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Canada to require air travelers to be vaccinated
TORONTO (AP) - The Canadian government will soon require all air travelers and passengers on interprovincial trains to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Transport Minister Omar Alghabra said Friday that...
Syndicated Author Aug 13, 2021

Supreme Court justice won’t block college vaccine mandate
WASHINGTON (AP) - Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett on Thursday refused to block a plan by Indiana University to require students and employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Barrett's acti...
Syndicated Author Aug 12, 2021

Britney Spears’ father to step down from conservatorship
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Britney Spears' father agreed Thursday to step down from the conservatorship that has controlled her life and money for 13 years, according to reports. Several outlets including cel...
Syndicated Author Aug 12, 2021

MyPillow CEO says he was attacked at symposium
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - MyPillow chief executive Mike Lindell says he was attacked in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, on Wednesday night. Lindell told attendees Thursday morning at an election fraud sympo...
Syndicated Author Aug 12, 2021

Census data shows population is diversifying, white population decreasing
The U.S. became more diverse and more urban over the past decade, and the white population dropped for the first time on record, the Census Bureau said Thursday as it released a trove of demographic d...
Syndicated Author Aug 12, 2021

US troops to help evacuate some embassy staff in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON (AP) - With security rapidly deteriorating in Afghanistan, the United States is sending additional troops into the country to help evacuate some personnel from the embassy in Kabul, a U.S. ...
Syndicated Author Aug 12, 2021

San Francisco mandates proof of vaccination when indoors
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - San Francisco will require proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 for a number of indoor activities such as visiting restaurants, bars and gyms.A city supervisor confirmed the...
Syndicated Author Aug 12, 2021

OxyContin-maker Purdue goes to judge to confirm settlement
NEW YORK (AP) - Purdue Pharma's quest to settle thousands of lawsuits over the toll of OxyContin and its other prescription opioid painkillers entered its final phase Thursday with the grudging suppor...
Syndicated Author Aug 12, 2021

Texas senator ends 15-hour filibuster over GOP voting bill
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A Texas state senator ended a 15-hour filibuster Thursday in the Democrats' latest defiance over new voting restrictions, but it only Republicans who went on to approve the sweepi...
Syndicated Author Aug 12, 2021

Squeezing Kabul, Taliban take 10th Afghan provincial capital
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - The Taliban captured a strategic provincial capital near Kabul and broke through defensive lines in Afghanistan's third-largest city Thursday, further squeezing the country's...
Syndicated Author Aug 12, 2021
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