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Jessica Marie Ramirez attends a voting rights rally outside of the Texas State Capitol on July 8 in Austin, Texas.

In Texas, 666 Laws Take Effect Sept. 1, Including Many Conservative Priorities

Wednesday, hundreds of bills passed in the 2021 regular legislative session in Texas become law including abortion and voting restrictions, a ban on critical race theory, permitless carry and more.

Marines transport a detainee in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, in 2002. Nearly 800 detainees have passed through the prison since it opened that year. Today, 39 men are still being held there.

The Taliban's Rise Is Complicating Biden's Efforts To Close Guantánamo's Prison

Afghanistan's fall and the Taliban's resurgence have raised fears that if President Biden releases additional Guantánamo prisoners, they may join the militant group or return to the battlefield.

People from a coalition of housing justice groups hold signs protesting evictions during a news conference outside the Statehouse on Friday in Boston.

House Speaker Pelosi And Democratic Leaders Call On Biden To Extend Eviction Ban

House Democratic leaders called the extension a "moral imperative" to prevent Americans from being put out of their homes during a COVID-19 surge. Some 3.6 billion Americans are at risk of eviction.

Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, center, speaks with Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., left, while Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., walks by at right, as the Senate voted to formally begin debate on a roughly $1 trillion infrastructure plan on Friday.

It's In — And Big: Senators Unveil $1T Infrastructure Proposal

The over 2,700-page bipartisan bill, finalized Sunday night, includes money for roads, transit systems and high-speed internet access. It's the first phase of President Biden's infrastructure plan.

A patchwork of national and state regulations require utilities to trim around their power lines. More than a dozen of the country's largest utilities told NPR that falling trees and branches represent a leading cause of outages.

Climate Change Is Killing Trees And Causing Power Outages

Fungi, parasites, root rot: Climate change is increasing the risk of trees weakening and dying. Falling trees have increased power outages nationwide, which threatens public health and safety.

Crews from the United States and Israel work in the rubble of Champlain Towers South condo in Surfside, Fla.

90 Deaths Have Now Been Confirmed In The Florida Condo Collapse

Officials in Surfside, Fla., on Sunday said that four more bodies have been recovered from the wreckage of the Champlain Towers South building. Some 31 people remain listed as missing.

In this June 12, 2021 photo, Afghan security personnel inspect the site of a bomb explosion in Kabul, Afghanistan. In a report released Monday, the United Nations said that more women and children were killed and wounded in Afghanistan in the first half of 2021 than in any year since the UN began keeping count.

As U.S. Withdraws, Civilian Casualties In Afghanistan Reach A Record High

The U.N. warns that without a major de-escalation in violence, Afghanistan is on course to have the highest ever number of documented civilian casualties in a single year since record-keeping began.

A Colombian Huitoto man sails on a raft along the Takana river in Leticia, Amazonas department, Colombia, on May 20, during the coronavirus pandemic.

The Coronavirus Is Spreading Through Indigenous Communities In The Amazon

The governor of Amazonas, Colombia, says it was impossible to cut the area off from Brazil, even as the virus spiked. Now the Colombian border town of Leticia is a coronavirus hot spot.

Cranes are operated over the remains from the collapsed 12-story Champlain Towers South condo building on July 9, 2021 in Surfside, Fla.

Why Steady, Low Condo Fees Should Raise A Flag – And Other Tips For Owners And Buyers

Robert Nordlund of Association Reserves says condo boards should expect that buildings deteriorate. He says always low monthly assessments could mean the board isn't budgeting for building needs.

LeVar Burton, shown here speaking in Los Angeles in 2016, has said he feels like hosting Jeopardy! "is what I'm supposed to do." This week, he gets his turn at the host lectern left vacant by Alex Trebek, who died last year at age 80.

LeVar Burton Is A Top Pick To Host 'Jeopardy!' You Don't Have To Take Our Word For It

Credited by a generation of book nerds for shaping their identities on Reading Rainbow, LeVar Burton guest-hosts Jeopardy! this week after a campaign hyped by his large and enthusiastic fandom.

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