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More than 80% of Americans have some immunity to coronavirus, blood survey finds
More than 80% of Americans have some level of immunity against the coronavirus, mostly through vaccination, a survey of blood donations indicates.
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Biden speaks with New York and New Jersey governors after Ida wreaks havoc on East Coast
President Joe Biden said Thursday he had spoken to the governors of New York and New Jersey after remnants of Hurricane Ida caused dangerous flash floods and tornadoes across the Northeast.
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Houston Instagram model ‘Miss Mercedes’ Janae Gagnier ‘killed in murder-suicide’
A popular Instagram model found dead in an apparent murder-suicide in Richmond was strangled and suffered a traumatic concussion, the Fort Bend County Medical Examiner told ABC13 Tuesday.
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Hurricanes are getting scarier
The last few months have seen a whirlwind of devastating extreme events, from extensive flooding in Europe to wildfires in California. With the northern hemisphere hurricane season barely at its peak, multiple hurricanes have already hit the Caribbean and North America.
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Why Democrats can't run away from Joe Biden
There's a lot of talk in Democratic circles these days about vulnerable 2022 candidates beginning to distance themselves from President Joe Biden amid his faltering poll numbers on both how he has handled Afghanistan and his overall job performance.
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Two Florida counties stick with mask mandates despite financial penalties
Broward and Alachua counties in Florida are moving forward with mask mandates for their public school systems despite financial penalties from the state of Florida for not allowing parents to opt out of the requirement, in defiance of an order by Gov. Ron DeSantis.
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Middle Tennessee was clawing its way out of devastation from recent flooding -- and saw more rain from Ida
Middle Tennessee remains deep in recovery mode after last week's deadly and destructive flooding -- and it appears to have been spared from any significant flooding from Tropical Depression Ida.
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Tulane University relocating students to Houston due to power outages
Two Chicago-area freshmen, Lilly and McKenna, were on the Tulane campus for just a week when Hurricane Ida roared through and knocked out power to almost all of New Orleans.
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Afghan refugee describes emotional journey to the US after fleeing Kabul: 'I left some of my family back there'
When Mohammed Iqbal Selanee and Josh Rodriguez hugged in Washington, DC, this week, it was an embrace years in the making.
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The laughing patterns of human infants match those of another species, a new study finds
Laughter transcends all languages -- and now scientists know this spontaneous response is universal across some primate species, too.
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The laughing patterns of human infants match those of great apes, according to a study published in Biology Letters. Mandatory Credit: Cecile Lavabre/The Image Bank …
Published on September 1, 2021
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Rand Paul has a *very* wacky theory about ivermectin
Rand Paul is, by training, a doctor of ophthalmology. Which has to do with eyes. Not infectious disease.
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Taliban members escorted Americans to gates at Kabul airport in secret arrangement with US
The US military negotiated a secret arrangement with the Taliban that resulted in members of the militant group escorting clusters of Americans to the gates of the Kabul airport as they sought to escape Afghanistan, two defense officials told CNN.
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Taliban members escorted Americans who sought to escape Afghanistan to gates at Kabul airport as part of a secret arrangement with the United States. Pictured …
Published on September 1, 2021
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Biden administration closely monitoring supply of medical grade oxygen to treat Covid-19 patients
As coronavirus cases rise across the South, state health officials, hospital consultants and oxygen suppliers continue to sound alarms over a potential shortage of medical grade oxygen to treat Covid-19 patients in the region.
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A Health Department spokesperson says the Biden administration is in close contact with oxygen suppliers and and the private sector to closely monitor the situation …
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7 Black men were executed for an alleged rape in 1951. Decades later, they've been pardoned
A group of young Black men executed after being convicted by all-White juries of allegedly raping a White woman have been pardoned in Virginia 70 years after their deaths.
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Paris slams on the brakes and sets 30 kph speed limit to reduce pollution
Authorities in the French capital of Paris are forcing drivers to slow down, setting a speed limit on almost all the city's roads, in a bid to reduce pollution and improve road safety.
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Florida man charged with attempting to defraud Rep. Matt Gaetz's family over sex-crimes investigation
The Justice Department on Tuesday unveiled a grand jury indictment against a Florida man for his alleged role in a scheme to defraud the family of Florida Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz out of $25 million.
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California recall contender Larry Elder makes misleading claim that young people don't need Covid-19 vaccines
Larry Elder, the leading GOP candidate vying to replace California Gov. Gavin Newsom, said he doesn't think it's necessary for young people to get vaccinated against Covid-19 or for children to wear masks at school, and he vowed to repeal any mask or vaccine mandates for California's state workers if he is elected to replace the Democratic governor in the September 14 special election.
