Weakened public health powers raise outbreak risks
Some jurisdictions have weakened their public health authorities in response to criticism of lockdowns, school closures, mask mandates, vaccine requir...
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NTSB says United jet was too slow and too low in Newark landing accident
Federal investigators say the captain flying the United 767 from Italy was too slow and too low before landing last month at Newark, N.J. The jet stru...
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New York City reshapes mass transit system to handle World Cup, NBA finals crowds
New York transit officials are preparing to handle up to 100,000 extra travelers a day as fans arrive in New York and New Jersey for FIFA World Cup ma...
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North Korea unveils a new plant to produce fuel for nuclear weapons
State media photos on the place showed it is likely a plant to produce weapons-grade uranium....
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In the summer of 2020, sixteen-year-old Antonio Mays Jr. traveled a thousand miles to join the racial justice movement of his generation. He arrived i...
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What will it take to get a vaccine for the Ebola strain driving the current outbreak?
There is an effective vaccine for Ebola — but not for the variety spreading rapidly in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Trials are going on for sev...
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Gun control group sues ATF over records release
Brady, a nonprofit gun control advocacy group, is suing the ATF and the DOJ over their refusals to release documents and other information about who t...
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Hezbollah rejects ceasefire deal agreed on by Israel and Lebanon
The U.N. peacekeeping mission for Lebanon, known as UNIFIL, said one peacekeeper was killed and others were wounded when they came under mortar fire i...
Read ArticleSenate to start debate on ICE funding. And, Israel and Lebanon agree to ceasefire
Senate Republicans are moving forward on a bill to fund immigration enforcement through the end of Trump's term. And, Israel and Lebanon have agreed t...
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