Taliban Official: At Least 100 Dead, Wounded in Afghan Blast
Written by SAMYA KULLAB and TAMEEM AKHGAR A blast went off Friday at a mosque packed with Shiite...
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Nobel Peace Prize Awarded to Journalists Ressa and Muratov
Written by KIKO ROSARIO, FRANK JORDANS and VANESSA GERA Journalists Maria Ressa of the Philippines and Dmitry Muratov of Russia won the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for their fight for freedom of expression in countries...
Read MoreAnti-Vaccine Chiropractors Rising Force of Misinformation
Written by MICHELLE R. SMITH, SCOTT BAUER and MIKE CATALINI The flashy postcard, covered with images of syringes, beckoned people to attend Vax-Con ’21 to learn “the uncensored truth” about COVID-19 vaccines. Participants...
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Pfizer Asks US To Allow COVID Shots for Kids Ages 5 to 11
Written by LAURAN NEERGAARD Pfizer asked the U.S. government Thursday to allow use of its COVID-19...
Read MoreJudge Orders Texas To Suspend New Law Banning Most Abortions
Written by PAUL J. WEBER A federal judge ordered Texas to suspend the most restrictive abortion law in the U.S., calling it an “offensive deprivation” of a constitutional right by banning most abortions in the nation’s...
Read MoreNow in Power, Taliban Set Sights on Afghan Drug Underworld
Written by SAMYA KULLAB, MSTYSLAV CHERNOV and FELIPE DANA Now the uncontested rulers of Afghanistan, the Taliban have set their sights on stamping out the scourge of narcotics addiction, even if by force. At nightfall, the...
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After Public Hearings, NC Remapping Work Begins This Week
Written by GARY D. ROBERTSON Back in Raleigh after over a dozen redistricting public hearings last...
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In Budget Turning Point, Biden Conceding Smaller Price Tag
Written by ALAN FRAM President Joe Biden and congressional Democrats’ push for a 10-year, $3.5...
Read MoreTensions Flare as Chinese Flights Near Taiwan Intensify
Written by HUIZHONG WU and DAVID RISING With record numbers of military flights near Taiwan over the last week, China has been showing a new intensity and military sophistication as it steps up its harassment of the island it...
Read MoreFacebook Whistleblower Testifies: Five Highlights
Written by BARBARA ORTUTAY and DAVID KLEPPER A former Facebook employee told members of Congress Tuesday that the company knows that its platform spreads misinformation and content that harms children but refuses to make changes...
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