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Outside the stately Embassy of Afghanistan in Washington, D.C., it's hard to tell the republic has fallen. But inside, the staircases are dark, the hallways quiet and the offices empty.

In Washington, the last employees at the Afghan Embassy work until the lights go off

The embassy in Washington, D.C., was once a symbol of a new Afghanistan. Now, the few staffers left refuse to serve the Taliban and are racing to help as many refugees as they can.

Joaquin Phoenix as Johnny and Woody Norman as Jesse in <em>C'mon C'mon. </em>

Mike Mills' 'C'mon C'mon' feels like a shared memory

Mills, who also wrote and directed Beginners and 20th Century Women, says his films all ask, "What are you going to remember? Who are you going to remember it with or what are you forgetting?"

LiceDoctors technician Linda Holmes checks the heads of everyone in the Marker family for lice, including preschooler Hudson. It cost more than $200 to get the four-person household checked — eyebrows and Dad's beard included.

Pandemic or no, kids are still getting — and spreading — head lice

With kids back in school, business is picking back up for professional delousers. But how are kids getting head lice if they're physically distancing in the classroom?

A bill starting the process of withdrawing from OSHA awaits governor's signature

Florida lawmakers have passed a measure that ultimately seeks to remove the state’s private-sector workers from the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health…

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A look into the ugly and incredibly personal fight over Biden's pick to oversee banks

An ugly battle is being waged over Saule Omarova, President Biden's nominee to oversee most of the money held by banks. Her confirmation hearing is on Thursday.

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New clues to the biology of long COVID are starting to emerge

Scientists have begun to find abnormalities in the immune systems of some long-COVID patients that might help explain the syndrome, at least in some people. But there is still much more to learn.

More Money More Problems: The controversy surrounding sports betting in Florida

Earlier this month, the Seminole Tribe quietly rolled out sports betting in Florida. It was supposed to launch in October, then got pushed back. A federal…

A bag of assorted pills and prescription drugs dropped off for disposal is displayed during the Drug Enforcement Administration's 20th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day earlier this year in Los Angeles. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 100,000 people died of a drug overdose from April 2020 to April 2021.

Drug overdose deaths in the U.S. have topped 100,000 for the first time

The Biden administration scrambles to respond as new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show overdose deaths surged to more than 100,000 fatalities.

Over the past three months, passengers have returned to Orlando International Airport in numbers that exceed pre-pandemic levels. Read the latest data.

Domestic flights to Florida topped pre-pandemic levels this July through September.

The availability of new COVID-19 treatments will help low-income countries

Pharmaceutical companies Pfizer and Merck have agreed to allow generic manufacturers to make inexpensive versions of their anti-viral pills to treat COVID-19.

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