While trends are improving in Florida, Texas and other Southern states that bore the worst of the summer surge, it’s clear that delta isn’t done with the United States.
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Court temporarily delays release of Trump’s Jan. 6 records
The stay is intended to give the court time to consider Donald Trump’s arguments against release of the documents, which was otherwise scheduled for Friday without a court order.
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Man charged with 11 murders in Texas
The Dallas man targeted elderly women whose jewelry and other valuables he stole, authorities say.
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Defense rests its case at murder trial of Kyle Rittenhouse
After closing arguments, names will be drawn to decide which 12 members of the 18-member jury panel will deliberate and which ones will be dismissed as alternates.
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Federal agents charge 13 people in New England drug trafficking pipeline
The crackdown targeted a Massachusetts-based gang that moved drugs and counterfeit pills into Maine and New Hampshire.
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U.S. urges citizens to leave Haiti amid deepening turmoil
The U.S. government is urging U.S. citizens to leave Haiti given the country’s deepening insecurity and a severe lack of fuel.
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Veterans Day legislation targets GI Bill’s racial inequities
Many Black WWII veterans received substantially less money toward purchasing a home or continuing their education.
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Federal judge overturns Texas ban on school mask mandates
The ruling prohibits Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton from suing school districts that require students to wear masks as a safety measure.
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China passes history resolution to enshrine open-ended rule of Xi Jinping
In official party lore, Xi now sits alongside the founding leader of the nation and the man often considered responsible for launching China’s economic reforms as an architect of his own epoch
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‘Anybody can just file a lawsuit’: Abortion rights groups challenge new Texas restrictions
The U.S. Supreme Court is weighing a legal challenge, but it’s not clear when the justices will act.