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France’s Macron orders all health workers to get vaccinated
PARIS (AP) - French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday ordered all French health care workers to get virus vaccine shots by Sept. 15 and urged all of his compatriots to get vaccinated as soon as poss...
Syndicated Author Jul 12, 2021

FDA adds warning about rare reaction to J&J COVID-19 vaccine
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. regulators on Monday added a new warning to Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine about links to a rare and potentially dangerous neurological reaction, but said it's not ent...
Syndicated Author Jul 12, 2021

Biden meets with Democrat city leaders where gun violence is soaring
WASHINGTON (AP) - Facing rising fears of summer violence, President Joe Biden is embarking on a political high-wire act, trying to balance his strong backing for law enforcement with the police reform...
Syndicated Author Jul 12, 2021

Texas Democrats plan to leave state to stop GOP voting bill
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Democrats in the Texas Legislature were planning Monday to leave the state in a second revolt against a GOP overhaul of election laws, creating another dramatic showdown over voti...
Syndicated Author Jul 12, 2021

Biden fires holdover head of Social Security Administration
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden on Friday fired the commissioner of Social Security after the official refused to resign, and accepted the deputy commissioner's resignation, the White House said...
Syndicated Author Jul 09, 2021

Police testimony will lead off panel’s first Jan. 6 hearing
WASHINGTON (AP) - A new House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol is expected to hold its first public hearing this month with police officers who responded to the attack an...
Syndicated Author Jul 09, 2021

Bug experts seeking new name for destructive gypsy moths
Bug experts are dropping the common name of a destructive insect because it's considered an ethnic slur: the gypsy moth.The Entomological Society of America, which oversees the common names of bugs, i...
Syndicated Author Jul 09, 2021

Marilyn Manson surrenders on New Hampshire assault warrant
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Rocker Marilyn Manson surrendered to police in Los Angeles last week in connection with a 2019 arrest warrant out of New Hampshire where he allegedly assaulted a videographer at a c...
Syndicated Author Jul 09, 2021

Biden tells Putin Russia must crack down on cybercriminals
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden told Russian President Vladimir Putin in a Friday phone call that he must "take action" against cybercriminals acting in his country and that the U.S. reserves th...
Syndicated Author Jul 09, 2021

Charlottesville to remove Confederate monuments Saturday
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) - A Confederate monument that helped spark a violent white supremacist rally in Charlottesville is set to come down Saturday, the city announced. Charlottesville said in a ne...
Syndicated Author Jul 09, 2021
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