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NYC mandates vaccinations for public school teachers, staff

NYC mandates vaccinations for public school teachers, staff

NEW YORK (AP) — All New York City public school teachers and other staffers will have to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, officials said Monday as the nation's largest school system prepares for classes to start next month.
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22 dead, many missing after 17 inches of rain in Tennessee

22 dead, many missing after 17 inches of rain in Tennessee

WAVERLY, Tenn. (AP) — At least 22 people were killed and rescue crews searched desperately Sunday amid shattered homes and tangled debris for dozens of people still missing after record-breaking rain sent floodwaters surging through Middle Tennessee.
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Crush at Kabul airport kills 7 as Afghans try to flee

Crush at Kabul airport kills 7 as Afghans try to flee

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — At least seven Afghans died in a panicked crush of people trying to enter Kabul's international airport, the British military said Sunday, as thousands were still trying to flee the country in a chaotic exodus a week after t
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Rev. Jesse Jackson, wife Jacqueline hospitalized for COVID

Rev. Jesse Jackson, wife Jacqueline hospitalized for COVID

CHICAGO (AP) — The Rev. Jesse Jackson, a famed civil rights leader and two-time presidential candidate, and his wife, Jacqueline, have been hospitalized after testing positive for COVID-19, according to a statement Saturday.
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Though young and healthy, unvaccinated father dies of COVID

Though young and healthy, unvaccinated father dies of COVID

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Healthy and in their 30s, Christina and Josh Tidmore figured they were low-risk for COVID-19.
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Boundary Waters wilderness in Minnesota closed due to fire

Boundary Waters wilderness in Minnesota closed due to fire

FINLAND, Minn. (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service on Saturday closed the popular Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in northeastern Minnesota as the largest active wildfire in the state threatens the 1-million-acre property.
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Coastal evacuations urged as Hurricane Henri heads north

Coastal evacuations urged as Hurricane Henri heads north

PLYMOUTH, Mass. — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has issued a state of emergency for parts of the state, imploring those in New York to take warnings seriously ahead of Hurricane Henri.
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IS threat forces US changes to evacuations at Kabul airport

IS threat forces US changes to evacuations at Kabul airport

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Potential Islamic State threats against Americans in Afghanistan are forcing the U.S. military to develop new ways to get evacuees to the airport in Kabul, a senior U.S.
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Hurricane Henri: What to know as rare storm heads north

Hurricane Henri: What to know as rare storm heads north

NEW YORK (AP) — Here's everything to know about this weekend's weather that's tropical in name, but far from its titular home: HUH, A HURRICANE IS HITTING NEW ENGLAND? Maybe! Rare tropical weather is making its way up off the Atlantic coast of the U.
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Biden pledges to Americans in Kabul: 'We will get you home'

Biden pledges to Americans in Kabul: 'We will get you home'

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden pledged firmly on Friday to bring all Americans home from Afghanistan — and Afghans who aided the war effort, too — even as countless would-be evacuees struggled to get past crushing crowds, Taliban airport check
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