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Vaccines for kids expected this fall
Nearly 4 million children in the United States have tested positive for the virus since the start of the pandemic.
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Biogen to cash in on new drug
Unproven Alzheimer's drug to cost $56K a year, mostly paid by taxpayers.
Nation
First Senate bipartisan report finds broad failures in Jan. 6 Capitol attack
The report, led in part by Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar, paints a picture of missed clues, lack of preparedness and communication issues in the run-up to the Capitol riot.
Business
Levi's CEO on changing sizes, inflation and voter rights
As Americans start to go out and update their wardrobes, jeans giant Levi Strauss & Co. is enjoying a resurgence in denim.
Nation
Many long-haul COVID patients improve after vaccination
Initial research has found that 30 to 40% of COVID-19 patients with lingering issues describe some symptom relief post-vaccination, the latest medical mystery posed by the virus.
Nation
What climate science loses without Black researchers
Diversity promises to expand perspectives and boost care for marginalized groups.
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One of world's longest-running experiments sends up sprouts
Seeds tucked away in 1879 were planted in Michigan this spring and germinated, revealing particularly robust plants.
Nation
McCollum's influence over defense spending grows
Minnesota's senior Democrat leads the House subcommittee crafting a defense-spending bill at a time when President Joe Biden is pushing for an increase, Republicans want to spend even more and some progressives want to cut.
U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum's influence over defense spending grows
Minnesota's senior Democrat leads the House subcommittee crafting a defense-spending bill at a time when President Joe Biden is pushing for an increase, Republicans want to spend even more and some progressives want to cut.
Nation
Anarchists and an increase in crime hijack Portland's social justice movement
The rocket rise in the killings of young Black men has undermined activists' goals.
Variety
Fewer parents choosing 'Karen' as name for newborn daughters
The parents of just 325 baby girls in the U.S. named their daughter Karen last year, down from 439 in 2019.
Nation
Trump shuts down blog after less than a month
Former president faced poor readership numbers and an indefinite ban from social media.
Nation
Stimulus checks substantially reduced hardship, study shows
The aggressive use of stimulus checks coincides with growing interest in broad cash payments as a tool in social policy.
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Biden honors forgotten victims of Tulsa massacre
"For much too long, the history of what took place here was told in silence, cloaked in darkness," the president said.
Nation
Patient influx from other states increases Kansas abortions
The number of abortions performed in Kansas increased by 9.1% last year as far more women traveled from Oklahoma and Texas to terminate pregnancies than in 2019 and the state reported that out-of-state patients outnumbered Kansas patients for the first time in almost 50 years.
Nation
California county renames Jim Crow Road
The name will be changed to Crow City Road, as recommended by the county's historical society.
Local
COVID-19 vaccine is free, but not everyone believes that
Some unvaccinated adults cite concerns about a surprise bill as a reason for not getting the shot.
Nation
Surveillance video released in Miami area banquet hall shooting
Three masked suspects opened fire early Sunday morning outside a Miami banquet hall, killing two people and injuring 21.
Business
How the world ran out of everything: 'It's just a mess'
Just-in-time manufacturing has contributed to shortages of goods across the globe.
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