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Graham 1st vaccinated senator to test positive for COVID-19
By MEG KINNARD - Associated Press, 1 Reads
Mon, 08/02/2021 - 02:50 PM
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Sen. Lindsey Graham has become the first senator to disclose a breakthrough infection after being vaccinated against the coronavirus, saying Monday he is “very glad” he received the vaccine, without which his current symptoms would be “far worse.”
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Hearing begins for lawmaker who shared rape accuser's name
By REBECCA BOONE - Associated Press, 4 Reads
Mon, 08/02/2021 - 11:35 AM
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho lawmaker accused of violating ethics rules by publicizing the name of an alleged rape victim in disparaging social media posts — and then allegedly misleading lawmakers about her actions — said in an ethics hearing Monday that she did nothing wrong and claimed the allegations against her were politically motivated.
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US employers ratchet up the pressure on the unvaccinated
By ALEXANDRA OLSON - AP Business Writer, 5 Reads
Mon, 08/02/2021 - 11:18 AM
NEW YORK (AP) — Employers are losing patience with unvaccinated workers.
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US expands Afghan refugee program as Taliban violence rises
By MATTHEW LEE - AP Diplomatic Writer, 3 Reads
Mon, 08/02/2021 - 05:02 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Monday expanded its efforts to assist at-risk Afghan citizens flee Taliban violence as fighting intensifies ahead of the U.S. military pullout at the end of the month.
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Evacuations lifted as progress made against fires in US West
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On Mon, 08/02/2021 - 02:30 AM
BLY, Ore. (AP) — Firefighters in Oregon reported good progress in the battle against the nation's largest wildfire, while authorities canceled evacuation orders near a major blaze in Northern California and another on Hawaii's Big Island.
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The Latest: Australia city extends lockdown as clusters grow
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On Mon, 08/02/2021 - 12:44 AM
BRISBANE, Australia — A lockdown of Australia’s third-largest city Brisbane was extended until Sunday because of a growing COVID-19 outbreak.
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Families urge using new DNA tech to ID Pearl Harbor unknowns
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On Mon, 08/02/2021 - 12:21 AM
HONOLULU (AP) — William Edward Mann enlisted in the Navy after graduating from high school in rural Washington state. A guitar player, he picked up the ukulele while stationed in Hawaii.
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Trump's kingmaker status faces test in Ohio special election
By JILL COLVIN, THOMAS BEAUMONT and JULIE CARR SMYTH - Associated Press, 8 Reads
Mon, 08/02/2021 - 12:08 AM
GROVE CITY, Ohio (AP) — As soon as it became clear last week that a Texas congressional candidate backed by Donald Trump would be defeated in a special election, the former president's allies quickly
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Texas audit proposed by GOP would miss minor but real errors
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and PAUL WEBER - Associated Press, 17 Reads
Sun, 08/01/2021 - 11:44 PM
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A group of Texas Republicans wants to audit the 2020 election results in just the large, mostly Democratic counties across the state. If they get their way, they'll miss many of the real — but minor — errors in the state's vote count.
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$1 trillion infrastructure debate finally opens in Senate
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On Sun, 08/01/2021 - 11:35 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer sought to speed up consideration of a nearly $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package Monday, promising that Democrats would work with Republicans to put together ame
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