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Sgt. Sarah Roque enlisted in 2020. She was a bridge crewmember and served as a mine-dog handler with the K9 detachment in the 5th Engineer Battalion.

Sgt. Sarah Roque enlisted in 2020. She was a bridge crewmember and served as a mine-dog handler with the K9 detachment in the 5th Engineer Battalion. U.S. Army Fort Leonard Wood hide caption

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National

Soldier is charged with killing an Army sergeant found in a dumpster on Missouri base

Spc. Wooster Rancy, 21, faces charges of murder and obstructing justice in the Oct. 20 death of 23-year-old Army Sgt. Sarah Roque at Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri.

Thursday

Cans of Campbell's soup are displayed on a shelf at a grocery store in Richmond, Calif., in 2019. The Campbell Soup Company says it's changing its corporate name to The Campbell’s Company.

Cans of Campbell's soup are displayed on a shelf at a grocery store in Richmond, Calif., in 2019. The Campbell Soup Company says it's changing its corporate name to The Campbell’s Company. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption

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Business

After more than a century, the Campbell's company drops 'soup' from its name

The Campbell Soup Company's CEO said the "subtle yet important change" to the name adopted in 1922 better reflects the broad number of products it makes.

Saturday

Friday

Rep. Jamie Raskin says his cancer is in remission

Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., participates in a House Oversight and Accountability Committee hearing on March 29. On Thursday, he announced a preliminary diagnosis that his cancer is in remission after treatments. Cliff Owen/AP hide caption

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Politics

Rep. Jamie Raskin says his cancer is in remission

The Maryland Democrat said he'd received a preliminary diagnosis of being in remission after undergoing treatments for lymphoma. "I am overwhelmed with gratitude and love," the lawmaker said.

Wednesday

Saturday

Biden is still feeling well after testing positive for COVID again, his doctor says

President Biden takes his face mask off on Thursday during a meeting on the U.S. Economy with CEOs and members of his Cabinet in the South Court Auditorium of the White House. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption

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Politics

Biden is still feeling well after testing positive for COVID again, his doctor says

A day after the president's physician said Biden has tested positive for COVID-19 again, the doctor said Biden continues to feel well, despite testing positive on Sunday again.

Saturday

Saturday

Wednesday

U.S. Army begins to discharge soldiers who refuse COVID-19 vaccination

The first COVID-19 mass vaccination on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Hawaii is held on Feb. 9, 2021. The Army says it will "immediately begin separating Soldiers from the service" who refuse to be vaccinated. Tech. Sgt. Anthony Nelson/Department of Defense via AP hide caption

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National

U.S. Army begins to discharge soldiers who refuse COVID-19 vaccination

"Unvaccinated Soldiers present risk to the force and jeopardize readiness," Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth says. The Army says 96% of active troops have been vaccinated.

Tuesday

Wednesday

As South Florida Grieves Condo Victims, Miami Beach Cancels Its July 4th Celebrations

A man looks at a memorial Tuesday with pictures of some of the missing from the partially collapsed 12-story Champlain Towers South condo building in Surfside, Fla. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption

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Live Updates: Miami-Area Condo Collapse

As South Florida Grieves Condo Victims, Miami Beach Cancels Its July 4th Celebrations

The city of Miami Beach is cancelling its fireworks and other July 4th festivities out of respect for the families and victims of the condominium collapse in neighboring Surfside, Fla.

As South Florida Grieves Condo Victims, Miami Beach Cancels Its July 4th Celebrations

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Rescue Teams Hold Out Hope Of Finding Survivors In Florida Condo Collapse

Moises Soffer, a volunteer member of Cadena International's search-and-rescue team working at the site of the condo building collapse, holds a trained search dog named Oreo in Surfside, Fla., on Sunday. Gianrigo Marletta/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Live Updates: Miami-Area Condo Collapse

Rescue Teams Hold Out Hope Of Finding Survivors In Florida Condo Collapse

It's been nearly a week since part of the building in Surfside, Fla., collapsed. "We still remain hopeful because that's who we are," says Leon Roy Hausmann, a representative of one rescue group.

Rescue Teams Hold Out Hope Of Finding Survivors In Florida Condo Collapse

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Saturday

An 11-Minute Flight To Space Was Just Auctioned For $28 Million

Participants sit a Blue Origin space simulator during a conference on robotics and artificial intelligence in Las Vegas on June 5, 2019. On Saturday, Blue Origin announced that an unidentified bidder will pay $28 million for a suborbital flight on the company's New Shepard vehicle. Mark Ralston/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Space

An 11-Minute Flight To Space Was Just Auctioned For $28 Million

Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos is going up July 20 on a rocket made by his space exploration company Blue Origin. So is his brother. And now a mystery bidder has won an auction to join them.

Friday

The CDC's No. 2 Official Says The U.S. Isn't Ready For Another Pandemic

Dr. Anne Schuchat, principal deputy director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, testifies before a House panel on Sept. 25, 2019. In an NPR interview, she says the nation has more work to do to get ready for a future pandemic. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption

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The Coronavirus Crisis

The CDC's No. 2 Official Says The U.S. Isn't Ready For Another Pandemic

The United States wasn't ready for the pandemic "and we have a lot of work to do to get better prepared for the next one," says Dr. Anne Schuchat, who is retiring after 33 years at the agency.

The CDC's No. 2 Official Says The U.S. Isn't Ready For Another Pandemic

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Thursday

Half Of States Are Ending Pandemic Jobless Aid Early, And The Economy Could Suffer

A Nordstrom store is looking for employees last month in Coral Gables, Fla. Citing a severe shortage of workers, half of the nation's governors have decided to end extra federal jobless benefits months early. Marta Lavandier/AP hide caption

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Coronavirus Updates

Half Of States Are Ending Pandemic Jobless Aid Early, And The Economy Could Suffer

Citing a severe shortage of workers, half of the nation's governors have decided to end extra federal jobless benefits months early. But an economist says that will set back households and businesses.

Half Of States Are Ending Pandemic Jobless Aid Early, And The Economy Could Suffer

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