| The FDA clears updated COVID-19 vaccines for kids under age 5
- The decision aims to better protect the littlest kids amid an uptick in COVID-19 cases around the country. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expected to sign off soon.
Thu, 08 Dec 2022 14:14:54 -0500
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| A House report cites Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder's role in 'toxic' culture
- The NFL team created a "toxic work culture" for more than two decades, "ignoring and downplaying sexual misconduct" by men at the top levels of the organization, according to a House panel's report.
Thu, 08 Dec 2022 13:15:01 -0500
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| Polygamous 'prophet' leader had child brides, documents say
- The leader of a small polygamous group on the Arizona-Utah border had taken at least 20 wives, most of them minors, and punished followers who did not treat him as a prophet, new court documents show.
Thu, 08 Dec 2022 13:00:50 -0500
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| Hundreds of authors give support to striking workers at HarperCollins
- Authors such as Barbara Kingsolver and Jacqueline Woodson have pledged not to submit work to HarperCollins until the strike has resolved.
Thu, 08 Dec 2022 12:38:24 -0500
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| Photos from the 2022 FIFA World Cup's Round of 16
- The 2022 World Cup's Round of 16 took place this past week, with the top half of competing countries now reduced to eight teams.
Thu, 08 Dec 2022 11:54:48 -0500
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| Céline Dion was diagnosed with stiff-person syndrome. Here's how it affects people
- The singer repeatedly postponed performances in the past year because of severe muscle spasms. In a tearful Instagram post, she revealed she has been diagnosed with a rare neurological disorder.
Thu, 08 Dec 2022 11:13:10 -0500
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| There's a lithium mining boom, but it's not a jobs bonanza
- The promised surge in clean-energy jobs from the growing popularity of electric vehicles in the U.S. is mostly focused farther down the supply chain, like at battery assembly plants.
Thu, 08 Dec 2022 10:08:57 -0500
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| WNBA star Brittney Griner has been freed from a Russian prison
- Griner was traded for convicted Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout. The swap did not include former Marine Paul Whelan who remains imprisoned in Russia on espionage charges the U.S. says are false.
Thu, 08 Dec 2022 08:20:17 -0500
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| Iran carries out the first known execution of a prisoner arrested in recent protests
- Other detainees also face the possibility of the death penalty for their involvement in the protests, which began in mid-September, first as an outcry against Iran's morality police.
Thu, 08 Dec 2022 08:05:11 -0500
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| Is lecanemab the Alzheimer's drug that will finally make a difference?
- The experimental drug lecanemab was able to slow down Alzheimer's in a large study. Many researchers think the drug will become the first to help large numbers of patients.
Thu, 08 Dec 2022 06:00:39 -0500
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| With the end of Title 42 looming, a debate about asylum and border security heats up
- The Biden administration wants to discourage migrants from crossing the border illegally when pandemic restrictions end. That deadline has revived a long-running fight about the future of asylum.
Thu, 08 Dec 2022 05:02:01 -0500
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| Morning news brief
- Germany arrests dozens suspected of plotting a violent coup against the government. Xi Jinping visits Saudi Arabia. Democrats shake up the party's presidential primary calendar.
Thu, 08 Dec 2022 05:02:01 -0500
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| Concerns arise over the DNC's new primary calendar
- After input from President Joe Biden, the DNC's Rules and Bylaws commitee greenlit a new primary calendar, led by South Carolina. But both states and individual party members are raising concerns.
Thu, 08 Dec 2022 05:02:01 -0500
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| A divided approach to primaries could be chaotic for voters
- As the DNC publicly debates the future of its presidential primary cycle, Republicans settle into the status quo, leading with the Iowa Caucuses.
Thu, 08 Dec 2022 05:02:01 -0500
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| How protesters in China bypass online censorship to express dissent
- After weeks of protests, officials in China are loosening the country's notoriously strict anti-COVID measures. How did protestors succeed despite heavy online censorship?
Thu, 08 Dec 2022 05:01:09 -0500
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