With virus restrictions loosened, business owners across the Gulf Coast had been anticipating an influx of tourism after a year of lost revenue. But those hopes have been dimmed by the storm.
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In initial results, Raisi won 17.8 million votes to Revolutionary Guard commander Mohsen Rezaei’s 3.3 million and the moderate former Central Bank chief Abdolnasser Hemmati’s 2.4 million.
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Singh’s family said he died of complications from COVID-19. His wife, Nirmal Kuar, had died of the virus just days earlier.
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Baseball’s box scores instantly turn human accomplishments into history. But for decades, Negro League players’ statistics were kept segregated from other major leagues.
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Oregon’s bold move to decriminalize small amounts of all hard drugs and expand treatment is now meeting the reality of implementation as the treatment community is divided over the way forward.
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In Afghanistan, a crisis is mounting. Taliban insurgents are targeting Afghan citizens who aided U.S. forces.
President Biden has signed legislation making Juneteenth, when enslaved people in Texas were told of their freedom in 1865, a federal holiday. It will be commemorated for the first time Friday.
Earlier this week, the U.S. and other leaders of the Group of Seven wealthy nations issued a statement calling for North Korea to abandon its nuclear program and return to talks.
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U.S. Catholic bishops clashed virtually Thursday over whether Catholic politicians who support abortion rights should continue to receive Communion.
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In response to a motion filed by NPR and other media organizations, the Justice Department released new videos which prosecutors say show assaults on police officers at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
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