More than 90% of COVID deaths occurring among elderly adults: CDC
Older people have always been known to be one of the groups at highest risk of death from COVID-19, but they now make up a larger share than ever before….
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Virginia cop posed as teen to groom, extort California girl
A Virginia sheriff’s deputy posed as a 17-year-old online to groom and sexually extort a teenage girl in California before he killed her mother and grandparents and set fire to their home
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US officials say 2 more places will test sewage for polio
Philadelphia and Oakland County, Michigan, are joining the small list of U.S. localities that are looking for signs of polio infections in sewage NEW YORK — Philadelphia and Oakland County,…
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Amazon says it had its biggest Thanksgiving shopping weekend
Amazon said Wednesday the Thanksgiving holiday shopping weekend was its biggest ever, aided by a record number of shoppers looking for deals amid high inflation
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Indiana attorney general asks medical board to penalize doctor who spoke about abortion for 10-year-old Ohio rape victim
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Syria receives cholera vaccines ahead of inoculation drive
DAMASCUS, Syria — Syria has received two million doses of cholera vaccines, the first to reach the country during a months-long outbreak, the country’s health ministry said Wednesday. The war-torn…
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China’s ‘zero COVID’ policy: A look back as protests erupt across the country
Over the past several days, protests have erupted in cities across China, as citizens push back against the country’s so-called ‘zero COVID’ policy. Since the virus began spreading across the…
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Chinese vaccine plans spark hope for end of ‘zero COVID’
BEIJING — A campaign to vaccinate the elderly has sparked hopes China might roll back severe anti-virus controls that prompted protesters to demand President Xi Jinping resign, but the country…
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A recent history of volcanic eruptions and their impact, as Mauna Loa erupts
In the U.S. and its territories, there are 161 potentially active volcanoes.
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