Health & Medicine

Johnson says UK must live with virus as he announces easing

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LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to unveil plans Monday to scrap mandatory mask-wearing and social distancing in England in two...

Galesburg, an American crossroad, tunes out feuding Congress

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GALESBURG, Ill. — Pickup trucks and cars rumble north across...

Amazon begins new chapter as Bezos hands over CEO role

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NEW YORK — Amazon founder Jeff Bezos stepped down as CEO on Monday, handing over the reins as the company navigates the challenges of...

Southwest, American delays hint at hard summer for travelers

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This summer is already shaping up to be a difficult one for air travelers. ...

Rural Kentucky health officials press on, one shot at a time

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TAYLORSVILLE, Ky. — John Rogers waited months after becoming eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine. It was only after talking with friends that the 66-year-old...

NYC temporary morgue lingers, a reminder of pandemic’s pain

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NEW YORK — On a sun-soaked morning last month, a dozen mourners gathered by a freshly dug grave to bury four people who were...

Census takers worry that apartment renters were undercounted

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Census taker Linda Rothfield's government-issued iPhone kept directing her back to apartments in San Francisco that she already knew were vacant. When she did...

Bidding war speculation gives UK’s Morrisons shares a boost

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LONDON — Shares in British supermarket chain Morrisons spiked by 11% on Monday as investors priced in the possibility of a bidding war for...

EXPLAINER: What kind of surgery did Pope Francis have?

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LONDON — Pope Francis has had surgery to remove part of his left colon in what the Vatican has described as a planned procedure....

Canada, US are easing pandemic border-crossing restrictions

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TORONTO — Pandemic restrictions on travel between Canada and the U.S. began to loosen Monday for some Canadians, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said...