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…
Read moreTexas 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.
Read moreWhat 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.
Read moreNASA 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…
Read moreFlooding 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.
Read moreMunich Olympics massacre compensation deal struck
Nearly 50 years after 11 Israeli athletes were killed, the German government agrees to pay relatives €28m.
Read more‘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.
Read moreArtist 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…
Read moreNo, 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…
Read moreHawaii 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….
Read moreGiant hailstone: Toddler killed in violent Spanish storm
Around 50 people are injured by hailstones that measured up to 10cm in diameter.
Read moreUN 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…
Read moreWisconsin 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.
Read moreRussia: 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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