Ex-children’s hospital doctor charged with sex crimes
RICHMOND, Va. — The former medical director of a Virginia hospital that serves vulnerable children has been charged with four felony sex crimes in connection with abuse at the facility…
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Los Angeles County mask mandate could return as COVID cases rise
Los Angeles County may soon reimpose indoor mask mandates as COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to rise in the area. During a press conference Thursday, LA County Public Health Director…
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WHO pleased to see China ease harsh zero COVID policies
LONDON — A top official at the World Health Organization said the U.N. agency was “pleased” to see China loosening some of its coronavirus restrictions, saying “it’s really important that…
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National 988 mental health hotline back up after outage
WASHINGTON — The nation’s 988 hotline, intended to help anyone experiencing a mental health emergency, was back up and running Friday after a daylong outage. The call service, which was…
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Top exec at pharmacy in deadly meningitis outbreak sentenced
BOSTON — A former co-owner of a Massachusetts compounding pharmacy at the center of a nationwide fungal meningitis outbreak that resulted in more than 100 patient deaths has been sentenced…
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Tibetans in India support ‘zero COVID’ protesters in China
NEW DELHI — About 150 Tibetan exiles held up blank pieces of paper as they rallied in India’s capital on Friday to express solidarity with people in China protesting its…
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Suffering from flu, RSV or COVID-19? How you can tell the difference
The U.S. is facing a surge of respiratory viruses, mainly driven by COVID-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV. Flu and RSV have appeared earlier than usual and have…
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China fines former NBA star Lin over quarantine comments
BEIJING — Former NBA star Jeremy Lin, who plays for a Chinese team, was fined 10,000 yuan ($1,400) for “inappropriate remarks” on social media about quarantine facilities ahead of a…
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Tesla delivers electric semis to PepsiCo at Nevada factory
Tesla has delivered its first electric semis to PepsiCo more than three years after Elon Musk said the company would start making the trucks
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Hawaii eruption brings tourism boon during slow season
The spectacle of glowing-hot lava spewing from Hawaii’s Mauna Loa has drawn thousands of visitors and is turning into a tourism boon for a Big Island town near the world’s largest volcano
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