Supreme Court Vacancy Looms Large in 2nd NC Senate Debate
Questions about the potential successor to Ruth Bader Ginsburg hung heavy over Tuesday night’s...
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200,000 Dead as Trump Vilifies Science, Prioritizes Politics
“I did the best I could,” President Donald Trump said. Huddled with aides in the West Wing last...
Read MorePresident of Belarus Inaugurated Despite Election Protests
President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus assumed his sixth term of office Wednesday during an inauguration ceremony that officials did not announce in advance after weeks of mass protests against the authoritarian leader’s...
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Late-Stage Study of First Single-Shot Vaccine Begins in U.S.
Johnson & Johnson is beginning a huge final study to try to prove if a single-dose COVID-19...
Read MoreFinland Deploys Coronavirus-Sniffing Dogs at Main Airport
Finland has deployed coronavirus-sniffing dogs at the Nordic country’s main international airport in a four-month trial of an alternative testing method that could become a cost-friendly and quick way to identify infected...
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State Government to Allow 7 Percent Capacity at Outdoor Event Venues, Launches COVID-19 App
Governor Roy Cooper announced North Carolina will be allowed to progress to another small step of...
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UK Leader Orders New Virus Restrictions, Could Last 6 Months
Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned Britons on Tuesday that they should not expect to return to a...
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Who’s a Hypocrite? GOP, Dems Debate Past Comments on Court
The “H” word — hypocrisy — is suddenly in vogue at the Capitol as lawmakers debate how quickly to...
Read More‘I Miss Mommy’: Families Shattered by COVID-19 Forge New Paths
Just four months had passed since Ramon Ramirez buried his wife and now, here he was, hospitalized himself with COVID-19. The prognosis was dire, and the fate of his younger children consumed him. Before ending his final video...
Read MoreAs Rich Nations Struggle, Africa’s Virus Response Is Praised
At a lecture to peers this month, John Nkengasong showed images that once dogged Africa, with a magazine cover declaring it “The Hopeless Continent.” Then he quoted Ghana’s first president, Kwame Nkrumah: “It is clear that we...
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