By Aamer Madhani and Kevin FrekingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A defensive President Joe Biden called the U.S. airlift to extract more than 120,000 Americans, Afghans and other allies from […]
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EXPLAINER: What’s next for the ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy?
By Anita Snow and Amy TaxinAssociated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The Supreme Court’s decision to order the reinstatement of the “Remain in Mexico” immigration policy is sparking criticism from advocacy […]
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Desperation, Pressure for Aid Increase in Haiti After Quake
By Mark Stevenson and Evens SanonAssociated Press LES CAYES, Haiti (AP) — Pressure for a coordinated response to Haiti’s deadly weekend earthquake mounted Wednesday as more bodies were pulled from […]
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Mexico Deports Central Americans After Being Flown in by US
By Sonia Pérez D.Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Central American migrants being expelled by the United States and flown deep into Mexico for deportation to their homelands drew concerns […]
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Head of UN Health Agency Seeks Vaccine Booster Moratorium
By Jamey KeatenAssociated Press GENEVA (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization called Wednesday for a moratorium on administering booster shots of COVID-19 vaccines as a way to […]
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Youth Focus of COVID-19 Infections in Mexico’s 3rd Wave
By Fabiola SánchezAssociated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hours after Mexico City authorities raised the capital’s COVID-19 alert level in the face of surging infections, especially among young people, residents […]
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South African Firm to Make Pfizer Vaccine, First in Africa
By Andrew Meldrum and Carley PeteschAssociated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A South African firm will begin producing the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine, the first time that the shot will be produced […]
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Summer Setback: Covid Deaths and Cases Rising Again Globally
By Heather Hollingsworth and Maria ChengAssociated Press COVID-19 deaths and cases are on the rise again globally in a dispiriting setback that is triggering another round of restrictions and dampening […]
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Global COVID-19 Deaths Hit 4 Million Amid Rush to Vaccinate
By Joshua GoodmanAssociated Press The global death toll from COVID-19 eclipsed 4 million Wednesday as the crisis increasingly becomes a race between the vaccine and the highly contagious delta variant. […]
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NASA’s Self-Driving Perseverance Mars Rover ‘Takes the Wheel’
NASA’s newest six-wheeled robot on Mars, the Perseverance rover, is beginning an epic journey across a crater floor seeking signs of ancient life. That means the rover team is deeply […]