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Mask, Vaccine Conflicts Descend Into Violence and Harassment
People have been stabbed, punched or harassed at their homes for being in favor of vaccine and mask mandates.
US Appeals Court Refuses to End CDC’s Eviction Moratorium
A federal appeals court says a pause on evictions designed to curb the spread of the coronavirus can remain in place for now.
Biden Vows to Evacuate All Americans — and Afghan Helpers
President Joe Biden is pledging firmly to bring all Americans home from Afghanistan — and all Afghans who aided the war effort, too.
Biden Pledges to Americans in Kabul: ‘We Will Get You Home’
President Joe Biden is pledging to Americans still trapped in Afghanistan: “We will get you home.”
Texas Democrats Return, End 38-day Holdout Over Voting Bill
Some Democrats who left Texas to block a GOP voting bill have ended a 38-day holdout.
Patagonia Boycotts Wyoming Ski Resort Over Owners’ GOP Event
Resort owners Jay and Karen Kemmerer cosponsored the Aug. 5 GOP fundraiser in Jackson Hole featuring Marjorie Taylor Greene
Climate Impact of Coal Sales From Us Lands Scrutinized
U.S. officials have launched a review of climate damage from coal mining on public lands as the Biden administration expands scrutiny of government fossil fuel sales that contribute to greenhouse gas emissions.
Some Rural Bankers Worried Drought Will Threaten Operations
Bankers from Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming were surveyed.
Record Yellowstone Tourism but Timed Entry Plan Not Imminent
Yellowstone's superintendent says the national park won't implement a timed-entry system at least in the next year but it's possible eventually.
Man Surrenders After Claiming to Have Bomb Near Capitol
The man who claimed to have bomb in a pickup truck near the U.S. Capitol has surrendered to law enforcement, ending an hourslong standoff.