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Biden Blasts ‘Un-American’ Voting Limits; Texas Dems Act
Biden laid out what the White House called “the moral case” for voting rights in a speech in Philadelphia Tuesday afternoon.
Texas Democrats Dig in After Exodus; GOP Threatens Arrest
Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has already threatened Democrats with arrest once they return home, which may not be until the current 30-day session is over.
US Officials Flag ‘Small’ Reaction Risk With J&J Vaccine
The government said the vaccines most used in the U.S., made by Pfizer and Moderna, show no risk of the disorder.
US Drilling Approvals Increase Despite Biden Climate Pledge
The Interior Department approved about 2,500 permits to drill on public and tribal lands in the first six months of the year.
Authorities: 1 dead, 5 Wounded in El Paso Desert Shooting
Authorities say a 21-year-old man was killed and five other people were wounded in a shooting early Sunday in a patch of desert on the eastern outskirts of El Paso.
Fauci: Too Soon to Say if Americans may need Vaccine Booster
The top U.S. infectious diseases expert says “it is entirely conceivable, maybe likely” that Americans will need a booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, as drugmaker Pfizer suggested this past week.
Search in Florida Collapse to Take Weeks, Deaths Reach 90
Authorities searching for victims of a deadly collapse in Florida say they hope to conclude their painstaking work in the coming weeks as a team of first responders from Israel departed the site.
Heat Wave Blankets US West as Fires Rage in Several States
Another heat wave blanketed the West, prompting an excessive heat warning for inland and desert areas.
White House Calling Out critics of Door-to-Door Vaccine Push
The Biden White House is no longer refraining from criticizing Republican officials who play down the importance of coronavirus vaccinations or seek to make political hay of the federal government’s all-out effort to drive shots into arms.
Wyoming Rancher Pinned by ATV Survives on Beer, Water 2 Days
A Wyoming rancher who was pinned by an all-terrain vehicle survived on beer and bottled water for two days.