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FDA scrutiny of Novavax COVID-19 vaccine sparks uncertainty about other shots

FDA scrutiny of Novavax COVID-19 vaccine sparks uncertainty about other shots

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration's effort to impose new requirements on Novavax's COVID-19 vaccine — the nation's only traditional protein-based option for the coronavirus — is sowing uncertainty about updates to other vaccines, too.
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Don't think race car drivers are elite athletes? Give their workouts a try

Don't think race car drivers are elite athletes? Give their workouts a try

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — First came the mounting tension in the shoulders and the weakening grip while carrying 25-pound weights (11.3 kilograms).
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Rep. Gerry Connolly steps down as top Oversight Democrat and won't seek reelection as cancer returns

Rep. Gerry Connolly steps down as top Oversight Democrat and won't seek reelection as cancer returns

WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep.
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Teacher identified as one of 11 killed in Vancouver festival attack

Teacher identified as one of 11 killed in Vancouver festival attack

VANCOUVER — A teacher-counsellor has been identified as one of the 11 people killed in a vehicle ramming at a Filipino festival in Vancouver on the weekend.
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Cleveland fan ejected for heckling Red Sox star Jarren Duran, who revealed suicide attempt

Cleveland fan ejected for heckling Red Sox star Jarren Duran, who revealed suicide attempt

CLEVELAND (AP) — Jarren Duran has found plenty of support from his Boston Red Sox teammates and others outside baseball since he revealed in a Netflix documentary that he attempted suicide three years ago.
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A pregnant woman in Gaza’s ruins fears for her baby under Israel’s blockade

A pregnant woman in Gaza’s ruins fears for her baby under Israel’s blockade

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Nearly seven months pregnant, Yasmine Siam couldn’t sleep, living in a crowded tent camp in Gaza and shaken often by Israeli bombardment. She couldn’t find proper food and hadn’t eaten meat for more than a month.
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Takeaways from AP's report on the growing dangers for pregnant women in Gaza's ruins

Takeaways from AP's report on the growing dangers for pregnant women in Gaza's ruins

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — In the ruins of Gaza , decimated by Israel’s 18-month-old military campaign, thousands of pregnant women are malnourished. Miscarriages are rising.
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'Tragedy all around': Murder charges follow Vancouver festival attack that killed 11

'Tragedy all around': Murder charges follow Vancouver festival attack that killed 11

VANCOUVER — Charges have been laid against a man who's accused of racing a vehicle through a crowded street at a Filipino community festival in Vancouver, killing 11 in an attack the interim police chief called the "darkest day" in the city's history
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What is the International Court of Justice and why is it weighing in on humanitarian aid in Gaza?

What is the International Court of Justice and why is it weighing in on humanitarian aid in Gaza?

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The top United Nations court on Monday will begin hearing from 40 countries on what Israel must do to provide desperately needed humanitarian assistance to Palestinians in Gaza and the occupied West Bank.
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For nearly 60 days, Israel has blocked food from Gaza. Palestinians struggle to feed their families

For nearly 60 days, Israel has blocked food from Gaza. Palestinians struggle to feed their families

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — For nearly 60 days, no food, fuel, medicine or other item has entered the Gaza Strip , blocked by Israel. Aid groups are running out of food to distribute. Markets are nearly bare.
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