The announcement also comes as the government is once again urging people to get an updated COVID-19 booster, ahead of the fall and winter respiratory virus season.
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suspending presidential bid, endorses Trump
He made clear that he wasn’t formally ending his bid and said his supporters could continue to back him in the majority of states where they are unlikely to sway the outcome.
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Justice Dept. files suit accusing RealPage of enabling landlords to collude to raise rents
Attorneys general in several states have separately sued RealPage alleging an illegal price-fixing scheme over its algorithmic pricing software.
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Taliban place bans on women’s bare faces, sound of their voices in public
The vice and virtue laws issued Wednesday empower the ministry to be at the frontline of regulating personal conduct, administering punishments like warnings or arrest.
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Harris urges Americans to chart a ‘new way forward’ as she accepts Democratic nomination
Vice President Kamala Harris is the first Black woman and first person of South Asian descent to accept a major party’s presidential nomination, and if elected, she would be the first female U.S. president.
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Prices still at record levels as existing-home sales inch up
The latest figures also show a slight increase in inventory.
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FDA approves updated COVID-19 vaccines, shots should be available in days
While most Americans have some degree of immunity from prior infections or vaccinations or both, that protection wanes.
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Chicago police say they’re ready for final day of protests at DNC following night of no arrests
On Wednesday night, more than 2,000 pro-Palestinian protesters marched peacefully past a park where pro-Israel demonstrators had gathered earlier.
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From pommel to dance floor, Stephen Nedoroscik to join ‘Dancing With the Stars’
The casting was announced on Thursday’s episode of ABC’s ‘Good Morning America. The Paris Olympian is the first celebrity contestant named for the season.
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Biden speaks with Netanyahu as U.S. prods Israel, Hamas to agree on cease-fire
The hope that a deal can be completed, at least in the near term, appears to be diminishing.