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Say goodbye to the COVID-19 vaccination card. The CDC has stopped printing them
It’s the end of an era for a once-critical pandemic document: The ubiquitous white COVID-19 vaccination cards are being phased…
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Nobel in medicine goes to scientists whose work led to mRNA vaccines against COVID
STOCKHOLM — Two scientists won the Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for discoveries that enabled the creation of mRNA…
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Ukraine is the spotlight at UN leaders’ gathering
UNITED NATIONS — The war in Ukraine and its visiting president take center stage at the United Nations this week,…
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Biden heads to Philadelphia for a Labor Day parade and is expected to speak about unions’ importance
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden, who often says he’s the most pro-union president in history, is heading to Philadelphia on…
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North Korea to allow its citizens abroad to return home, a sign of further easing of pandemic curbs
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea said Sunday it will allow its citizens staying abroad to return home in line…
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Norwegian climber retires after becoming the fastest to climb world’s highest 14 peaks in 92 days
A Norwegian who has just become the fastest climber to scale all the world’s 14 highest mountains announced she was…
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New report points to homicide rate declines in US cities after pandemic-era spike
WASHINGTON — Homicides are declining in a cross-section of American cities, though their numbers remain higher than before the coronavirus…
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Florida family accused of selling fake COVID-19 cure through online church goes on trial in Miami
A Florida family accused of selling a toxic industrial bleach as a fake COVID-19 cure through their online church is…
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US intelligence report on COVID-19 origins rejects some points raised by lab leak theory proponents
WASHINGTON — U.S. officials released an intelligence report Friday that rejected some points raised by those who argue COVID-19 leaked…
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Nearly 1.5 million foreign pilgrims have arrived in Saudi Arabia so far for annual Hajj pilgrimage
Saudi officials say close to 1.5 million foreign pilgrims have arrived in the country so far for the annual Hajj…
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