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Here's what eight refugees cherish as a touch of home (clockwise from top left): Ukrainian sheet music; an Afghan dress; incense stones from Yemen; a ceremonial cup and plate from an Indian village; a word from the K'iche' language from Guatemala; a diary kept by a trans woman from Honduras; a Liberian woman's passport; and (center) a Tibetan dumpling that has proved popular in Kashmir.

Precious memories: 8 refugees share the things they brought to remind them of home

If you had to leave your home, you'd bring essential items for survival. But if you could take one sentimental object, what would it be? We asked refugees from Ukraine, Afghanistan, Honduras and more.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks during a news conference at New York's Yankee Stadium, Monday, July 26, 2021.

New York Will Require State Workers To Be Vaccinated Or Undergo Weekly Testing

Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday that state employees have until Labor Day to get vaccinated. New York, like other states, has seen a rising number of coronavirus cases linked to the Delta variant.

You can do a lot of things with minimal risk after being vaccinated. Although our public health expert says that maybe it's not quite time for a rave or other tightly packed events. Above: Fans take photographs of Megan Thee Stallion at a London show in 2019.

Coronavirus FAQ: You're Vaccinated. Cool! Now About Those 'Breakthrough' Infections...

No vaccine is 100% effective. Though so-called "breakthrough" COVID cases are rare, the virus is circulating widely. What's a vaccinated person to do? And ... not do?

A selfie taken by Feng Daoyou. Her older brother Feng Daokun believes she traveled to Hong Kong before flying to the U.S., from where she first contacted him in 2016. Unlike the rest of her family, she did not marry, and seemed to relish venturing far from home. "She could do anything she put her mind to. She was tough. She never gave up. That was just her personality," her brother says.

In China, Atlanta Shooting Victim's Kin Struggle To Understand Her — And Her Death

To her family in southern China, Feng Daoyou remains a mystery. They remember her as generous and headstrong but they knew little of her life in the U.S. She was among eight people killed on March 16.

A voter drops off her ballot for the U.S. presidential election in November, in Rollinsville, Colo. Colorado's voting laws got fresh attention this week after the MLB decided to move its All-Star game to the state to protest Georgia's new legislation.

Fact Check: How Colorado, Georgia Voting Laws Differ Despite Conservatives' Claims

Major League Baseball's All-Star Game is headed to Denver in protest of Georgia's new voting law, including changes to who can vote by mail. Georgia's governor called the move "hypocritical."

A voter drops off her ballot for the U.S. presidential election on Nov. 3, 2020, in Rollinsville, Colo. Colorado's voting laws got fresh attention this week after the MLB decided to move its All-Star game to the state to protest Georgia's new legislation.

Fact Check: How Colorado, Georgia Voting Laws Differ Despite Conservatives' Claims

Major League Baseball's All-Star Game is headed to Denver in protest of Georgia's new voting law, including changes to who can vote by mail. Georgia's governor called the move "hypocritical."

In this March 26, 2020 file photo a man takes a photo of a sign advising that the Employment Development Department is closed due to coronavirus concerns, in San Francisco.

California Suspends 1.4 Million Virus Unemployment Claims

California has frozen 1.4 million unemployment claims as it battles fraud in its massive coronavirus unemployment relief program, it was reported Wednesday.

Mai Yang, a communicable disease specialist, searches for Angelica, a 27 year-old pregnant woman who tested positive for syphilis, in order to get her treated before she delivers her baby.

Syphilis is resurging in the U.S., a sign of public health's funding crisis

The country nearly eradicated this treatable sexually transmitted disease twice, only to see it come roaring back. The failure shows the weakness of a cash-strapped public health system.

A selfie Feng Daoyou took in Macau. Her older brother Feng Daokun believes she traveled to Hong Kong before flying to the U.S., from where she first contacted him in 2016. Unlike the rest of her family, she did not marry, and seemed to relish venturing far from home. "She could do anything she put her mind to. She was tough. She never gave up. That was just her personality," her brother says.

In China, Atlanta Shooting Victim's Kin Struggle To Understand Her — And Her Death

To her family in southern China, Feng Daoyou remains a mystery. They remember her as generous and headstrong but they knew little of her life in the U.S. She was among eight people killed on March 16.

Track workers treat Mongolian Groom after the Breeders' Cup Classic horse race at Santa Anita Park, Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019, in Arcadia, Calif.

Colt Euthanized After Fracturing Knee Following Race At Santa Anita

The rain-delayed/coronavirus-interrupted 83rd Winter Meet at Santa Anita Park concludes today with a 12-race card, one day after a 4- year-old colt was euthanized.

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