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CDC study finds coronavirus vaccines lead to milder disease in rare breakthrough infections

People who have been vaccinated against coronavirus, if they do become infected, have milder Covid-19 illness than unvaccinated people, a new US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study shows. The study, which looked at more than 3,900 essential workers, shows fully vaccinated people are more than 90% protected against infection. Even partially vaccinated people

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The US may get away with slow vaccination rates for now, expert says. But it leaves us vulnerable for later

Despite signs of normalcy returning across America, from in-person graduations to maskless Memorial Day celebrations, experts warn the country needs to redouble its efforts to get more people vaccinated by July 4. The US reached its peak of daily vaccinations on April 1, with more than 4.3 million people getting inoculated in one day, according

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El presidente de México perdería el control absoluto de la cámara baja tras unas elecciones intermedias empañadas por la violencia

Ciudad de México (CNN) — La coalición gobernante en México perdería su mayoría calificada en la Cámara de Diputados tras las elecciones intermedias de este domingo, según cifras iniciales publicadas por el Instituto Nacional Electoral (INE). Este resultado evitará que el presidente Andrés Manuel López Obrador apruebe importantes reformas legislativas y constitucionales sin la ayuda

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Wall Street Journal: Prosecutors subpoena material related to Gov. Cuomo’s pandemic leadership book

Federal prosecutors have subpoenaed material related to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s book about leadership during the Covid-19 pandemic, people familiar with the matter told The Wall Street Journal. As part of a broader probe into Covid-19 deaths in New York nursing homes, officials in the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New

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DOJ ends policy that prohibited federal officers from using body-worn cameras

The Justice Department will require federal agents to wear and activate cameras whenever encountering the public “during pre-planned law enforcement operations,” according to a memo issued by Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco. As a part of the Justice Department’s continued efforts to build trust between law enforcement and the communities they serve, Monaco reversed a

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Family of 8-year-old girl slain during Rayshard Brooks protests sues Atlanta leaders and Wendy’s

The family of Secoriea Turner, the 8-year-old fatally shot during summer protests in Atlanta last year, is suing the city, alleging the mayor, police chief and a councilwoman permitted the “lawlessness, violence and vigilantism” that led to the girl’s death. The parents briefly spoke Monday to reporters about their little cheerleader and soccer player, who

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Former Kansas City Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid pleads not guilty to DWI charge after crash that hospitalized 5-year-old girl

Former Kansas City Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid pleaded not guilty to a driving while intoxicated charge Monday, months after he was involved in a crash that left a 5-year-old girl with a critical brain injury. The girl, Ariel Young, suffered a severe traumatic brain injury, a parietal fracture, brain contusions, and subdural hematomas in

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Kansas City Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid pleads not guilty to DWI charge after crash that hospitalized 5-year-old girl

Former Kansas City Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid pleaded not guilty to a driving while intoxicated charge Monday, months after he was involved in a crash that left a 5-year-old girl with a critical brain injury. The girl, Ariel Young, suffered a severe traumatic brain injury, a parietal fracture, brain contusions, and subdural hematomas in

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Boston mayor fires city police commissioner after investigation into domestic violence allegations

Boston Mayor Kim Janey announced Monday that she has fired Dennis White as commissioner of the Boston Police Department, effective immediately. The termination stems from White’s ex-wife accusing him of domestic violence 20 years ago, according to his attorney. White has denied those claims and the allegations were resolved in court in 1999, White’s attorney

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Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson habla del tequila, la lucha libre y su amor por México

(CNN) — El actor mejor pagado de Hollywood por segundo año consecutivo, Dwayne Johnson recientemente añadió «emprendedor» a su currículum. Sus fans lo conocen como «The Rock» («La Roca»), una superestrella de acción y exluchador profesional, pero recientemente se alió con una bebida espirituosa de México. El Tequila Teremana, lanzado en 2020, es una de

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New Mexico Supreme Court rules state not obligated to compensate businesses for pandemic orders

SANTA FE, New Mexico — The New Mexico Supreme Court ruled Monday that there is no constitutional or statutory requirement for the state to compensate businesses for financial losses due to emergency public health orders during the Covid-19 pandemic. The ruling in favor of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham scuttles about 20 lawsuits against her administration.

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Nuevo audio de llamada telefónica de 2019 revela cómo Giuliani presionó a Ucrania para investigar las conspiraciones infundadas sobre Biden

(CNN) — Un audio nunca antes escuchado, obtenido en exclusiva por CNN, muestra cómo el asesor de toda la vida del expresidente Donald Trump, Rudy Giuliani, presionó y coaccionó sin tregua al gobierno de Ucrania en 2019 para que investigara conspiraciones infundadas sobre el entonces candidato Joe Biden. El audio es de una llamada telefónica

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