FDA panel is first key test for Biden COVID-19 booster plan

Government advisers are debating whether to recommend extra doses of the Pfizer vaccine, a key step toward the Biden administration's plan to dispense COVID-19 booster shots to most Americans

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Biden, world leaders try to hammer out next steps on climate

President Joe Biden is trying to hammer out the world’s next steps against rapidly worsening climate change in a private, virtual session with a small group of other global leaders

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What vaccines are already required to attend school in the US

There's a long history of vaccine mandates in U.S. schools.

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Sotheby's puts rare U.S. Constitution copy for auction

A very special birth certificate will be auctioned off later this year — a rare copy of the U.S. Constitution

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NYC restaurant hostess attacked over vaccine status request

Police say a hostess at a popular New York City restaurant was assaulted by three women from Texas after she asked for proof they had been vaccinated against COVID-19

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System outage grounds United flights briefly

United Airlines suffered a brief system outage and the Federal Aviation Administration issued a ground stop of less than an hour for all United flights

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Boeing to build Navy aircraft at MidAmerica, invest $200M

Chicago-based aerospace giant Boeing Co. will invest $200 million to manufacture the U.S. Navy’s latest unmanned aircraft at MidAmerica St. Louis Airport

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What to expect as FDA advisory panel debates Pfizer COVID booster shots

The FDA's independent advisory committee will review data submitted by Pfizer and discuss whether a booster dose is safe for widespread use on Friday.

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2 charged with murder of N Ireland journalist Lyra McKee

Police have charged two men with the murder of Lyra McKee, a journalist shot dead as she covered rioting in Londonderry in 2019

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Cuba begins vaccinating children as young as 2

Sitting on her mother’s lap, 2-year-old Lucía looked at the illustrations in her book while around her several children watched the doctors in white coats and nurses with thermometers in amazement

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