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Haylie McCleney #8 hugs Catherine Osterman #38 of Team United States after losing to Team Japan 2-0 in the Softball Gold Medal Game on day four of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

The U.S. Takes The Silver In Softball After Falling To Japan In Long-Awaited Rematch

Japan took gold on Tuesday after a 2-0 win over Team USA. The game marked a rematch for the two teams, who battled it out for the gold in Beijing in 2008 with similar results.

The main entrance to the campus of the Darul Uloom seminary in Deoband, India, where the Deobandi strain of Islam was founded in the 19th century. Among its more recent adherents are the Taliban.

The Taliban's Ideology Has Surprising Roots In British-Ruled India

The Taliban's ideology has distant links to India. Scholars say Afghanistan's new leaders might listen to clerics in the birthplace of Deobandi Islam, though the clerics deny ties with the Taliban.

Protesters rally in June of last year in Phoenix demanding that the Phoenix City Council defund the Phoenix Police Department.

Justice Department Is Investigating Phoenix Police After Reports Of Excessive Force

The Justice Department will be probing the Phoenix police's use of force and their treatment of the city's homeless.

People wearing face masks to protect against the spread of the coronavirus stand at an intersection in Tokyo on Tuesday.

With All Eyes On Tokyo, The City Has Just Hit A New High In COVID-19 Cases

Tokyo officials recorded more than 2,800 new cases in the capital on Tuesday, surpassing the previous high from January.

Spectators watch from a Queens neighborhood as fireworks are launched over the East River and the Empire State Building during the Macy's 4th of July Fireworks show in New York.

Photos: Tradition Bursts Back With July 4th Fireworks Across America

Sparkly pyrotechnics launched across the country, a year after the pandemic largely muted Independence Day festivities.

At the moment there is little data available on the impact of contracting COVID-19 and the respiratory syncytial virus (pictured), and whether together they can make a person sicker. But health officials worry it could put young patients — who are not eligible for the coronavirus vaccine — at greater risk.

As Children's COVID Cases Surge, There's Another Virus On The Rise

Health care workers on the front lines of the pandemic say there is another concerning prospect looming: a surge in children diagnosed with a combination of COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus.

Like many of his colleagues, Postal worker Rickey Ramirez is working overtime to keep up with the crush of Christmas deliveries. Many packages are likely to be delivered after Dec. 25.

Millions Of Christmas Gifts May Arrive Late Due To Overload At The Postal Service

"We're really busy. It's been unbearable," sighed Manny Huenchunir, a Postal Service truck driver who was unloading and reloading crates of mail at a post office outside Boston on Tuesday night.

Charlie Callagan's bone marrow transplant for multiple myeloma was postponed at the last minute, because Oregon hospitals are overwhelmed with treating COVID-19 patients.

Overwhelmed With COVID Patients, Oregon Hospitals Postpone Surgeries And Cancer Care

Patients with advanced cancer and heart disease are among those who have had to wait for surgeries and other procedures as critically ill, unvaccinated COVID patients strain the medical system.

Then-President Donald Trump holding a Bible as he visits outside St. John's Church across Lafayette Park from the White House on June 1, 2020.

Federal Officials Can't Be Sued For Clearing Protesters Near White House, Judge Says

A District Court judge has dismissed claims that former White House officials conspired to forcibly remove peaceful protesters last year from Washington, D.C.'s Lafayette Square.

For months, the coronavirus pandemic and Trump officials' interference delayed the release of the 2020 census demographic data used to redraw voting districts around the U.S.

After Months Of Delay, The Census Data For New Voting Maps Is Coming Out Aug. 12

For months, COVID-19 and interference by Trump officials delayed the release of new census demographic data used to redraw voting districts, forcing some state and local elections to be pushed back.

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