 The Houston Independent School Board, the largest in the state of Texas, unanimously supported instituting a mask mandate effective immediately for all board facilities.  A Los Angeles County Judge dismissed a charge of sexual battery against Harvey Weinstein Thursday, ruling it was beyond the statute of limitation.  Tropical Depression Fred moved along Cuba's northern coastline Thursday and was expected to strengthen back into a tropical storm later in the week.  The Pittsburgh Steelers are acquiring former Pro Bowl linebacker Joe Schobert in a trade with the Jacksonville Jaguars.  Jamie Spears on Thursday filed in Los Angeles Superior Court to step down as conservator of pop singer Britney Spears' $60 million estate after 13 years.  Clippers superstar forward Kawhi Leonard is remaining in Los Angeles after signing a multiyear contract with the franchise.  Chicago White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu made history early in Thursday's "Field of Dreams" Game in Dyersville, Iowa, bashing the first MLB home run in the state.  Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett on Thursday unilaterally denied a request by Indiana University students to block the school's requirement that they get vaccinated against COVID-19.  A mass shooting in southwest England on Thursday left at least six people dead and others injured, local police announced.  The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Health and Human Services announced Thursday that they will soon require most employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19.  Rockets launched by Hamas into Israel earlier this year killed and injured civilians in Israel and Gaza, Human Rights Watch said Thursday, accusing the militant group of war crimes.  Baltimore Orioles slugger Chris Davis announced his retirement Thursday, ending his 14-year MLB career.  U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Thursday reported 212,672 attempted border crossings in July, the highest monthly total in 21 years.  Astronomers have finally linked the size of a supermassive black hole to the spectral patterns generated by its eating habits.  The U.S. Army says it's developed a combat-capable prototype of a high-energy laser weapon.  Amazon Studios announced that its "Lord of the Rings" streaming series will move from New Zealand to the U.K. for its second season.  President Joe Biden on Thursday ordered the deployment of 3,000 troops to Afghanistan to assist in the evacuation of the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, U.S. military officials announced.  The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 hit records for the third consecutive day as Disney surpassed analysts' expectations in its second-quarter earnings report.  That a high-fat diet increases a person's risk for heart disease has long been known, but researchers now think they understand the process behind this link.  After years of progress in the fight against hunger, food insecurity is again a growing problem in Africa, where famine threatens millions of people -- new research suggests prolonged violence is to blame.  New census data indicates that the United States is growing more racially diverse and that the number of people who identify as White in the country has decreased for the first time in more than two centuries. | 
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