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Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine works in kids ages 5 to 11
Sep 20, 2021 by Rick Watts
By LAURAN NEERGAARD Pfizer said Monday its COVID-19 vaccine works for children ages 5 to 11 and that it will seek U.S. authorization for this age group soon -- a key step toward beginning vaccinations…
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Black Iowa police chief faces backlash after bringing change
Sep 17, 2021 by Rick Watts
By RYAN J. FOLEY WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — The first Black police chief in Waterloo, Iowa, is facing intense opposition from some current and former officers as he works with city leaders to reform the…
Can kids be harmed wearing masks to protect against COVID?
Sep 16, 2021 by Rick Watts
By LINDSEY TANNER AP - Can kids be harmed wearing masks to protect against COVID? No, there is no scientific evidence showing masks cause harm to kids’ health despite baseless claims suggesting otherwise. The claims…
California Gov. Newsom crushes Republican-led recall effort
Sep 15, 2021 by Rick Watts
By KATHLEEN RONAYNE and MICHAEL R. BLOOD SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Despite warnings the race would be close, California Gov. Gavin Newsom decisively defeated efforts to kick him out of office, a win the Democrat cast…
Stay or go? Californians to decide fate of Gov. Gavin Newsom
Sep 14, 2021 by Rick Watts
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD and KATHLEEN RONAYNE LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — After a year of debate that laid bare divisions in America’s most populous state, Californians on Tuesday will be deciding whether Gov. Gavin…
Tropical Storm Nicholas threatens Gulf Coast with heavy rain
Sep 13, 2021 by Rick Watts
HOUSTON (AP) — Tropical Storm Nicholas strengthened just off the Gulf Coast and could blow ashore in Texas as a hurricane Monday as it brings heavy rain and floods to coastal areas from Mexico to storm-battered…
From 9/11's ashes, a new world took shape. It did not last.
Sep 10, 2021 by Rick Watts
By CALVIN WOODWARD, ELLEN KNICKMEYER and DAVID RISING In the ghastly rubble of ground zero’s fallen towers 20 years ago, Hour Zero arrived, a chance to start anew. World affairs reordered abruptly on that morning…
AP source: Biden requiring federal workers to get COVID shot
Sep 09, 2021 by Rick Watts
By ZEKE MILLER WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday is toughening COVID-19 vaccine requirements for federal workers and contractors as he aims to boost vaccinations and curb the surging delta variant that is…
Silicon Valley finds remote work is easier to begin than end
Sep 08, 2021 by Rick Watts
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE and BARBARA ORTUTAY SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Technology companies that led the charge into remote work as the pandemic unfurled are confronting a new challenge: how, when and even whether they should…
AMERICANS WARIER OF US GOVERNMENT SURVEILLANCE: AP-NORC POLL
Sep 07, 2021 by Bob Ballard
By ERIC TUCKER and HANNAH FINGERHUT WASHINGTON (AP) — As the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks approaches, Americans increasingly balk at intrusive government surveillance in the name of national security, and…
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