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'Rogue' U.S. Agency Used Racial Profiling to Investigate Commerce Dept. Employees, Report Says
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European Floods Are Latest Sign of a Global Warming Crisis

European Floods Are Latest Sign of a Global Warming Crisis

By Melissa Eddy, Jack Ewing, Megan Specia and Steven Erlanger

Floods like these, which have left more than 100 dead, had not been seen in perhaps 1,000 years. For many, the warnings came too late, raising questions about lapses in Germany's flood alert system.

'Rogue' U.S. Agency Used Racial Profiling to Investigate Commerce Dept. Employees, Report Says

'Rogue' U.S. Agency Used Racial Profiling to Investigate Commerce Dept. Employees, Report Says

By Catie Edmondson

An obscure federal office operated for more than a decade as an "unaccountable police force" inside the Commerce Department, using extreme and unauthorized tactics.

Haunted by Past Virus Surges, California Leans on Masks and Vaccines

Haunted by Past Virus Surges, California Leans on Masks and Vaccines

By Matt Craig, Mitch Smith and Shawn Hubler

A new indoor mask requirement in Los Angeles County comes as new virus cases have nearly tripled statewide. Immunization rates, however, should keep any spike below past peaks.

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