By Laura Ungar and Carla K. JohnsonAssociated Press The new omicron coronavirus mutant speeding around the world may bring another wave of chaos, threatening to further stretch hospital workers already […]
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COVID Cases Spike Even as U.S. Hits 200m Vaccine Milestone
By SOPHIA TAREEN and JENNIFERAssociated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The number of Americans fully vaccinated against COVID-19 reached 200 million Wednesday amid a dispiriting holiday-season spike in cases and […]
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Oil Demand, Climate Change Clash In California Pipeline Plan
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A proposal to replace an oil pipeline that was shut down in 2015 after causing California’s worst coastal spill in 25 years is inching though a […]
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How COVID Shots For Kids Help Prevent Dangerous New Variants
By Laura UngarAssociated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Cadell Walker rushed to get her 9-year-old daughter Solome vaccinated against COVID-19 — not just to protect her but to help stop […]
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Protesters Trace Route Rittenhouse Took In Kenosha
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Several dozen people gathered below the wind-whipped Wisconsin flag at Kenosha’s Civic Center Park on Sunday and warmed up with chants for justice before taking to […]
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US Overdose Deaths Topped 100,000 in One Year, Officials Say
By Mike StobbeAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — An estimated 100,000 Americans died of drug overdoses in one year, a never-before-seen milestone that health officials say is tied to the […]
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Mandates Drive Up Vaccinations at Colleges, Despite Leniency
By John SeewerAssociated Press Universities that adopted COVID-19 vaccine mandates this fall have seen widespread compliance even though many schools made it easy to get out of the shots by […]
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One Black Juror, 11 Whites to Hear Trial Over Arbery Slaying
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — A judge ruled Wednesday that he’ll seat one Black juror and 11 whites to decide the trial of the men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery, […]
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Roll Up Your Sleeves: Kids’ Turn Arrives for Covid-19 Shots
By Lindsey TannerAssociated Press Hugs with friends. Birthday parties indoors. Pillow fights. School children who got their first COVID-19 shots Wednesday said these are the pleasures they look forward to […]
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America ‘On Fire’: Facebook Watched as Trump Ignited Hate
By AMANDA SEITZAssociated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The reports of hateful and violent posts on Facebook started pouring in on the night of May 28 last year, soon after […]