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A look at rescue efforts underway at Nepal's biggest hydropower station Hundreds of people are missing at a hydropower station in Nepal. Here’s a look at the rescue efforts.

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Supreme Court backs Trump’s order to curb mail ballots The Supreme Court on Monday said that President Donald Trump could begin carrying out parts of an executive order intended to restrict mail voting, but additional legal challenges could hinder implementation of his plan before the November midterm election Though the court framed the order as limited, its decision injects new uncertainty about the voting rules for the midterms by keeping alive the possibility that Trump will ultimately be permitted to impose policies outlined in the March order that gave the US Postal Service and the Department of Homeland Security unprecedented roles in the running of elections The high court’s 10-page order, handed down in an unsigned opinion over the dissent of the court’s three liberal justices means that the Trump administration may move forward with a proposal for DHS to compile state-specific lists of people it believes are eligible to vote in the Democratic-led states that had challenged the plan in court

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These survivors in Nepal grapple with the aftermath of the floods Some survivors in Nepal are reeling with shock of the devastating floods, living in fear of potential future floods, and grappling with the loss of their loved ones. Many of those displaced are living in temporary shelters, like a yoga center in Bidur, where about 100 women and children share one bathroom. Subba Tamang, who lost eight family members, has made a rooftop his temporary home with 50 other men. He said they are all grappling with their loss. “We cannot [sleep]. Many people cry because they lost their family members too. Many people cry here at night remembering their members,” Tamang told CNN’s Will Ripley. “Every day goes like that.”

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"Don't panic," rescuers said when they heard voices from inside tunnel We are getting new details about how the rescue of two men from a flood-stricken hydropower tunnel unfolded in Nepal. “Don’t panic, we are rescuing you,” emergency workers said after they heard voices from the tunnel early Friday, according to Nepali lawmaker Shri Ram Neupane. Rescuers then heard a response of “Okay,” said Neupane, who has been involved in operations at the site. The two men were pulled out alive, nine days after being trapped by the devastating floods along the Nepal-China border.

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