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Everything you need to know about the updated Covid-19 boosters

There's a new kind of Covid-19 shot coming soon to a pharmacy or clinic near you.

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Illinois teen arrested in fatal shooting at Kenosha protest, police say

A 17-year-old Illinois resident connected to an overnight shooting during a protest in Kenosha, Wisconsin, was taken into custody Wednesday morning, according to police in Antioch, Illinois.

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Will Texas Shut Down Again?

Several businesses have signs that require a shirt and shoes for service. Other businesses with drive-thru windows require one to be in a vehicle for service. Schools required visitors to check in the front office before visiting other parts of the school.

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Back-to-School Bus Safety

Another school year means millions of children across the country are boarding buses at the beginning and end of each day, and it provides an appropriate opportunity for parents, teachers, school administrators and students themselves to practice and enforce safety guidelines in and around the school bus.

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France braces for more violence after 17-year-old shot dead by police

France is bracing for what could be a third night of violent protests following the fatal police shooting of a teenage boy that was captured on video.

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Ecuador presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio assassinated at campaign event

A candidate in Ecuador’s upcoming presidential election, Fernando Villavicencio, was assassinated at a campaign event in the capital Wednesday as a deadly escalation of violence and crime grips the South American country.

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Nearly 7,000 gift cards found in stolen car in South Carolina, deputies say

Two men were arrested after deputies in South Carolina found nearly 7,000 gift cards in a stolen car.

The Republican Party just took another step toward a dangerous conspiracy theory

On Wednesday morning, the President of the United States tweeted congratulations to a Republican candidate who won a congressional runoff in Georgia on Tuesday.

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How Vladimir Putin's arrogance handed Theresa May a diplomatic coup

The coordinated expulsion of over 100 suspected Russian intelligence officers -- from countries across the European Union, NATO and beyond -- in response to the attempted assassination of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter on March 4, is a remarkable diplomatic coup for Britain.

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It's Trump's war ... and it's not going well

One year ago, President Donald Trump announced what he said was his new strategy for the Afghan war

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U.S. Needs to Make Its Asylum Policy Clear

Today, the makeshift migrant border camp in Del Rio, Texas, is virtually empty, cleared of thousands of Haitian refugees who came there seeking asylum in America. State troopers now line the border area to discourage others from gathering.

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Sharing Makeup Could Make You SIck

Sharing makeup with your homegirl may seem harmless. Only, in this case, sharing is not caring. Borrowing concealer, mascara, or even neglecting to clean or purge your beauty products on a regular basis, can open the door to a host of skin and health problems. Here’s how:

Trump takes last swipe at Affordable Care Act before Election Day

The Trump administration took another step to weaken the Affordable Care Act with Election Day looming, approving Georgia's controversial request to make fundamental changes to its Obamacare exchange.

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Coronavirus model projects more than 317,000 US Covid-19 deaths by December

A well-known coronavirus model previously cited by the White House forecasts more than 317,000 US deaths from Covid-19 by December.

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Fast-spinning Spheres Show Nanoscale Systems' Secrets

Rice University lab demonstrates energetic properties of colloids in spinning magnetic field

Spin a merry-go-round fast enough and the riders fly off in all directions. But the spinning particles in a Rice University lab do just the opposite.

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Beyond the Rhetoric: We stopped the Clean Power Plan – Sweet Victory!

It was déjà vu’ all over again. Sometimes big government gets too big for reality. It over steps. Such was the way when the Obama Administration first came into power. It decided to become an environmentalist zealot. They began to implement a plan known as “Cap and Trade”.

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5 Tips for Better Home Safety this Spring

As people become more active during the warmer months, keeping home safety top of mind can sometimes go by the wayside. However, when it comes to fire and carbon monoxide safety, you can never be too prepared.As people become more active during the warmer months, keeping home safety top of mind can sometimes go by the wayside. However, when it comes to fire and carbon monoxide safety, you can never be too prepared.

17.7% of Texas Residents Are Uninsured

Efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19 depend on the nation’s ability to provide testing and treatment for all Americans, even the 28.5 million who lack health insurance. As the number of coronavirus cases rise, issues surrounding access to healthcare and insurance have reached new levels of importance. Unfortunately, after sharp declines in the number of Americans without health insurance following the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2010, the uninsured rate rose for the first time in 2018.

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Setting the Standard

Texans Offensive Lineman Laremy Tunsil Wants To Be Example For Younger Players

After signing a three-year $66 million contract extension last week with the Houston Texans, offensive lineman Laremy Tunsil became the highest paid player at his position in the NFL. Did the money play a major factor in him getting the deal done? Yes. But Tunsil had another strong motive on why he wanted to set the market for offensive lineman.

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Emergency Needs for Medical Deserts During COVID Pandemic

According to the American Hospital Association Annual Survey, over 1,000 hospitals in our country have closed since 1975. As a result, communities from coast to coast have populations in which residents must drive more than 60 minutes to reach an acute care hospital. These places are called "medical deserts." They exist in every state.