Health & Medicine

Rio de Janeiro police evict tent city of pandemic ‘refugees’

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RIO DE JANEIRO — Police started evicting hundreds of homeless families from a recently established tent city near Rio de Janeiro on Thursday, an...

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey raises $1.2 million for reelection

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MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has raised $1.2 million in her bid for reelection, her campaign announced Thursday. ...

GOP congressman flouts mask rules on airline flight to Texas

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WASHINGTON — A Texas congressman who has been an outspoken critic of COVID-19 mask mandates went without a mask for at least a portion...

Pope, Lebanese Christian clerics pray for end to crisis

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ROME — Pope Francis welcomed Lebanon’s Christian religious leaders to the Vatican on Thursday for a day of prayer amid fears that the country’s...

NYC concert lineup: Springsteen, Paul Simon, Jennifer Hudson

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NEW YORK — Bruce Springsteen, Paul Simon and Jennifer Hudson will headline an August concert in Central Park, marking the city's comeback from the...

Biden behind on global vaccine sharing, cites local hurdles

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WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden came up well short on his goal of delivering 80 million doses of coronavirus vaccine to the rest of...

H&M says profit up by $1.2 billion as world opens up again

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STOCKHOLM — Low-cost fashion brand Hennes & Mauritz AB said Thursday its profit for the second quarter soared by 10 billion kronor ($1.2 billion)...

NSA discloses hacking methods it says are used by Russia

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WASHINGTON — U.S. and British agencies disclosed on Thursday details of methods they say have been used by Russian intelligence to break into the...

Israel scrambles to curb jump in COVID infections

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TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel, a world leader in coronavirus vaccinations, reported its highest daily infection rate in three months as it scrambles to...

Key voting rights decision expected from Supreme Court

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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is wrapping up its first all-virtual term, with decisions expected in a key case on voting rights and another...