The New York City mayor's office says a plane has been quarantined amid reports that at least 100 people are reported ill on a flight from Dubai that arrived at New York's Kennedy Airport.
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NYC elementary schools reopen in big back-to-school test
Hundreds of thousands of elementary school students are heading back to classrooms Tuesday as New York City enters a high-stakes stage of resuming in-person learning during the coronavirus pandemic, which is keeping students at home in many other big U.S. school systems.
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Georgia voters choose short-term successor to John Lewis
Seven candidates are facing off in Tuesday's special election to become the short-term successor to the late U.S. Rep. John Lewis in Georgia.
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Dying winds give crews hope in Northern California fires
Firefighters say they hoped dying winds would enable them to bear down on a wildfire that exploded in the Northern California wine country, prompting tens of thousands of evacuations while a second blaze killed at least three people.
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Virus, strife prompt 'resiliency' funds in Black communities
The modest cash grant Iguehi James received from the Oakland African American Chamber of Commerce helped the clothing designer defray costs, including surge prices on elastic and fabric that jumped dramatically due to the pandemic.
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Purging water system of brain-eating microbe to take 60 days
A Houston-area official said Monday it will take 60 days to ensure a city drinking water system is purged of a deadly, microscopic parasite that doctors believed killed a boy and that led to warnings for others not to drink tap water.
