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Don’t wait for a holiday surge. Now is a good time to get your flu and COVID-19 vaccines
If you missed the early fall push for flu and COVID-19 vaccines, it’s not too late. Health officials say it’s important to get vaccinated ahead of the holidays, when ...
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AP Race Call: Republican Jeff Hurd wins election to U.S. House in Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District
Republican Jeffrey Hurd won election to a U.S. House seat representing Colorado on Thursday, maintaining Republican control of the 3rd District seat now represented by GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert.
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AP Race Call: Democrat Dina Titus wins reelection to U.S. House in Nevada’s 1st Congressional District
Democratic Rep. Dina Titus won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Nevada on Thursday. The Las Vegas district picked up Republican-leaning suburban areas after redistricting, turning it ...
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43 monkeys escape from a South Carolina medical lab. Police say there is no serious danger
Forty-three monkeys escaped from a compound used for medical research in South Carolina but the nearby police chief said there is “almost no danger” to the public. “They are not infected ...
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New DNA evidence rewrites long-told stories of people in ancient Pompeii
When a volcanic eruption buried the ancient city of Pompeii, the last desperate moments of its citizens were preserved in stone for centuries. Observers see stories in the plaster casts later made ...
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AP Race Call: Independent Angus King wins reelection to U.S. Senate from Maine
Independent Sen. Angus King won a third term in the U.S. Senate representing Maine on Thursday, turning back challenges from a former Republican state party chair and a Democratic environmental ...
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Small Business Administration-backed financing rose 7% to $56B in fiscal 2024
The Small Business Administration said it backed $56 billion in financing to small businesses and disaster-affected areas ...
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Notre Dame marks arrival of Paris Olympics’ iconic trackside bell as cathedral reopening nears
Paris’s Notre Dame cathedral, whose historic bells were silenced following 2019’s devastating fire, will soon echo again with ...
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5 ways Trump’s return could revamp the global order
For the past year, allies and adversaries alike have cautiously tried to position themselves on the right side of former ...
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An 8-hour Russian drone barrage keeps Kyiv on edge as the war in Ukraine nears 1,000 days
Dozens of Russian drones targeted the Ukrainian capital Kyiv in a nighttime attack that lasted eight hours, authorities said Thursday, as Russia kept up its relentless ...
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Wild winds fuel Southern California wildfire that has forced thousands to evacuate
A fast-moving wildfire fueled by heavy winds was tearing through a community northwest of Los Angeles for a second day Thursday after destroying dozens of homes and ...
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South Korea’s president denies wrongdoing in a growing scandal
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol denied wrongdoing Thursday in a burgeoning influence-peddling scandal involving him and his wife that’s severely hurting his approval ...