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As COVID cases fall, Halloween brings more fun and less fear
PHOENIX (AP) — Witches and warlocks, ghosts and ghouls can breathe a little easier this year: Coronavirus cases ...
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Vaccine mandates create conflict with defiant workers
BATH, Maine (AP) — Josh “Chevy” Chevalier is a third-generation shipbuilder who hasn’t missed a day of work ...
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Lawsuits demand unproven ivermectin for COVID patients
NEW YORK (AP) — Mask rules, vaccination mandates and business shutdowns have all landed in the courts during ...
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COVID-19 deaths eclipse 700,000 in US as delta variant rages
It’s a milestone that by all accounts didn’t have to happen this soon. The U.S. death toll from ...
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Top doctors say not so fast to Biden’s boosters-for-all plan
WASHINGTON (AP) — Just one month ago, President Joe Biden and his health advisers announced big plans to ...
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FDA experts among group opposing US booster shot plan
The average person doesn’t need a COVID-19 booster yet, an international group of scientists — including two top ...
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Federal mandate takes vaccine decision off employers’ hands
Larger U.S. businesses now won’t have to decide whether to require their employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19. ...
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Biden requiring federal workers to get COVID shot
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday is toughening COVID-19 vaccine requirements for federal workers and contractors ...
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Hospitals to lead moment of silence Tuesday
Athens-Limestone Hospital will join hospitals across Alabama in hosting a moment of silence for the more than 12,000 ...
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US hiring slows as delta variant weakens travel and tourism
WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers added just 235,000 jobs in August, a surprisingly weak gain after two months ...