Vaccination in Brazil is beginning later than neighbors such as Argentina and Chile despite a robust public health system and decades of experience with immunization campaigns.
Erica Nitschke
Columnist
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The Latest: Biden official predicts another 100,000 deaths in next five weeks
WASHINGTON — Incoming White House chief of staff Ron Klain says the coronavirus pandemic will get worse before it gets better, projecting another 100,000 deaths from COVID-19 in the first five weeks of President-elect Joe Biden’s administration. Speaking to CNN’s “State of the Union,” Klain said Biden was inheriting a dire situation, saying even with […]
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New York attorney general sues NYPD over use of force at Floyd protests
Attorney General Letitia James’ lawsuit includes dozens of examples of alleged misconduct during the spring demonstrations.
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Flint water probe brings charges against ex-governor, others
Prosecutors say it’s not too late to pursue people responsible for one of the worst human-made environmental disasters in U.S. history.
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Hot again: 2020 sets yet another global temperature record
‘It’s like the film ‘Groundhog Day.’ Another year, same story – record global warmth,’ says one U.S. climate scientist.
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‘The world is watching’: Ugandans vote in tense election
Long lines of Ugandans have voted in a presidential election tainted by widespread violence that some fear could escalate.
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U.K. fishers cry foul as Brexit red tape leaves catch rotting
Britain’s exit from the EU single market means new costs and red tape for exporters.
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Siegfried Fischbacher, of illusion duo Siegfried & Roy, dies at 81
Fischbacher died Wednesday at his home from pancreatic cancer.
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Pelosi says House will impeach Trump unless vice president forces ouster
Pelosi made the announcement in a letter to colleagues, framing it as an ultimatum to Mike Pence to invoke the powers of the 25th Amendment
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Trump-supporting Christian leaders and their Sunday messages
On the first Sunday since a mob Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol, the messages from the pulpits of Christian leaders who’ve backed Trump were as disparate as the opinions of the nation’s citizenry.