The odd connection between vaccination and ‘Mary Poppins’
“A spoonful of sugar makes the medicine go down.” The iconic song lyric from the 1964 Disney film “Mary Poppins” is a lesson…
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US panel endorses Pfizer COVID-19 shot in a major step toward an epic vaccination campaign against the outbreak
WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. government advisory panel on Thursday decided to endorse large-scale use of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine to help conquer…
Continue Reading European Union agrees on $2 trillion package — but fudges deal on rule of law
The leaders of the European Union’s 27 member states have reached a final agreement on the $2 trillion package designed to rebuild the…
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Vaccines on horizon as virus surges through Trump country. And the political debate is as heated as ever
As with masks, experts say that for the new Covid-19 vaccines to control the spread of the disease, a lot of people have to use them. That raises an…
Continue Reading Smugglers threw seven pounds of chicken wings and 40 pounds of tobacco over a prison wall
Smugglers managed to throw a hefty haul of contraband items — including 20 pounds of tobacco and seven pounds of barbecued chicken — over…
Continue Reading Treasury Department says US budget deficit ran 25.1% higher in first 2 months of budget year as Covid spending soared
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government’s deficit in the first two months of the budget year ran 25.1% higher than the same period a year ago, as…
Continue Reading UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson says there is a ‘strong possibility’ Brexit trade talks will end in failure
BRUSSELS (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says there is a “strong possibility” that talks on a post-Brexit trade agreement with the…
Continue Reading EU announces deal on its 1.8 trillion-euro budget and pandemic recovery package overcoming Hungary, Poland objections
BRUSSELS (AP) — EU Council President Charles Michel says European Union leaders have sealed an agreement on a massive long-term budget and…
Continue Reading U.S. to recognize Morocco’s sovereignty over disputed Western Sahara region in return for Israel normalization
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has announced that Israel and Morocco will normalize relations, in what’s the latest breakthrough of his…
Continue Reading Trump announces Morocco to normalize ties with Israel, 4th country to do so in Arab-Israeli peace push
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has announced that Israel and Morocco will normalize relations, in what’s the latest breakthrough of his…
Continue Reading A militia leader — also a former sheriff’s deputy — is convicted for bombing a Minnesota mosque
The founder of a terrorist militia — also a former Illinois sheriff’s deputy — was found guilty on hate crime charges for bombing a…
Continue Reading Fauci wants people to know that one of lead scientists who developed the Covid-19 vaccine is a Black woman
Dr. Anthony Fauci is urging Black Americans hesitant to take the Covid-19 vaccine to trust the process — in part because one of the scientists…
Continue Reading President-elect Joe Biden taps former Obama adviser and envoy Susan Rice to lead White House Domestic Policy Council
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden is naming Susan Rice as director of the White House Domestic Policy Council. The role will give her…
Continue Reading Biden picks Denis McDonough, Obama’s White House chief of staff, as secretary of veterans affairs
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden is naming Susan Rice as director of the White House Domestic Policy Council. The role will give her…
Continue Reading Anne Frank memorial vandalized with swastikas
A memorial dedicated to Anne Frank was desecrated with stickers showing swastikas. The Anne Frank Memorial in Boise, Idaho, which is managed by the…
Continue Reading Inside the multi-state network that is getting vaccines to rural America
As the world waits for pharmaceutical giants Pfizer and Moderna to deliver their Covid-19 vaccines to cities around the globe, the job of getting…
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What you need to know about coronavirus on Thursday, December 10
America could take a big step down the road toward the end of the pandemic today, with a key advisory panel expected to vote later on whether to…
Continue Reading What you need to know about coronavirus on Thursday, December 10
America could take a big step down the road toward the end of the pandemic today, with a key advisory panel expected to vote later on whether to…
Continue Reading European Central Bank increases bond-buying stimulus program by 500 billion euros, extends duration to March 2022
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Central Bank has added a large dose of economic stimulus as a winter wave of rising COVID-19 infections…
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Lebanese judge files charges against caretaker PM, 3 ex-ministers over Beirut port explosion
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s official news agency says the prosecutor probing last summer’s port explosion in Beirut has filed charges against…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for December 10: Coronavirus, White House transition, stimulus, Facebook, China
Human-made materials may now outweigh all living things on Earth. And yes, that news is as ominous as it sounds. Here’s what you need to know…
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In an Iranian intensive care unit, doctors grapple with Covid-19 and US sanctions
The only sign you’re entering the intensive care unit of the Shohadaye Tajrish Hospital in Tehran is turning a corner. Outside in the corridor,…
Continue Reading Minneapolis City Council votes to cut millions from the police budget
The Minneapolis City Council voted to redirect $7.77 million from the police budget to other programs, according to a news release early Thursday.…
Continue Reading Hanukkah celebrations shine a light in a dark pandemic world
Celebrating Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, is a bright spot for Jewish people in an otherwise dark year. Over 1.5 million people have died from…
Continue Reading Health officials project San Francisco will run out of ICU beds in 17 days
Health officials in San Francisco project intensive care unit (ICU) capacity will run out by December 27 if Covid-19 numbers continue to climb as…
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China’s Sinopharm vaccine has 86% efficacy against Covid-19, says UAE
An experimental coronavirus vaccine developed by Chinese state-owned pharmaceutical giant Sinopharm has 86% efficacy, the United Arab Emirates Health…
Continue Reading One dead, two injured after an explosion at a West Virginia chemical plant, company says
One person is dead and two were left injured after a fire at a chemical plant in Belle, West Virginia, according to Optima Belle Chemical, the tenant…
Continue Reading Casey Goodson’s grandmother told 911 operator, ‘My grandson just got shot in the back’
Casey Goodson’s grandmother told a 911 dispatcher that he had been shot in the back and she wasn’t sure if he was breathing moments after…
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4-year-old boy rescued 6 hours after falling into a water well in Texas
STARR COUNTY, Texas — A 4-year-old Texas boy was rescued after first responders worked hours to chisel him out of an 8-inch wide water well.…
Continue Reading Over 900 cars paid for each other’s meals at a Dairy Queen drive-thru in Minnesota
What started as a random act of kindness from one man paying for the car behind him in a Dairy Queen drive-thru resulted in over 900 cars also taking…
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