Venice's central place in the history of battling pandemics provides a relevant backdrop to this year's Venice Film Festival, which opens Wednesday with the premiere of the film "Parallel Mothers."
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The levees, floodwalls and floodgates that protect New Orleans held up against Hurricane Ida's fury, passing their toughest test since an upgraded system was put in place after Hurricane Katrina.
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Ukrainians have watched the U.S. exit from Afghanistan with dismay and are desperate to hear reassurance of support as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visits Washington, two former U.S. diplomats write.
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The Harlem Hellfighters served in a segregated U.S. Army unit and were known for their valor and skill on the battlefield, even while facing discrimination from fellow soldiers and at home.
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The closures start Tuesday night and run through Sept. 17. The U.S. Forest Service is citing the extraordinary risk of wildfires and forecasts that show the threat will only remain high.
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Mollie Tibbetts vanished on a rural road outside her hometown while out for a run in July 2018. Cristhian Bahena Rivera was sentenced to life in prison for the stabbing death of the college student.
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Some Afghans welcome their new Taliban rulers, while many others remember the excesses of the harsh ideology they enforced when they last seized power in the 1990s.
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Accidental gunshot deaths by children handling a gun were higher in March through December 2020 than during that same time in 2019. Researchers think 2021 will be worse.
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The department sent letters to state leaders in Iowa, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee and Utah, warning that mask mandate bans could violate federal protections for students with disabilities.
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In recent years, several worker deaths have been linked to grueling "996" schedules, which are common in the tech industry. The label is shorthand for working 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. for six days in a row.
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Residents and crews are beginning to survey the damage after Ida pummeled Louisiana as a Category 4 hurricane. Experts say safety precautions are crucial in the aftermath.
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The storm and pandemic pose a dual threat. "I hate to say it this way, but we have a lot of people on ventilators today and they don't work without electricity," Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards said.
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U.S. travelers should expect a mishmash of travel rules across the continent. The EU is reversing a decision from June to add the U.S. to its safe list for nonessential travel.
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At least four of the nine oil refineries in Ida's path are believed to have paused their operations ahead of the storm. AAA says it's too early to know the full impact until power is restored.
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U.S. travelers should expect a mishmash of travel rules across the continent. The EU is reversing a decision from June to add the U.S. to its safe list for nonessential travel.
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Hurricane Ida rapidly gained strength right before it hit Louisiana this weekend. Abnormally hot water in the Gulf of Mexico acted as fuel for the storm.
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Another militant attack involving several rockets also occurred as U.S. cargo jets continued operations to evacuate people desperate to escape from Afghanistan now controlled by the hard-line Taliban.
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Flames churned through mountains just a few miles southwest of the Tahoe Basin, where thick smoke sent tourists packing.
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Asner won seven Emmy awards over the course of his career and was outspoken about progressive causes.
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The Smithsonian American Art Museum has bought a collection of early photographs, including very rare daguerreotypes from three early Black photographers dating to the mid 19th century.
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A military official says the strike was conducted to eliminate an "imminent" threat to Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, where 13 U.S. service members were killed on Thursday.
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There's long been opposition to the practice of forcing a woman on her period to menstrual exile to huts, which can be unsafe and unsanitary. One charity has a new interim response: Upgrade the huts.
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A proud "devil doc." A Marine who loved her job. A hockey fanatic with a lovable laugh. Here's what we know so far about the Americans who died in Thursday's explosion at the Afghanistan airport.
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Pastor Danny Reeves encouraged some members of his congregation to get the COVID-19 vaccine, but thought he didn't need to get vaccinated himself. That changed after COVID-19 almost killed him.
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Although Portland has helped boost Oregon's overall vaccination rate, rural areas lag far behind. That's allowed the pandemic to rage in places like the Rogue Valley, where hospitals are overwhelmed.
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History has shown that it's possible to pause war and conflict to distribute lifesaving vaccines for diseases such as Guinea worm and smallpox. Can the world do the same for the COVID-19 vaccine?
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