By Zeke Miller and Lindsey TannerAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Children ages 5 to 11 will soon be able to get a COVID-19 shot at their pediatrician’s office, local pharmacy […]
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Social Security Checks Getting Big Boost as Inflation Rises
By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar and Christopher RugaberAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of retirees on Social Security will get a 5.9% boost in benefits for 2022. The biggest cost-of-living adjustment in […]
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While US Summer Surge is Waning, More Mandates in the Works
By John SeewerAssociated Press COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. are coming down again, hospitalizations are dropping, and new cases per day are about to dip below 100,000 for the first […]
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Fighting Wave of Misinfo, YouTube Bans False Vaccine Claims
By Amanda SeitzAssociated Press YouTube announced a sweeping crackdown of vaccine misinformation Wednesday that booted popular anti-vaccine influencers from its site and deleted false claims that have been made about […]
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COVID-19 Creates Dire US Shortage of Teachers, School Staff
By Jocelyn GeckerAssociated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — One desperate California school district is sending flyers home in students’ lunchboxes, telling parents it’s “now hiring.” Elsewhere, principals are filling in […]
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CDC Panel Tackles Who Needs Booster Shot of COVID Vaccine
By Lauran Neergaard and Mike StobbeAssociated Press An influential panel of advisers to the Centers for the Disease Control and Prevention convened on Wednesday to debate which Americans should get […]
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5 Takeaways After California Governor Handily Defeats Recall
By Nicholas RiccardiAssociated Press California Gov. Gavin Newsom ably fended off a recall attempt from Republicans on Tuesday, changing the stakes of the contest from a referendum on his own […]
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COVID-19 Surge in the US: The Summer of Hope Ends in Gloom
By Matthew Perrone and Dee-Ann DurbinAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The summer that was supposed to mark America’s independence from COVID-19 is instead drawing to a close with the U.S. […]
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9/11 Artifacts Share ‘Pieces Of Truth’ in Victims’ Stories
By Bobby Caina CalvanAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — For nearly six years, Andrea Haberman’s ashen and damaged wallet lay mostly untouched in a drawer at her parents’ Wisconsin home, […]
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Ethel Kennedy Says Sirhan Sirhan Should Not Be Paroled
LOS ANGELES (CNS) — Robert F. Kennedy’s widow said that his killer, Sirhan Sirhan, should not be freed, despite the recommendation of a parole board last month. “Bobby believed we […]