Biden Push to Vaccinate Feds Forces Uncomfortable Questions
Written by RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR President Joe Biden’s requirement for federal workers to reveal...
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Japan Expands Virus Emergency After Record Spikes Amid Games
Written by MARI YAMAGUCHI Japan expanded a coronavirus state of emergency to four more areas in addition to Tokyo on Friday following record spikes in infections as the capital hosts the Olympics. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga...
Read MoreResidents: Myanmar Leaders Use Pandemic as Political Weapon
Written by DAVID RISING With coronavirus deaths rising in Myanmar, allegations are growing from residents and human rights activists that the military government, which seized control in February, is using the pandemic to...
Read MoreRobotic Police Dogs: Useful Hounds or Dehumanizing Machines?
Written by MATT O’BRIEN and JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER If you’re homeless and looking for temporary shelter in Hawaii’s capital, expect a visit from a robotic police dog that will scan your eye to make sure you don’t have a...
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North Carolina Reverses Course, Urges Masks in All Schools
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper on Thursday decided to reverse course from guidance he issued last...
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Infrastructure Deal: Senate Suddenly Acts To Take up Bill
Written by LISA MASCARO, KEVIN FREKING and ALAN FRAM The Senate voted Wednesday night to begin...
Read MoreDenied Ticket Over COVID, Guinean Olympian Clings To Dream
Written by GERALD IMRAY, BOUBACAR DIALLO and TRISHA THOMAS Fatoumata Yarie Camara is used to being thrown to the ground and getting up again, getting back into the fight. She’s dedicated her life to wrestling, a sport that...
Read MoreChina Flooding Brought Fear, Then Washed Away Livelihoods
Written by DAKE KANG The night the rains came, all Yu Ruiping could do was huddle in her market stall. The electricity went out. Her phone went dead. And the water just kept rising. When the skies cleared, the market was...
Read MoreUnvaccinated Staff Eyed in Rising Nursing Home Cases, Deaths
Written by JASON DEAREN and RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Lagging vaccination rates among nursing home staff are being linked to a national increase in COVID-19 infections and deaths at senior facilities, and are at the center of a...
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North Carolina Requiring State Health Workers To Get Vaccine
Written by BRYAN ANDERSON North Carolina’s health department will require workers, volunteers and...
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