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Covid-19

WHO advises against blanket COVID-19 boosters

Dec 23, 2021
The World Health Organization’s director-general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, warned on Wednesday that vaccine booster programs could prolong the COVID-19 pandemic. Tedros said the programs divert supplies […]
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Gymnastics abuse survivors obtain $380M settlement

Dec 14, 2021
A federal bankruptcy court in Indianapolis on Monday approved a $380 million settlement involving more than 500 sexual abuse victims, ending the legal aspect of the […]
National News

Congress passes stopgap funding bill

Dec 3, 2021
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said “cooler heads prevailed” as the chamber approved a bill late Thursday to prevent a weekend government shutdown. Passing the […]
Covid-19

U.S. to reopen borders for vaccinated visitors

Oct 13, 2021
Nonessential travel will resume next month at the U.S. land borders with Canada and Mexico after a 19-month halt. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States […]
National News

Supreme Court scraps eviction moratorium

Aug 27, 2021
SCOTUS ruled Thursday the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention acted unlawfully by rolling out the eviction ban in August. The court majority’s opinion said Congress […]
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Nursing home deaths jumped by 32% last year

Jun 22, 2021
About 4 in 10 Medicare patients in nursing homes had or likely had COVID-19 in 2020, according to a report by the inspector general of the […]
Covid-19

U.S. authorizes Pfizer shots for adolescents

May 11, 2021
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says children from 12 to 15 years old can receive the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, providing a way for more of the […]
National News

U.S. birth rate hits record low

May 5, 2021
The number of births across the United States fell by 4 percent last year to 1.64 births per woman—the lowest number on record.  The report released Wednesday by […]
Covid-19

U.S. nears approval of Pfizer shots for teens

May 4, 2021
As officials hope to reduce coronavirus cases and reopen schools in the fall, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is expected to authorize Pfizer’s vaccine for […]
News

Congress certifies Biden win after Capitol violence

Jan 7, 2021
After the U.S. Capitol faced a day of violent protests from pro-Trump demonstrators, Congress early on Thursday confirmed Joe Biden as the next president of the […]
National News

U.S. reports first case of COVID variant

Dec 30, 2020
A Colorado man in his 20s tested positive for the highly infectious virus strain first reported in the United Kingdom, Gov. Jared Polis announced Tuesday. State […]

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