What to Know About the New Covid Booster Shots

The F.D.A. just cleared new shots targeting the latest version of the Omicron variant. When should you get yours? Here’s what experts recommend.The F.D.A. just cleared new…

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Texas officials report possible first U.S. death from monkeypox virus

Texas officials are investigating whether monkeypox played a role in the death of a person in the state.       

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What a Pizza Hut ad says about Gorbachev – and Russia

The former Soviet leader’s appearance in a 1998 pizza commercial played on his conflicted reputation.

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NASA aims for Saturday launch of new moon rocket

NASA will try again Saturday to launch its new moon rocket on a test flight; Managers say a bad sensor could be to blame for Monday’s scrapped…

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Flooding broke open Jackson’s water crisis but it can’t be disentangled from race, experts say

While the floodwaters let the system tip over, experts say underinvestment in Jackson’s infrastructure – a city that’s majority Black – is to blame.       

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Munich Olympics massacre compensation deal struck

Nearly 50 years after 11 Israeli athletes were killed, the German government agrees to pay relatives €28m.

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‘Hypnotizing swirls’: NASA releases mesmerizing new images of the Phantom Galaxy

The galaxy is in the constellation Pisces, is composed of about 100 billion star sand lies almost face-to-earth, the European Space Agency reported.       

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Artist uses tech to question our relationship to tech

Artist John Mack was captivated by a video of a ‘stampede’ of people playing Pokemon Go. He spent the next 4-years photographing nature and in a new…

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F.D.A. Authorizes Updated Covid Booster Shots, Targeting Omicron Subvariants

The agency cleared two options targeting subvariants that are currently dominant, hoping to curtail a fall or winter surge.The agency cleared two options targeting subvariants that are…

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No, you don’t need an ID to buy whipped cream in New York. How did things get so confusing?

If you’re under 21, you can still buy whipped cream in New York. You just can’t buy a whippet can, which teens have been inhaling nitrous oxide…

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Hawaii families sue US over tainted drinking water from jet fuel at Navy’s Red Hill facility

More than a year after a jet fuel leak at Red Hill contaminated water in Oahu, four families have filed the first federal lawsuit against the U.S….

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Giant hailstone: Toddler killed in violent Spanish storm

Around 50 people are injured by hailstones that measured up to 10cm in diameter.

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UN inspectors head to Ukraine nuclear plant

A convoy of jeeps carrying United Nations nuclear inspectors was crossed Ukraine early on Wednesday toward the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia power plant, holding the world’s hope that it…

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Wisconsin TV anchor dies at 27, news station announces: ‘Absolutely devastated’

Neena Pacholke, morning news anchor for WAOW-TV, died suddenly on Saturday. She was 27 years old. Police said foul play is not suspected.       

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Russia: Mikhail Gorbachev changed history, but was wrong about ties to West

The former president opened up the Soviet Union but failed to prevent its collapse in 1991.

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United States: New York to restrict gun carrying after Supreme Court ruling

United States: Amid the bright lights and electronic billboards across New York’s Times Square, city authorities are posting new signs proclaiming the bustling crossroads a “Gun Free Zone.”United…

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