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New York’s Vaccine Mandate Is Working, But Hospitals Are Struggling With the Fallout

By almost any measure, New York State’s requirement that health care workers get vaccinated against COVID-19, which was announced on Aug. 16 and went into effect Sept. 27, has been a success. Thousands of reticent health care workers across the

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Biden is keeping key parts of Trump’s China trade policy. Here’s why

Democrats blasted former President Donald Trump for launching a trade war with China. But President Biden’s top trade official is vowing to enforce the Trump-brokered trade deal. (Image credit: Evan Vucci/AP)

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Americans Overwhelmingly Back Funding Home Care for the Elderly. Will It Survive in Democrats’ Spending Bill?

With moderate Democrats threatening to tank the White House’s sweeping, $3.5 trillion economic package, President Joe Biden’s long-standing promise to support older and disabled Americans is in jeopardy. As a candidate during the height of the coronavirus pandemic last year,

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Company suspected in oil spill had dozens of violations

The company is under scrutiny after a suspected leak in an underwater pipeline fouled the sands of famed Huntington Beach and other coastal communities.

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Russia film crew set to blast off to make 1st movie in space

The project has been hailed by Russia’s space chief as a chance to raise the prestige of the nation’s space program.

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Thousands of troops assemble on highway to front line in Ethiopia’s bloody civil war

Heading north along Ethiopia’s A2 highway, we quickly noticed that the road had turned into an elongated car park for the country’s military – the Ethiopian National Defence Force (ENDF).

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‘Pandora Papers’ show how the powerful shield assets

Calls grew Monday for an end to the financial secrecy and shell companies that have allowed many of the world’s richest and most powerful people to hide their wealth from tax collectors.

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Donald Trump ratchets up demands on Gov. Greg Abbott to review Texas election results – CNN

Donald Trump ratchets up demands on Gov. Greg Abbott to review Texas election results  CNN

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WATCH: U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai addresses ‘complex and competitive’ trade with China

U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai said in a speech Monday that the nation’s trade relationship with China is “one of profound consequence.”

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Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram down in massive outage

Facebook and its Instagram and WhatsApp platforms were hit by a massive outage Monday, impacting potentially tens of millions of users as the social media giant faces fallout over its effect on teens and misinformation. Tracker Downdetector was showing outages

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