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U.S. administers over 416 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines – CDC
(Reuters) - The United States has administered 416,154,424 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Wednesday morning and distributed 507,637,305 doses, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and...
Oct 27, 2021
Oklahoma must postpone executions set to resume on Thursday, court rules
(Reuters) - Oklahoma must postpone the executions of John Grant and Julius Jones while a legal challenge to the state's lethal injection protocol is adjudicated, a three-judge panel of the United Stat...
Oct 27, 2021
U.S. CDC panel to discuss COVID-19 shots for younger kids on Nov. 2
(Reuters) - An advisory panel of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will meet on Nov. 2 to discuss the use of COVID-19 vaccines in children aged between 5 and 11 years. Advisors to th...
Oct 27, 2021
Accused U.S. Capitol rioter made false medical claims in jail, prosecutors say
By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal prosecutors said on Wednesday that an accused participant in the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol by supporters of then-President Donald Trump made ...
Oct 27, 2021
Retired NY Times columnist Kristof announces run for Oregon governor
By Brendan O'Brien (Reuters) - Former New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof announced on Wednesday that he is running for governor of Oregon, saying he hopes to address systemic social issues in t...
Oct 27, 2021
Top House tax writer says billionaires’ proposal out of Biden plan -Bloomberg
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A proposal to tax the assets of billionaires is now out of consideration as a way to pay for President Joe Biden's social spending and climate plan, U.S. House Ways and Means Ch...
Oct 27, 2021
States have placed orders of COVID-19 vaccine for children – White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - States have placed initial orders of COVID-19 vaccines for children and millions of doses will be shipped immediately as soon as U.S. health regulators authorize their use, the ...
Oct 27, 2021
Biden could head to Europe without a climate deal, White House concedes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said it is still "realistic" that U.S. President Joe Biden's signature spending plan could get congressional support by Thursday, but conceded that he may need t...
Oct 27, 2021
U.S. senators call for passing laws to protect online privacy for kids
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two Democratic senators called Wednesday for two bills to be voted into law that will limit what children are shown online and how their data can be used for advertising by Big ...
Oct 27, 2021
White House not surprised Facebook knew about vaccine misinformation on its platform
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House press secretary Jen Psaki said the White House is not surprised with reporting that shows Facebook is struggling to stay on top of coronavirus and vaccine misinforma...
Oct 27, 2021
