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A girl waits with other earthquake victims for the start of a food distribution in Les Cayes, Haiti, Saturday, Aug. 21, 2021, seven days after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit the area. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Abductions have increased in Haiti, but religious aid groups are still going there

A gang is demanding millions of dollars in ransom for 17 kidnapped missionaries. Faith-based humanitarian groups say their work demands balancing risk with the need to serve the most vulnerable.

A dog lies on the ash-covered earth surrounded by volcanic lava following an eruption of the Cumbre Vieja volcano, in the area of Todoque on the Canary Island of La Palma, Spain in this undated screen grab taken from a handout video. Video recorded with a drone. Handout via REUTERS

A drone company is working to airlift dogs stranded by the volcano in La Palma

The company, Aerocamaras, has received permits it needs to try a unique rescue, in which a drone will drop a net on each dog, so it can whisk it over lava and to safety.

Afrigen Biologics staff members at work in the formulation space at the company's lab in Cape Town, South Africa. Afrigen hope to soon be manufacturing the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine.

The great vaccine ... bake off ... has begun

Why the WHO has tasked a South African startup with trying to replicate Moderna's mRNA COVID vaccine recipe.

UNITED STATES - JULY 26: Rep. Jeff Fortenberry, R-Neb., speaks as the House Rules Committee meets to formulate a rule on the H.R.4502 appropriations bill on Monday, July 26, 2021. (Photo by Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Nebraska Rep. Fortenberry is charged with lying to authorities over illegal donations

The Republican is accused of lying to the FBI about illegal campaign contributions made to his 2016 reelection bid.

Nebraska Rep. Fortenberry is charged with lying to authorities over illegal donations

The Republican is accused of lying to the FBI about illegal campaign contributions made to his 2016 reelection bid.

Rachel Levine, nominated to be an assistant secretary at the Department of Health and Human Services, testifies before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions committee on Capitol Hill in Washington on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021. (Caroline Brehman/Pool via AP)

Dr. Rachel Levine is sworn in as the nation's first transgender four-star officer

Levine leads the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps.

Worn-out nurses hit the road for better pay, stressing hospital budgets — and morale

In areas overwhelmed by COVID cases, hospitals must rely on traveling nurses to operate ICUs. Hospitals pay a premium for that temporary help, while also struggling to keep their staff nurses happy.

Student loan forgiveness is a lot closer for some borrowers, and they are pumped

Thousands of teachers, nurses and other public servants are learning they could have some of their federal student loan debts erased months — and even years — earlier than expected.

Benjamin Graff, center, and his son Jacob Graff, 19, drop off their mail-in ballots for the Pennsylvania primary election, in Philadelphia, Tuesday, June 2, 2020. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Are You Mailing Your Ballot? Here’s What PA Voters Need To Know About Postage

“The ballot is extremely long in several of our counties and they’re like up to three pages, which means that the cost of returning those ballots is more than just a single stamp."

FILE - In this Monday, Jan. 13, 2020 file photo the RWE Niederaussem lignite-fired power station steams in Bergheim, Germany. Germany is forecast to record its biggest rise in greenhouse gas emissions since 1990 this year, according to a report by an environmental think tank Sunday. Berlin-based Agora Energiewende said the country's emissions will probably rise by the equivalent of 47 million tons of carbon dioxide as the economy rebounds from the pandemic-related downturn. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, file)

Environmental Rights Are On New York's Ballots This Election

“15 simple words, each person shall have a right to clean air and clean water and a healthful environment."

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