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US: Mayor of Texas border city declares state of emergency over migrant swell
•The mayor had previously resisted issuing an emergency declaration, but said he was moved to action by the sight of people on downtown streets with temperatures dipping below freezing
WATCH: Huge migrant caravan of over 1,000 people cross US-Mexico border illegally
Fp Staff •Before the people crossed borders, Mexican police had reportedly escorted nearly 20 migrant buses into Ciudad Juarez, Mexico and later released them into multiple NGOs. From here, the migrants walked to the river to enter El Paso in Texas
Are US border policies behind the spike in COVID-19 infection rates across the country?
•The key factors behind the recent spike in COVID-19 cases are people in US communities who are unvaccinated and are not following guidance from CDC guidelines on Delta variant, say public health experts
At largest emergency shelter in US, panic attacks highlight stress for migrant kids
•Lawyers and advocates question why most of the children are at unlicensed shelters.
Democrats unveil impeachment procedure against Donald Trump; US president calls it an 'illegitimate sham'
•The opposition Democratic Party has unveiled impeachment procedures against Donald Trump, which the White House termed an 'illegitimate sham'.
'Unfortunately, they have the votes': Donald Trump admits House Democrats could easily impeach him
•The investigation picked up steam as Democrats in the House of Representatives began interviewing a key US intelligence official on a whistleblower complaint that alleged abuse of office by the president.
As Democrats push for Donald Trump's impeachment, Ukraine says it is reviewing cases on firm linked to Joe Biden's son
•Ukraine's prosecutor-general said on Friday his office was reviewing the closure of a number of cases related to a gas firm linked to former US vice-president Joe Biden's son
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden condemns supremacy at 56th anniversary of Birmingham church bombing
•Visiting a black church bombed by the Ku Klux Klan during the civil rights era, Joe Biden has framed current racial tensions as part of an enduring struggle that is older than the nation.
Joe Biden defends record at third Democratic Debate in Houston, retains sizeable lead over Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren
•The former US vice president survived another Democratic debate on Thursday largely unbloodied and unbowed, leaving those on the margins of the race for the party’s 2020 nomination.
2020 Democratic presidential contenders urge Congress to act on gun control after Texas and Ohio shootings
•'We are going to make change. We are going to pass gun safety laws in this country', said US Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts