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Map: How Voting Laws Have Changed Since The 2020 Election

Politics & Government

Map: See Which States Have Restricted Voter Access, And Which States Have Expanded It

11:49am August 13, 2021

by Benjamin Swasey

While several states, including Georgia and Arizona, have passed new restrictive voting laws, others, like Nevada and Vermont, have increased voters' ballot access.

The FDA announced that it has authorized a third COVID-19 vaccine dose for people with weakened immune systems.

Health & Safety

FDA Authorizes 3rd COVID-19 Dose For People With Weakened Immunity

11:04am August 13, 2021

The FDA amended its emergency use authorizations for the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines to allow for an additional dose for some immunocompromised people.

Police work the scene after a deadly shooting in Plymouth, England, on Thursday.

At Least 6 Die In Britain's Deadliest Mass Shooting In More Than A Decade

10:42am August 13, 2021

by Bill Chappell

A gunman in southwest England killed five people, including a 3-year-old girl, before turning his weapon on himself, police say.

Former U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Analyses The Taliban's Advancements

10:14am August 13, 2021

NPR's Noel King speaks with former U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Ronald Neumann about the Taliban's rapid territorial gains and the Biden administration's decision to evacuate the embassy in Kabul.

Detainees walk with their hands clasped behind their backs along a line painted on a walkway inside the Winn Correctional Center in Winnfield, La.

COVID Cases Are Rising In ICE Facilities, Putting Detainees And The Public At Risk

9:18am August 13, 2021

by Shalina Chatlani

"Many people had coronavirus," says asylum seeker Raudel, adding there's little social distancing or mask wearing, and sick and healthy people are mixed. ICE denies this but cases doubled since June.

Alibaba's headquarters in Hangzhou, China. A female employee at the tech company is alleging that she was sexually assaulted by her manager.

Rape Accusations At Alibaba Bring China's #MeToo Movement Back Into The Spotlight

8:26am August 13, 2021

by Emily Feng

A woman's account of her alleged rape by her manager at the Chinese tech company has gone viral, spurring conversations across the country about sexual abuse in the workplace.

National

Biden Deploys More Troops Following Taliban Advances In Afghanistan

5:34am August 13, 2021

by Greg Myre

The Afghan government is looking vulnerable. Opposition forces are on the offensive. That's Afghanistan today. It's also a scenario that's played out three times in the past three decades.

Morning News Brief

5:04am August 13, 2021

The U.S. is sending some troops back to Afghanistan. The FDA authorized additional COVID-19 shots to some. And, a record numbers of migrants came to the border in July.

The head of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas, says U.S. authorities encountered migrants more than 212,000 on the U.S.-Mexico border in July — an "unprecedented number."

National

U.S. Encounters An 'Unprecedented' Number Of Migrants. DHS Says 'It's Complicated'

8:53pm August 12, 2021

by Joel Rose

Immigration authorities encountered migrants more than 212,000 times at the border in July, the highest in 20 years — including nearly 19,000 unaccompanied children, the most ever in a single month.

Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold, left, speaks during a press conference about to the Mesa County election breach investigation on August 12, in Denver.

Politics & Government

After Data Is Posted On Conspiracy Website, Colo. County's Voting Machines Are Banned

8:20pm August 12, 2021

by Bente Birkeland

Colorado officials are pointing the finger at the Mesa County clerk, who's currently attending a conference promoting conspiracy theories that the 2020 election was rigged.