserve Air Fleet.

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Henri Inflicts The Northeast With Heavy Rain And Power Outages

7:57am August 23, 2021

A tropical storm hitting the Northeast has weakened into a tropical depression. The storm unleashed downpours over a region already saturated by heavy rain.