Q&A: Vaccine approval
Experts say this action against the corona virus is a step in the right direction. Nevertheless, vaccines improvements continue, bringing up some new…
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Chad’s former dictator Hissene Habre dies of COVID-19 at 79
By BABACAR DIONE Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegalese officials say that Chad’s former dictator Hissene Habre has died at the…
Continue Reading Winfrey picks ‘Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois’ for book club
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — One of the year’s most anticipated debut novels is now an Oprah Winfrey book club pick.…
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Sacramento mom pleads for help from Kabul airport
A Sacramento family, including a mother and her four children, were desperately pleading for help to get out of Afghanistan. They have been stuck in…
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Asian American leaders fear Covid-19 origin report could fuel more bigotry and violence
By Nicole Chavez, CNN Asian American leaders are concerned that a report on the origins of the Covid-19 virus expected to be released this week by…
Continue ReadingMy son was lucky to get a pediatric ICU bed when he needed one. He shouldn’t have needed luck
When my husband and I were counting down the days to the birth of our son last year, one of my best friends shared this quote with me: “Making the…
Continue Reading Poland claims neighbor invites migrants, pushes them across
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s prime minister is insisting that efforts by Middle Eastern migrants to enter the European Union country from…
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Paralympics open in empty stadium — just like Olympics
By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — The Paralympics have begun in the same empty National Stadium that hosted the opening and closing…
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Paralympics open in empty stadium — just like Olympics
By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — The Paralympics have begun in the same empty National Stadium that hosted the opening and closing…
Continue Reading Thailand legalizes kratom, popular plant-based painkiller
By CHALIDA EKVITTHAYAVECHNUKUL Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand has decriminalized the possession and sale of kratom, a plant that’s…
Continue Reading Indian troops kill 2 rebel commanders, 3 others in Kashmir
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Indian government forces have killed two senior rebel commanders and three other militants in two separate counterinsurgency…
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Airbnb opens up housing for 20,000 Afghan refugees globally
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Airbnb is offering free housing to 20,000 Afghan refugees globally and sought more assistance from hosts who…
Continue Reading Airbnb opens up housing for 20,000 Afghan refugees globally
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Airbnb is offering free housing to 20,000 Afghan refugees globally and sought more assistance from hosts who…
Continue Reading Labor agency chief says Germany needs more immigrants
BERLIN (AP) — The head of Germany’s national labor agency says the country needs significantly more immigrants to plug gaps in the work force as…
Continue Reading Supply issues take shakes off the menu at British McDonald’s
LONDON (AP) — McDonald’s says it has pulled milkshakes from the menu in all 1,250 of its British restaurants because of supply problems stemming…
Continue Reading Greece announces new restrictions for those not vaccinated
By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s health minister has announced plans to impose new testing requirements and…
Continue ReadingMcDonald’s has run out of milkshakes in the UK
McDonald’s has been forced to stop selling milkshakes and bottled drinks at nearly 1,300 restaurants in the United Kingdom as Brexit-related staff…
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Millennial Money: Pandemic spurs school finance courses
Financial literacy hasn’t traditionally been a high priority in schools, but that is…
Continue Reading Ukraine leader stresses NATO, EU ties on independence day
By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s president has urged closer ties between the ex-Soviet nation and NATO and the…
Continue Reading STORY REMOVED: US–New York Governor
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Please disregard US–New York Governor, published on Aug. 24, 2021, at 6:34 a.m. (ET) and datelined in ALBANY, N.Y.. A…
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