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EXCLUSIVE: Governors have questions about Afghan refugees. Here's who they call

President Biden put former Delaware Gov. Jack Markell in charge of helping connect federal agencies resettling Afghan refugees with state and local officials, and private sector groups.

A woman walks by a "Now Hiring" sign outside a store on August 16, 2021 in Arlington, Virginia. (Photo by Olivier DOULIERY / AFP) (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images)

No, it hasn't been the job recovery many had expected. But there's room for hope

Forecasters say the U.S. likely added about 500,000 jobs last month. It's not what many had hoped for earlier this year, but it's better than August.

It's Day 45 For New York Governor Kathy Hochul

“At the end of my term, whenever it ends, no one will ever describe my administration as a toxic work environment."

A child watching the sea while residents try to clear the bed of a river that has been blocked by debris left by Hurricane Matthew, in the commune of Roche-a-Bateaux, in the south west of Haiti, on October 21, 2016. At least 546 people were killed and more than 175,000 people lost their homes when Hurricane Matthew roared ashore on October 4, packing winds of 145 miles (230 kilometers) per hour. / AFP / HECTOR RETAMAL (Photo credit should read HECTOR RETAMAL/AFP via Getty Images)

New coronavirus, likely from dogs, infects people in Malaysia and Haiti

It could turn out to be the 8th coronavirus known to spread humans. Some scientists think doctors and researchers should start actively looking for this virus in patients.

FILE - Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards, left, listens as Attorney General Jeff Landry, right, speaks about medicines being donated by drug companies to help the fight against COVID-19 at the Governor's Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Management, April 6, 2020, in Baton Rouge, La. A federal appeals court has temporarily halted the Biden administration’s vaccine requirement for businesses with 100 or more workers. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021, granted an emergency stay of the requirement by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration that those workers be vaccinated by Jan. 4, or face mask requirements and weekly tests. Landry said the court action halts President Biden’s administration from “moving forward with his unlawful overreach.” (Bill Feig/The Advocate via AP, Pool, File)

Appeals court temporarily halts Biden vaccine mandate for larger businesses

A federal appeals court on Saturday temporarily blocked the Biden administration's vaccine requirement for businesses with 100 or more workers.

El quarterback de los Packers de Green Bay Aaron Rodgers (12) durante el partido contra los Cardinals de Arizona, el jueves 28 de octubre de 2021, en Glendale, Arizona. (AP Foto/Rick Scuteri)

Health care company cuts ties with Aaron Rodgers after COVID-19 vaccine comments

Prevea Health said the company and the Green Bay Packers star mutually agreed to end a nine-year partnership after Rodgers explained why he's avoided getting a COVID-19 vaccine endorsed by the NFL.

A ghost forest, known alternatively as a boneyard beach, seen on Hunting Island, S.C., Tuesday, October 19, 2021. As sea levels rise and salt water seeps into previously unaffected coastal flora and salt marsh areas, the plants wither, and only the thickest parts of trees remain. (Photo by Cameron Pollack for NPR)

Rising sea levels threaten the lives and livelihood of those on a fragile U.S. coast

Climate change's impact on a South Carolina community can be told through the stories of a dying forest, a fisherman with no bait and a queen fighting to protect a way of life on ancestral land.

President Joe Biden smiles as he speaks about the bipartisan infrastructure bill in the State Dinning Room of the White House, Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Biden's infrastructure win gives him some momentum. Here's why he needs that

President Biden's polls have plunged. As his agenda stalled, his party lost the Virginia gubernatorial race. The infrastructure win gives him some lift as he now tries to pass a much-tougher bill.

He always wanted a Ph.D. in physics. He finally earned it at 89

"I always had this dream: Gee, someday I would like to become a physicist," said Manfred Steiner. But after World War II, he followed his family's advice to become a doctor.

Cornell Law School, one of the buildings named in the bomb threat. Photo by Megan Zerez.

Bomb threats reported at Cornell University, other Ivy League schools

A bomb threat at Cornell University on Sunday led to the evacuation of four buildings on the Ithaca campus.

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