Texas Democrats in Washington stall voting bill efforts
Texas Democrats remain in Washington to block tighter voting laws while Republicans in Austin press to portray their absence as obstruction. GOP leaders vow to keep working toward a voting bill amid a broader plan to push tax relief and teacher funding, aiming to gain leverage in 2022. Presidents Biden and McConnell weighed in, with Biden pledge to energize voters and McConnell criticizing the walkout as a sham.
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Austin
Texas
Washington
Texas Capitol
Congress
Joe Biden
Senate
Mitch McConnell
Kentucky
U.S
Elizabeth Warren
House
Capitol Hill
Washington, D.C
Greg Abbott
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TNS
911 Calls Reveal Panic After Champlain Towers Collapse
911 recordings from the June 24 Surfside collapse show screams and disbelief as residents described explosions and smoke. At least 97 people died with dozens missing. investigators probe structural damage despite prior warnings. A judge ordered the Champlain Towers South site sale, potentially $100 to $110 million, for victims, while nearby Devon Apartments residents were evacuated due to concrete deterioration.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Florida
Miami-Dade
Surfside
Miami- Dade
Michae Hanzman
Champlain Towers
Michael Goldberg
Goldberg
Devon
Melissa Berthier
Molly MacDonald
Mercy Chefs
Princeton Church
Associated Press
FBI report faults agency in Nassar abuse case
Washington inspectors say the FBI made fundamental errors and did not treat allegations against Larry Nassar with urgency. The IG found months passed before a formal probe opened, with several athletes not interviewed despite being available, and noted multiple policy violations and a discredit to the agency.
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Washington
FBI
USA Gymnastics
Larry Nassar
Justice Department
America
Department
Nassar
Inspector General
Stephen Penny
Indianapolis
Bureau
Los Angeles
Record overdose toll hits 93 thousand in 2020
The U S overdose deaths surged to 93 331 in 2020 driven by opioids especially fentanyl and worsened by the Covid 19 pandemic. Experts note shifts in drug supply and challenges in treatment and response as deaths rose sharply from 2019.
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Washington
National Center For Health Statistics
Keith Humphreys
Stanford University
United States
U.S
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Nora Volkow
National Institute On Drug Abuse
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