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Drivers wait to refuel vehicles Wednesday at a Costco Wholesale Corp. gas station in Dunwoody, Ga. Officials are urging people not to panic-buy as motorists in Southeastern states put a run on gas stations.

Colonial Pipeline Restarts: There's No Need To Panic-Buy Gas (And Never Was)

Even before fuel began flowing again after a ransomware attack, experts said any shortages were because of transportation, not supply, and they urged people not to top off their tanks.

A man walks by a mobile health clinic displaying a picture of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega (right) and his wife and vice president, Rosario Murillo, in Managua on April 14, 2020. The government claims to be successfully combating the pandemic but health workers and critics say the toll is likely higher.

Citizens Work To Expose COVID's Real Toll In Nicaragua As Leaders Claim Success

Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega's government insists the country has low numbers of cases and deaths from the pandemic. A grassroots group is working to reveal the true impact is far worse.

Migrants and asylum seekers are seen after spending the night in one of the car lanes off the San Ysidro Crossing Port on the Mexican side of the U.S.-Mexico border in Tijuana on April 24, 2021. A group of migrants asked U.S. migration authorities to allow them to start their migration process and decided to stay at the crossing port to pressure for a solution to their situation.

As More Migrants Arrive, U.S. Expands Efforts To Identify And Admit Most Vulnerable

More migrants are granted humanitarian exceptions to a pandemic public health order that effectively closed the Southern border. U.S. officials are working with NGOs to identify the most vulnerable.

A Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine vial and syringe. An advisory panel to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended that the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine be administered to children ages 12 to 15.

CDC Says Kids As Young As 12 Should Get The Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine

The White House has been urging family doctors to encourage vaccination of adolescents and the CDC director said "providers may begin vaccinating them right away."

Cars line up Tuesday at a QuikTrip in Atlanta. Continued panic-buying is leading to shortages at gas stations across the Southeast after a hack attack shut down a critical pipeline.

Colonial Restarts Operations After Cyberattack As Panic-Buying Mounts In Southeast

Colonial Pipeline says it has "initiated the restart" of operations at the pipeline affected by a cyberattack as a wave of panic-buying empties out many gas stations across the Southeast.

Chicago Once Again Tops List Of Rattiest Cities In America

How to get rid of the rodents? Why cats of course. The Tree House Humane Society in Chicago is taking feral cats that can't thrive in a home or shelter, and setting them up in rat infested areas.

Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney talks to reporters after House Republicans voted to remove her as conference chair Wednesday.

GOP Ousts Cheney From Leadership Over Her Criticism Of Trump

This is the second time the Wyoming Republican faced calls for her removal as the No. 3 Republican in the House. But this time, she did not have support from top Republicans.

Biden Hosts 1st Meeting With Congressional Leaders Since Taking Office

President Biden has invited a top group of bipartisan leaders in the House and Senate to come to the Oval Office and discuss his big economic plan. The proposal totals $4 trillion.

It Appears Inflation Is Making A Comeback

The latest data will likely show prices for everything from cereals to cars have risen as shortages of critical materials like lumber force companies to raise prices.

News Brief: Israeli-Palestinian Violence, Vote On Liz Cheney, Inflation Data

Violence between Israelis and Palestinians stoke fears of war. House Republicans will vote on whether to remove Liz Cheney from her leadership post. Economists monitor data for signs of inflation.

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