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AUSTIN, TX - SEPTEMBER 20: Texas state representatives are gathered in the House chamber on the first day of the 87th Legislature's third special session at the State Capitol on September 20, 2021 in Austin, Texas. Following a second special session that saw the passage of controversial voting and abortion laws, Texas lawmakers have convened at the Capitol for a third special session to address more of Republican Gov. Greg Abbott's conservative priorities which include redistricting, the distribution of federal COVID-19 relief funds, vaccine mandates and restrictions on how transgender student athletes can compete in sports. (Photo by Tamir Kalifa/Getty Images)

Texas lawmakers weigh a bill to let workers sue employers over COVID vaccine mandates

The legislation would give workers legal grounds to refuse COVID-19 vaccine mandates for "reasons of conscience." The law would enshrine Gov. Greg Abbott's executive order banning such mandates.

The public get to see the Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune statue at the News-Journal Center in Daytona Beach, Monday, Oct. 12, 2021.Bethune Statue20

This statue of Mary McLeod Bethune will soon make history at the U.S. Capitol

The pioneering educator and civil rights activist will be the first Black person to have a state-commissioned statue in Statuary Hall. The statue was unveiled this week in her home state of Florida.

With the cold clean spring air the stars were bright in the sky. When I say cold I mean it, after taking star photos for an hour my feet were frozen and even after I got into my sleeping bag, it took me over an hour to totally warm up. But the view and the photos were worth it.

A meteorite crashes through a home in Canada, barely missing a woman's head

British Columbia resident Ruth Hamilton had a rude awakening earlier this month when a large meteorite plunged from space, through her roof and landed in her bed.

Public Weighs Greenidge Air Permits At DEC Hearings

The IBEW’s now outspoken support of Greenidge indicates that opponents may face a broader front in their efforts to pass legislation implementing a moratorium on cryptocurrency mining.

BOWIE, MARYLAND - MARCH 25: Nurses draw vaccine doses from a vial as Maryland residents receive their second dose of the Moderna coronavirus vaccine at the Cameron Grove Community Center on March 25, 2021 in Bowie, Maryland. The vaccinations were provided by Prince George's County's Mobile Units as vaccinations in Maryland are now over the 20 percent threshold. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Experts recommend that FDA should authorize Moderna COVID vaccine booster

The recommendation applies to people 65 years and older, those 18 to 64 who are at high risk of severe COVID and those whose work or institutional exposure puts them at high COVID risk.

'Sex Education's' gay teen Eric takes a risky trip to Nigeria. How realistic is it?

We asked Bisi Alimi, who came out on TV in Nigeria and is an advocate for LGBTQ rights in his homeland, to weigh in on the plotline of the popular Netflix series.

A woman has one eye covered to protest against gender violence, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021. Women from the "Ni Una Menos" or "Not One Less" movement marched to protest what they say is the negligence of judges when it comes to taking measures against aggressors of women, a week after the killing of Ursula Bahillo, a woman who had filed more than a dozen complaints against the man who killed her. She had filed the last complaint two days before her murder. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

How #NiUnaMenos grew from the streets of Argentina into a regional women's movement

Ni Una Menos, or Not One Less, started out in Argentina as a slogan chanted by thousands protesting the murders of young women. It eventually spawned a women's rights movement across Latin America.

FILE - In this Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021 file photo, Afghans inspect damage of Ahmadi family house after U.S. drone strike in Kabul, Afghanistan. The Pentagon retreated from its defense of a drone strike that killed multiple civilians in Afghanistan last month, announcing Friday, Sept. 17, that a review revealed that only civilians were killed in the attack, not an Islamic State extremist as first believed. (AP Photo/Khwaja Tawfiq Sediqi, File)

U.S. will provide condolence payments to families of Kabul drone strike victims

The Aug. 29 U.S. drone strike was supposed to target ISIS-K members, but the attack killed 10 Afghan civilians. Now those victims' families will get unspecified condolence payments.

US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden pin a flower on a wreath as they attend the 40th Annual National Peace Officers Memorial Service at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on October 16, 2021. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

At a memorial ceremony for officers, Biden renews calls for police reform

Speaking at the a memorial service for fallen law enforcement officers, the president acknowledged the pain that accompanies losing a loved one. He also pushed again for police reform.

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 07: The Hollywood sign is viewed above homes in the Hollywood Hills on October 07, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. The IATSE union which represents Hollywood’s film and television production crews voted to authorize a strike, calling for better working conditions and higher pay amid a surge in streaming demand. Negotiations are ongoing but a strike may be imminent. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Hollywood crew members reach a tentative deal with major studios, averting a strike

After months of negotiation and a strike on the horizon, Hollywood crew members in the union IATSE have agreed to a deal with the major studios.

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