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The estate of Chuck Close, the artist known for massive photorealist portraits of himself and others, on Wednesday sued Cigna Corp, claiming it failed to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars for necessary medical care in the final years of his life.

The U.S. Justice Department is opposing a request by former President Donald Trump to appoint a "special master" to determine whether documents seized by federal agents from his Mar-a-Lago home on Aug.

After Mississippi's capital lost running water this week due to a treatment plant failure, Jackson State University football coach Deion Sanders shared a video on Instagram saying he was in "crisis mode" to keep his team practicing.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has authorized updated COVID-19 boosters from Pfizer Inc with German partner BioNTech SE and Moderna Inc retooled to target Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants as well as the original virus.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday authorized updated COVID-19 booster shots from Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna that target the dominant BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron subvariants, as the government prepares for a broad fall vaccination campaign that could begin within days.

Iran needs stronger guarantees from Washington for the revival of a 2015 nuclear deal, its foreign minister said in Moscow on Wednesday, adding that the U.N.

"There's a lot that we need to do to improve not only the preparedness but [also] the response," Dr. Fauci said.

Frustrated residents in Mississippi's state capital faced a second day without drinking water and the prospect of long lines for bottled water handouts after a neglected treatment plant failed this week.

The next Mega Millions numbers will be drawn on Friday, Sept. 2.

News media outlets on Wednesday filed a new bid to unseal even more court records tied to the FBI's unprecedented search of former President Donald Trump's Florida estate, asking a federal judge to make public more details about the records that were seized.

Officials from the Group of 20 major economies meeting on Wednesday for climate talks in Bali have been unable to agree a joint communique, amid objections over language used on climate targets and the war in Ukraine, two sources told Reuters.

Snap Inc said on Wednesday revenue growth in the third quarter is running at the slowest rate in the company's history, as high inflation, rising interest rates and a deteriorating economy continues to ravage the advertising industry.

Matthew Locher targeted girls with "mental health issues, including depression, suicidal thoughts, and anorexia."

No major injuries were reported following the spill.

Prosecutors requested that the accused be held behind bars without bail, but a judge instead set his bail at $100,000, according to reports.

Police said they had no information related to the incident, which suggested that no charges were laid out over what happened.

Toyota Motor Corp will boost its planned investment in a new U.S.

"They were arguing about which girlfriend had the least amount of chastity," the police chief said.

"It's very rare that a 22-year-old girl has no digital footprint," cops said, adding that it has raised suspicion that the missing case may involve a crime.

The father told deputies he accidentally shot his son. "You don't accidentally shoot your children three to four times in the head," the sheriff said.

The number of people traveling for the U.S. Labor Day holiday weekend is expected to rebound to pre-pandemic levels and possibly set new records in some cases, according to several travel companies.

A record-breaking heat wave is expected to hit California on Wednesday, bringing temperatures of up to 115 degrees Fahrenheit (46?C) in the state's inland valleys and 100 degrees along the coast over the Labor Day weekend, the National Weather Service (NWS) said.

The fatal shooting happened hours after the victim told a friend that she planned to leave her boyfriend and move out of his house.

The girl "suffered PTSD, cut herself and sought refuge in the school nurse's office nearly every lunch break," as per the lawsuit.

"She would never allow him to keep his stuff in her room, and he would frankly never ask," a source said.

DOJ also said Trump's team might have moved or hidden certain classified material prior to the raid.

Less than 20 miles from the fortified border with North Korea, a combined force of South Korean and U.S.

Southwest Texas and southeast New Mexico are likely to see flash flooding due to the heavy showers and thunderstorms.

The European Union is on track to beat targets for filling gas storage, but analysts warn the bigger factor for energy security this winter will be whether countries can slash consumption enough to ensure stored fuel lasts through the coldest months.