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Austrian Lockdown Dampens Holiday Mood To Contain Virus

Posted by Associated Press | Nov 22, 2021 | World

Written by COLLEEN BARRY Austrians savored one last mulled wine in packed Christmas markets before...

Official: More Than 90% Of Fed Workers Got Shots by Deadline

Posted by Associated Press | Nov 22, 2021 | World

Written by ZEKE MILLER More than 90% of federal workers received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine by Monday’s deadline set by President Joe Biden. Biden announced in September that more than 3.5 million federal workers...

IOC Call With Chinese Tennis Star Peng Raises More Questions

Posted by Associated Press | Nov 22, 2021 | World

Written by STEPHEN WADE A video call between Olympic officials and Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai, whose nearly three-week disappearance from public view sparked an outcry, was meant to reassure the world that she was safe —...

Jobs Lost, Middle Class Afghans Slide Into Poverty, Hunger

Posted by Associated Press | Nov 22, 2021 | World

Written by LEE KEATH Not long ago, Ferishta Salihi and her family had enough for a decent life. Her husband was working and earned a good salary. She could send several of her daughters to private schools. But now, after her...

North Carolina Unemployment Rate Drops to 4.1% in October

Posted by Associated Press | Nov 22, 2021 | Business, State

Written by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS North Carolina’s jobless rate fell further in October to 4.1%, the...

Group Says NC Kept Magazines from Inmates

Posted by Associated Press | Nov 21, 2021 | State, State Government

Written by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS A human rights group is suing the North Carolina Department of...

US Expands COVID Boosters to All Adults, Final Hurdle Ahead

Posted by Associated Press | Nov 19, 2021 | World

Written by LAURAN NEERGAARD and MATTHEW PERRONE U.S. regulators on Friday moved to open up...

Scientists Mystified, Wary, as Africa Avoids COVID Disaster

Posted by Associated Press | Nov 19, 2021 | World

Written by MARIA CHENG and FARAI MUTSAKA At a busy market in a poor township outside Harare this week, Nyasha Ndou kept his mask in his pocket, as hundreds of other people, mostly unmasked, jostled to buy and sell fruit and...