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The Biden administration’s special envoy to Haiti has resigned, protesting “inhumane” large-scale expulsions of Haitian migrants to their homeland wracked by civil strife and natural disaster, U.S. officials said Thursday.
In Hill talks, Biden takes down the temperature in push for commitments and an end game | CNN Politics
President Joe Biden didn’t enter the back-to-back-back meetings on Wednesday with nearly two dozen Democratic lawmakers demanding a deal – or even looking for one. Things are simply too far apart for that at the moment.
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The AP Interview: Don't isolate the Taliban, Pakistan urges
Pakistan's top diplomat has some ideas from his country on how to engage the new Taliban government in Afghanistan. Be realistic. Show patience. Engage.
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EPA rule sharply limits HFCs, gases used as refrigerants
The Environmental Protection Agency is sharply limiting domestic production and use of highly potent greenhouse gases commonly used in refrigerators and air conditioners.
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Crackdowns and score-settling undermine Taliban's public message
"They were beating me by the whip, electric rod and whatever they had in their hand," Taqi Daryabi said.
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For many Haitian migrants, journey to Texas started online
A confluence of factors caused the sudden arrival of thousands of mostly Haitian migrants on the Texas border this month.
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Pence hopeful the Supreme Court will restrict abortion in US
Former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence says he's hopeful that the new conservative majority on the Supreme Court created during his and President Donald Trump’s administration will soon overturn abortion rights in the United States
Pelosi signals she won’t move $3.5T bill without Senate-House deal
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has signaled to colleagues in both chambers that she will not put the $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation package on the House floor for a vote until it’s clear that…
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Jan. 6 investigation accelerates as it turns toward Trump
The House panel probing the Capitol attack is readying a wave of subpoenas and already getting results from its document requests.
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Donald Trump needles George W. Bush, this time over Bush's support for Liz Cheney
The latest in the political war between Trump and members of the Republican establishment as he seeks to maintain his control of the party.
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Arizona's Criticized Election Review Nears End, but Copycats Are Just Getting Started
WASHINGTON — Republicans in the Arizona Senate are expected on Friday to unveil the results of the deeply flawed review they ordered into Democratic election victories last November in the state’s largest county. The study, conducted by Republican loyalists and conspiracy theorists, some of whom...
Taiwan scrambles jets as Chinese aircraft enter air defence zone
The Chinese aircraft included 12 J-16 fighters and two nuclear-capable H-6 bombers, Taiwan’s ministry says.
California governor signs legislation targeting Amazon warehouse speed quotas
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Wednesday signed legislation aimed at combating Amazon warehouse speed quotas by protecting employees who are unable to meet quotas due to constraints on not bei…
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Senate Commerce (finally) schedules privacy hearing
The hearing, titled “Protecting Consumer Privacy,” will not be about specific privacy legislation, according to a committee aide.
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Biden had 'productive' meetings with divided Democrats, but more work remains on spending bills
Wednesday may have been one of the most consequential days of President Joe Biden's first term in office.
Taliban divisions deepen as hardliners seek spoils of war
Sources tell Al Jazeera the discord is real and factionalism could spell trouble for the Afghan people.
White House analysis says wealthy Americans pay far less in taxes than others
The White House on Thursday published a new economic analysis that showed how the wealthiest Americans pay far less in taxes than others - an effort to bolster President Joe Biden's push to increase taxes on the rich to fund his economic agenda.
Why it's getting even harder for Biden to pass his legacy-defining agenda | CNN Politics
Democrats were already attempting the near impossible with Joe Biden’s presidential agenda in peril. But a string of recent setbacks is making it even more crucial – and difficult – to pass his legacy-defining agenda.
www.cnn.comGOP plan to block House measure could trigger an unprecedented $28tn default
Opposition from Mitch McConnell means the spending package is dead and the US faces a shutdown and default Mitch McConnell, Senate minority leader, has said that Republicans will block a key spending package. Photograph: Michael Reynolds/EPA Top Republicans in the Senate are poised to block a...
Biden tries to unite Democrats on agenda
The fate of President Biden's domestic agenda largely depends on the ability of congressional Democrats to agree on spending prerogatives contained in two bills.
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Democrats remain divided ahead of Monday’s infrastructure vote
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Biden administration seeks contractor to run migrant detention facility at Gitmo
DHS told NBC News it is not sending "and will not send Haitian nationals being encountered at the southwest border" to the Guantanamo Bay facility.
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U.S. special envoy to Haiti resigns, calling Biden administration deportation policy 'inhumane'
The U.S. special envoy to Haiti has resigned, citing what he calls the United States' "inhumane, counterproductive" response to the Haitian migrant surge.
Andrew Cuomo blasts ouster as 'politics'
Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo blasted his ouster as "politics" in some of the earliest public remarks since his resignation.
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Nikki Haley slams Biden for not publicly demanding UN General Assembly 'not recognize' the Taliban
Former Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley criticized President Biden for failing to demand that his international peers "not recognize the Taliban" as the official government in Afghanistan, saying America looks "weak and pathetic."
Is Britain trying to hide its ‘misdeeds’ in Northern Ireland?
A sweeping amnesty threatens to thwart the pursuit of truth and justice for victims of the Troubles.
How conspiracy theories "infiltrated" the wellness community
The unease of the COVID-19 pandemic kindled a quest for answers that allowed dangerous misinformation to spread in some yoga and wellness circles.
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Prosecutors face legal challenges over obstruction charge in Capitol riot cases
Federal judges are weighing legal challenges to one of the leading felony charges that government lawyers have brought in Capitol riot cases, potentially setting the stage for protracted legal batt…
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Watchdog: CBP improperly targeted Americans as caravans approached border
CBP officials also improperly shared the “sensitive information” of other U.S. citizens with the Mexican government.
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Tensions grow as US, allies deepen Indo-Pacific involvement
With increasingly strong talk in support of Taiwan, a new deal to supply Australia with nuclear submarines, and the launch of a European strategy for greater engagement in the Indo-Pacific, the U.S. and its allies are becoming more assertive in their approach toward a rising China.
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One to charge them all: EU demands single plug for phones
The European Union is unveiling plans that would require smartphone makers to adopt a single charging method for mobile devices.
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As debt limit looms, U.S. Senate Democrats see showdown vote next week
The U.S. Senate aims to vote next week on raising Washington's borrowing authority and keeping the government funded, the chamber's No. 2 Democrat said on Wednesday, as a House Democrat warned that Republican opposition could lead to a historic default on the nation's debt.
Report: GOP Sen. Susan Collins says she will not support Democrats' abortion-rights bill
Sen. Susan Collins, an advocate for abortion rights, said she will not support a Democratic bill to codify Roe v. Wade and protect abortion rights.
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Changing China: Xi Jinping's effort to return to socialism
China has not been very socialist for years, but the Communist Party looks set to change that.
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Blinken says repairing US-France ties will take ‘time, hard work’
Leaders of South Africa, Iraq, Libya National Unity Government among those to speak on Thursday.
Maine Braces Itself for Paul LePage
On the front lines, both parties are anxious about the storm that’s coming.
Mark Levin smashes 1M sold for American Marxism, top 2021 book
Conservative talker Mark Levin’s record-selling new book, American Marxism, has raced past the 1 million mark and is now America’s top seller despite receiving little to no attention in the establishment press.
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The tangled tale of the Israel consulate, the Dilbert cartoonist and the Matt Gaetz case
The Novak incident is one of the many twists and turns in the Gaetz case.
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More Ecuadorians leaving for US amid ‘burst in migration’
Rights advocates urge Ecuador to address root causes of migration as thousands set out on perilous journeys towards US.
US jobless claims tick up from near a pandemic low
The number of Americans applying for unemployment aid rose last week for a second straight week to 351,000, a sign that the delta variant of the coronavirus may be disrupting the job market’s recovery, at least temporarily.
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Townsfolk dismayed at the dusty war zone Del Rio has become
DEL RIO, Texas — Town residents are fed up with the situation in their small city of 35,000 people, which became ground zero for the crisis at the southern border last week.
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Biden makes early gains eroding Trump’s environmental legacy
The Biden administration is making a dent in reversing Trump-era environmental policies but still has a long way to go in its effort to undo four years of regulatory rollbacks.
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Ancient tablet acquired by Hobby Lobby going back to Iraq
It was looted from an Iraqi museum 30 years ago, Now, a 3,500-year-old clay tablet discovered in the ruins of the library of an ancient Middle Eastern king is finally headed back to Iraq.
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Bernie Sanders’s viral inauguration outfit inspires Halloween costume
Sen. Bernie Sanders’s famed inaugural look is being immortalized as a Halloween costume.The “Once Again Asking” costume set, sold by the site Dolls Kill, promises that wearers can…
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Under Taliban, thriving Afghan music scene heads to silence
The most powerful network of Democratic donors has a new president
The Democracy Alliance is gearing up to help Democratic groups ahead of the 2022 midterm election.
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Virginia school board rejects adoption of state LGBT school protections, will revisit
A Virginia school board will not adopt a statewide policy that introduces certain protections to gay and lesbian students.
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Parents of 303 migrant children separated at border under Trump have still not been found, court filing says | CNN Politics
Attorneys are still trying to reach the parents of 303 migrant children who were separated at the US-Mexico border under the Trump administration, down from 337 in August, according to a federal court filing Wednesday.
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Hawley slams Biden as 'dangerous,' demands top officials resign amid Afghanistan withdrawal fallout
Republican Sen. Josh Hawley will force a vote on President Biden’s State Department nominees Thursday, blaming Biden for the planning and execution of the "disastrous" withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Mideast in shambles, but the world has moved on for now
There was a time not long ago when uprisings and wars in the Arab world topped the agenda at the U.N. General Assembly meetings in New York.
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Wildfire victims left with nothing get hope from donated RVs
QUINCY, Calif. (AP) — Clutching a bag full of duct tape and snacks, Woody Faircloth climbs aboard a motorhome complete with carpet and drapes.
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Gabby Petito's boyfriend charged with using her bank card; arrest warrant issued
Gabby Petito's boyfriend, whom police have sought for six days in connection with the 22-year-old travel blogger's death during their cross-country road trip, was charged on Thursday with fraudulently using her bank debit card.
Johnny Depp: 'Not one of you' is safe with 'cancel culture'
Taking center stage in a prestigious Spanish film festival to receive a top career award, actor Johnny Depp presented himself as a victim of the “cancel culture” that, he said, has spread across the cinema industry.
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Border Patrol sought extra resources in Del Rio as far back as June, union emails show | CNN Politics
As far back as June, Border Patrol agents in Del Rio, Texas, began asking management for additional resources to more rapidly process migrants, but their calls for increased resources appear to have gone unmet until recent days when thousands and thousands of migrants were forced to wait under a...
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GOP rep presses Capitol Police Board on outstanding security recommendations
Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) last week said in a letter to the Capitol Police Board that he was “deeply concerned” about what he calls their apparent neglect of the Government Accoun…
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Carbon-free fusion power shows new viability but has a long way to go
A pair of recent experiments is feeding hopes that nuclear fusion-generated energy could become a dominant and dependable source of clean power over the next decade, at a time when countries are moving swiftly to cut down on fossil fuel emissions.
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UN: In war, 16 million Yemenis 'marching' toward starvation
The head of the U.N. food agency says 16 million people in Yemen are marching toward starvation and more funding is needed.
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Woman with Down syndrome loses UK abortion law challenge
A woman with Down syndrome has lost a court challenge against the British government over a law allowing the abortion up until birth of a fetus with the condition.
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Lawmakers, air industry call for new action on unruly passengers
U.S. lawmakers, aviation unions and others on Thursday pushed for new actions to try to deter the rising reports of unruly passenger incidents.
'It’s hard to build trust': Dems scramble to save agenda
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After 44 years, authorities ID woman who was possible victim of most prolific serial killer in U.S. history
Samuel Little confessed to 93 killings across the country, including the murder of a woman known as "Escatawpa Jane Doe." Officials identified her Tuesday as Clara Birdlong.
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And Susan Collins opposes Democrats’ abortion bill.
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Advocates to spend $5.8 million in push for Democrats' voting bill compromise
The pared-down version of a more sweeping measure would include an Election Day holiday, same-day registration and 15 days of early voting.
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Don’t panic buy, Britain tells consumers
Soaring wholesale natural gas prices have strained supply chains already creaking due to labour shortages and Brexit.
Biden's misleading claims about Haitian migrants in Del Rio
Biden administration officials are struggling to explain a massive influx of Haitian migrants, failing to reconcile what is happening at the southern border and what President Joe Biden’s aides have said.
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What will Germans miss about Angela Merkel?
BBC Europe editor Katya Adler takes a road trip to find out how Germans will remember their chancellor.
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West Virginia governor withdraws from contentious bid to coach boys basketball
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice (R) withdrew himself from consideration for a high school boys basketball coaching job on Tuesday, accusing the school board that rejected his application o…
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Mexico says has extradited a former Chilean guerrilla who carried out kidnappings in Mexico
Despite threats of repatriation to Haiti, migrant families survive in a camp beside Rio Grande
As of Tuesday evening, when the Texas Department of Public Safety provided media access, there were roughly 8,600 people in the makeshift camp.
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China tells Evergrande to avoid near-term dollar bond defaults
Chinese policymakers are trying to learn more about who holds Evergrande’s bonds, sources tell Bloomberg.
Assaults, suicides, abuse: The challenges of changing jail culture
One key to preventing abusive culture is to pay closer attention to staff members: Do they hate their jobs? Do they feel safe at work?
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'Squad' angers pro-Israel Dems with stance against Iron Dome funding
Pro-Israel Democrats are pushing back after far-left members of the party successfully pushed to have $1 billion in funding for the Iron Dome missile defense system stripped from a spending bill last week.
Anti-SpaceX lobbying campaign casts new light on Elon Musk's Biden beef
Leaked emails allegedly exchanged by a high-level aerospace executive and a top industry lobbyist give new insight into disparaging comments SpaceX CEO Elon Musk made about President Joe Biden over the weekend.
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Federal court voids ruling on minimum age requirements for purchasing handguns
The woman who challenged the federal minimum age requirements turned 21, rendering her claims moot, a 4th Circuit panel said.
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Governor Gavin Newsom declares California a "reproductive freedom state" with new legislation
Newsom has signed two new bills expanding access to reproductive health care and to protect the privacy of abortion patients and providers.
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South Carolina's Confederate monument protection law upheld
The South Carolina Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a state law preventing anyone from moving a Confederate monument or changing the historical name of a street or building without the Legislature's permission is legal.
South Sudan’s political elite ‘plundering’ public coffers
The UN’s Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan says $73m have been diverted since 2018.
Target trims holiday hiring goals
Target will hire fewer seasonal workers this year and will instead offer more hours to current employees
FBI director fears Afghanistan could be 'safe haven' for terror groups
FBI Director Christopher Wray said Wednesday that law enforcement officials are concerned Afghanistan could once again serve as a staging ground for terrorist groups following a chaotic U.S. withdrawal from the country.
New Greek camp pushes refugees out of sight
While some view a new camp on Samos with optimism, others fear its location is so remote that many will feel isolated
Gabby Petito and Brian Laundrie: What do we know about the boyfriend?
The body of Brian Laundrie was discovered in Florida after a month-long search. This is what we know.
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Biden agrees with France's Macron that sub snub could have been handled better
The White House and the Élysée Palace struck a reconciliatory note.
BP closes some sites due to lorry driver shortage
The oil firm said only "a handful" of sites are affected by the fuel supply issues.
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Whoopi Goldberg signs four-year deal with ABC to stay on ‘The View’
“The View” co-host Whoopi Goldberg will stay with the show for at least another four years.Goldberg, who has been a mainstay on the daytime talk show for 15 seasons, has inked a four-ye…
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Convicted killers in millionaire's love triangle murder case maintain innocence
“Had I not been having an affair... Bill would be alive still,” Nanette Packard said
Morocco's Khadija rape case: Eleven jailed for 20 years
The woman's lawyer says he will appeal, describing the 20-year sentences as "not tough."
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Denver husbands are 'a perfect match' in love — and kidneys
“A part of him will always be with me,” Reid Alexander, 24, said of Rafael Díaz, his husband and organ donor.
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Mayim Bialik's 'Jeopardy!' goal: maintaining its integrity
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mayim Bialik knew she’d be busy around this time of year, but not this busy. Besides starting production on a new season of Fox's sitcom “Call Me Kat,” Bialik was recalled to duty as a “Jeopardy!”
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Elizabeth Holmes' trial: Theranos patient testifies about miscarriage diagnosis
Brittany Gould became emotional recounting the Theranos test that falsely said she had miscarried.
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COVID-19 updates: No unemployment benefits for vaccine refusal in this state
The number of daily deaths from COVID-19 are continuing to rise, even as hospitalization rates begin to decline.
'Vaccine apartheid': Africans tell UN they need vaccines
The inequity of COVID-19 vaccine distribution came into sharp focus Thursday as many of the African countries whose populations have little to no access to the life-saving shots stepped to the podium to speak at the U.N.’s annual meeting of world leaders.
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Want a medical exemption for the COVID-19 vaccine? Good luck with that.
Valid medical conditions that might excuse someone are "very, very rare -- like one in a million," one disease expert said.
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Is the delta variant of the coronavirus worse for kids?
The delta variant is causing a surge in infections among kids in the U.S. and elsewhere, but experts say there are no strong signs that it is causing more severe disease for young patients.
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Battling COVID in Africa takes more than vaccines. It takes "flying doctors," and even they need help.
Less than 14% of the population in the rugged "Mountain Kingdom" of Lesotho have been vaccinate against the coronavirus, but the Flying Doctor Services are working to change that.
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U.S. governors in both parties struggle to fight delta variant with less executive power
The power struggle between the executive and legislative branches is not new, but it has been exacerbated by a pandemic that became political.
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Biden under pressure to expand rapid COVID-19 testing
The Biden administration is under pressure to quickly expand rapid coronavirus testing to curb the latest wave of the pandemic.The current system is being strained, and at-home tests are increasing…
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Alaska, overwhelmed by COVID-19 patients, adopts crisis standards for hospitals
Alaska, which led most U.S. states in coronavirus vaccinations months ago, took the drastic step on Wednesday of imposing crisis-care standards for its entire hospital system, declaring that a crushing surge in COVID-19 patients has forced rationing of strained medical resources.
Sri Lanka shaman dies of COVID after touting ‘blessed’ water cure
Eliyantha White treated sports stars and top politicians, including country’s PM, and claimed he could end the pandemic.
America’s meat supply is cheap and efficient. Covid-19 showed why that’s a problem.
In the wake of pandemic disruptions, even big meatpacking states are exploring ways to create smaller, regional alternatives to our highly centralized meat industry.
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NY governor refusing to budge on vaccine mandate for nurses: You're replaceable
Democratic New York Gov. Kathy Hochul remained adamant that healthcare workers get vaccinated by Sept. 27 in the stare or be replaced.
Decision day for Covid-19 boosters
The question now is who will be first in line to get them.
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Oakland schools become first in Northern California to mandate student vaccines
The Oakland Unified School District on Wednesday voted to require vaccines for students, becoming the first Northern California school district to do so.The order from the school board passed …
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