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The first panels of levee border wall are seen at a construction site along the U.S.-Mexico border last month in Donna, Texas. The new section, with 18-foot-tall steel bollards atop a concrete wall, will stretch approximately 8 miles.

Federal Judge Blocks Diversion Of Military Construction Money For Border Wall

A case brought by El Paso County, Texas, is similar to another won by the Sierra Club in California. The U.S. Supreme Court said wall construction can continue while the Trump administration appeals.

Congressional negotiators have reached tentative agreement on a $1.3 trillion spending package to fund the government through the end of September 2020. "I think we can be very proud of the good work that this Congress is doing," Rep. Nita Lowey, seen here in April, said Thursday.

Congressional Negotiators Reach Tentative Deal On $1.3 Trillion Spending Package

The agreement would fund programs through the end of September 2020 and avoid a government shutdown. Federal agencies run out of money at midnight on Dec. 20.

The stock market rebounded Friday after cratering on fears over the coronavirus pandemic.

Dow Soars Nearly 2,000 Points In Rebound From Biggest Drop Since 1987

The Dow Jones Industrial Average and other major stock indexes jumped as President Trump declared a national emergency to deal with the coronavirus pandemic.

Patients are treated at a hospital after a suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Saturday. Dozens were injured.

At Least 24 Dead, Including Children, In Suicide Attack In Afghan Capital

Afghanistan's interior ministry said at least 57 others were wounded in the bombing outside of an education center in a heavily Shiite neighborhood in Kabul.

People wait in a queue to register their names before giving their nasal swab samples to test for COVID-19 at a government health center in Hyderabad, India on Saturday. India's coronavirus cases have crossed 4 million.

India Coronavirus Cases Surpass 4 Million

India has the third-highest number of COVID-19 cases and deaths in the world. It's been reporting new cases faster than any other country.

Former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin Is Released On $1 Million Bond

The charges against Chauvin in the death of George Floyd include murder in the third degree, which his release notice describes as "perpetrating eminently dangerous act and evincing depraved mind."

Portland Police Charge 8 After Demonstrators Vandalize Democratic Party Offices

Anti-fascist protesters carried signs rejecting Joe Biden's presidency and scuffled with law enforcement in Portland, Ore., on Wednesday.

The Senate has voted to acquit former President Donald Trump on an impeachment charge of inciting an insurrection. In a statement, Trump thanked his legal team and members of Congress "who stood proudly for the Constitution."

Trump Celebrates His Acquittal, Says The Impeachment Was Part Of A 'Witch Hunt'

In a statement issued shortly after a final vote in the Senate on a charge of inciting an insurrection, Trump said the "movement to Make America Great Again has only just begun."

Giant panda Mei Xiang is seen after giving birth to a cub Friday at the National Zoo in Washington.

Smithsonian National Zoo's Giant Panda Gives Birth

"A precious giant panda cub has arrived!" overjoyed officials announce in a tweet Friday. Mei Xiang is caring for the newborn "attentively."

"We're not done yet" with dangerous threats from Hurricane Laura, National Hurricane Center Director Ken Graham says.

Laura Likely To Remain A Hurricane Until It Nears Arkansas Border

"Even if you're well inland, you could still see some of these impacts," National Hurricane Center Director Ken Graham says.

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