The news came as Pfizer sought permission to offer a booster dose to kids ages 5 to 11, just like people 12 and older can get.
Carol Semple
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Supreme Court could free Biden to end Trump asylum border policy
The heart of the fight is whether, with far less detention capacity than needed, immigration authorities must send people to Mexico or have the discretion to release asylum-seekers into the United States while they await their hearings.
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U.S. presses allies to send more weapons to Ukraine over fear of an expanding war
Russian advances and heavy fighting were reported in the Donbas, with one town, Kreminna, apparently falling, while in the gutted southern city of Mariupol, Russia hit the Azovstal steel plant with 35 airstrikes over 24 hours.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
Kamala Harris positive for COVID-19, Biden not a ‘close contact’
Neither President Joe Biden nor first lady Jill Biden was considered a ‘close contact’ of Vice President Kamala Harris in recent days.
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Ruins of ancient temple for Zeus unearthed in Sinai
Excavations at the area date back to early 1900 when French Egyptologist Jean Clédat found ancient Greek inscriptions that showed the existence of the Zeus-Kasios temple but he didn’t unearth it.
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U.S. Supreme Court tackles case about praying football coach
While hearing arguments in the case, the justices were wrestling with how to balance the religious and free speech rights of teachers and coaches with the rights of students not to feel pressured into participating.
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Blasts hit ministry in Moldovan separatist region next to Ukraine
A Russian official said last week that Russian forces aim to take full control of southern Ukraine, saying such a move would also open a land corridor to the Moldovan separatist region.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, Schools and Education
Student loans have delayed wealth-building for Gen Z and millennial borrowers, survey shows
Yet, a majority of U.S. adults with student loan debt say their degree has unlocked career and salary opportunities that wouldn’t otherwise be possible.
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Woman found dead at home in Perry was killed, officials say
Police want to speak to a person who was filmed by a neighbor’s surveillance camera walking by the apartment building.
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Judge finds Trump in contempt in legal fight with New York prosecutor
A judge orders the former president to pay $10,000 a day for each day he fails to turn over subpoenaed documents.