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Florida surgeon general calls for halt on mRNA COVID vaccines, citing debunked claim
Florida Surgeon General Joseph A. Ladapo’s false claims that mRNA coronavirus vaccines contaminate DNA imperils lives as respiratory viruses surge this winter.
Meet the newest breed to join the American Kennel Club, a little dog with a big smile
Lancashire heelers are solidly built dogs that are shaped a bit like a downsized corgi, standing around 1 foot at the shoulder and weighing up to about 17 pounds. They need a job.
Trump asks Supreme Court to keep his name on Colorado ballot
Last month the Colorado Supreme Court concluded Trump engaged in an insurrection before and during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol and as a result could not appear on the state’s primary ballot.
In Texas case, federal appeals panel says emergency care abortions not required by 1986 law
NEW ORLEANS — The Biden administration cannot use a 1986 emergency care law to require hospitals in Texas hospitals to provide abortions for women whose lives are at risk due to pregnancy, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday. It’s one of numerous cases involving abortion restrictions that have played out in state and federal courts […]
Russia and Ukraine exchange hundreds of prisoners of war in deal brokered by UAE
The massive prisoner exchange followed other such deals earlier in the war, which is nearing the 2-year mark.
Israel’s Mossad chief vows to hunt down Hamas members a day after senior figure killed in strike
The strike in Hezbollah’s southern Beirut stronghold could cause the low-intensity fighting along the Lebanon border to boil over into all-out war.
Iran says at least 84 were killed in blasts at ceremony honoring slain general
No one immediately claimed responsibility for what appeared to be the deadliest militant attack to target Iran since its 1979 Islamic Revolution.
Kennedy cousin whose murder conviction was overturned sues former police officer, Connecticut town
Michael Skakel is suing an investigator and the town of Greenwich, Connecticut, after he spent 11 years in prison.
Les McCann, jazz musician with politically charged hit, dies at 88
The pianist and singer’s 1969 antiwar song ‘Compared to What’ sold more than 1 million copies.