Spain approves COVID vaccine for children in 5-11 age group
MADRID (AP) — Spain’s health ministry has given the go-ahead for children between ages 5 and 11 to be vaccinated against COVID-19. The decision…
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Egypt court orders release of rights activist pending trial
CAIRO (AP) — A rights group says an Egyptian court has ordered the release pending trial of an activist who has been imprisoned for nearly two…
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The Ashes: Australia and England look to put off-field problems to one side as fierce rivalry reignites
By Ben Morse, Aleks Klosok and Glen Levy, CNN Australia and England take to the field for the first Test on Wednesday of the highly-anticipated Ashes…
Continue Reading Study can’t confirm lab results for many cancer experiments
By CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer An eight-year project to carefully repeat early but influential lab experiments in cancer research has reached…
Continue Reading European drug regulator backs mixing COVID-19 vaccines
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The European Union drug regulator has given its backing to mixing different types of vaccines in initial vaccination…
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El Paso Health Dept. opens new Covid-19 infusion treatment center to meet demand
EL PASO, Texas — As Covid-19 cases continue climb across the Borderland, El Paso’s Health Department is hoping to expand its efforts in helping…
Continue Reading Rohingya sue Facebook for $150B, alleging role in violence
BY KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Rohingya refugees are suing Facebook parent Meta Platforms for more than $150 billion over what…
Continue Reading Rohingya sue Facebook for $150B, alleging role in violence
BY KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Rohingya refugees are suing Facebook parent Meta Platforms for more than $150 billion over what…
Continue Reading WHO Europe: Kids in 5-14 age group show highest COVID rates
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization’s office for Europe says that children in the 5 to 14 age group now…
Continue Reading WHO Europe: Kids in 5-14 age group show highest COVID rates
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization’s office for Europe says that children in the 5 to 14 age group now…
Continue Reading Looted Gilgamesh tablet returns to Iraq in formal ceremony
BAGHDAD (AP) — A small clay tablet dating back 3,500 years and bearing a portion of the Epic of Gilgamesh that was looted from an Iraqi museum…
Continue Reading Instagram launches tool urging teens to take a break
LONDON (AP) — Instagram has launched a feature that urges teenagers to take breaks from the photo-sharing platform and announced other tools aimed…
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NASA launches laser demo that could revolutionize space communication
By Ashley Strickland, CNN The use of invisible lasers in space may sound like something from science fiction, but it’s real. NASA’s Laser…
Continue Reading European drug regulator backs mixing COVID-19 vaccines
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The European Union drug regulator has given its backing to mixing different types of vaccines in initial vaccination…
Continue Reading Bidens honor Pearl Harbor’s fallen in visit to WWII Memorial
By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden have marked the 80th anniversary of the Japanese…
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How to become more resilient, according to the research
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN As the pandemic stretches on, our collective ability to weather adversities and bounce back to emotional stability is being…
Continue Reading How a Bannon lawyer with civil rights creds became a Trump world go-to
By Jessica Schneider, CNN David Schoen has stepped forward to represent conservative firebrand Steve Bannon in his contempt of Congress case after…
Continue Reading Former CDC director: What’s next with Omicron and the pandemic?
By Dr. Tom Frieden On Thanksgiving morning, Covid reminded us that neither death nor mutations take a holiday. And while the virus gathers strength,…
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Former player Guy Forget resigns as French Open director
PARIS (AP) — French Open director Guy Forget has stepped down. The French Tennis Federation says Forget’s contract was to expire at the end of…
Continue Reading American CEO Parker becomes latest airline chief to exit
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — American Airlines CEO Doug Parker will retire next March and be replaced by the airline’s…
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American CEO Parker becomes latest airline chief to exit
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — American Airlines CEO Doug Parker will retire next March and be replaced by the airline’s…
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The real life ‘Aristocats’ of St. Petersburg’s Hermitage Museum
By Cai Pigliucci, CNN While you’re strolling the grand halls of the State Hermitage Museum, in St. Petersburg, Russia, you might hear the faint…
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Doug Parker, architect of merger trend that resulted in four major US airlines, is retiring
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Doug Parker will retire in March as CEO of American Airlines, the airline that he made the world’s largest…
Continue Reading Ukraine: Russia sends troops to war-torn east amid tensions
By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian authorities on Tuesday charged that Russia is sending tanks and snipers to the…
Continue Reading When turtles fly: Cold-stunned animals nursed in Mississippi
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Aquarium is treating 40 endangered sea turtles that stranded in Massachustts when the water cooled down so…
Continue Reading Michigan attorney general will review Oxford school shooting
By DAVID EGGERT and COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan’s attorney general says her office will review events that…
Continue Reading Exclusive: Elizabeth Warren blasts Hertz for $2 billion stock buyback while jacking up rental car prices
By Matt Egan, CNN Business Hertz has gone from bankruptcy court to buybacks in the span of five months. And Senator Elizabeth Warren is not happy…
Continue Reading Canadian drugmaker says its COVID-19 vaccine is effective
The Associated Press A Canadian drugmaker says its plant-based COVID-19 vaccine showed strong protection against the coronavirus. Medicago said…
Continue Reading Canadian drugmaker says its COVID-19 vaccine is effective
The Associated Press A Canadian drugmaker says its plant-based COVID-19 vaccine showed strong protection against the coronavirus. Medicago said…
Continue Reading Millennial Money: How to holiday shop at the last minute
By COURTNEY JESPERSEN of NerdWallet It’s December, and we’re weeks away from Christmas. But the 2021 holiday shopping season may feel anything…
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