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U.S. plans to require foreign visitors to be vaccinated, official says

Passengers arrive on a flight from London amid new restrictions to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease at JFK International Airport in New York City, U.S., December 21, 2020. /Reuters Th

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Doctors figure out why woman was lactating from her armpit

A new research paper uncovers the reason why a woman who gave birth in Portugal complained to her doctors about a pain in her right armpit.

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Sunflower field under white clouds and blue sky

Sunflowers in a field in Guyuan County, north China's Hebei Province, are blooming under white clouds and blue sky.About 6,000 years ago, at the time of the Neolithic A

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A month later, U.S. hits 70% vaccination rate amid a surge

Kristal Thompson, 36, right, and her daughter Skylar Clinch, 8, left, register to get tested for COVID-19 at a testing center inside Joseph Caleb Center in Miami, U.S., July 30, 2021. /CFP The

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DPRK wants sanctions eased to restart talks with U.S: reports

A man looks at a packet of "Taeha" brand snacks produced by the Unha Taesong Foodstuff Factory at a shop in Pyongyang, DPRK, April 6, 2021. /CFP The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK

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Conservationists spot rare white puffin in Scotland

A rare white puffin was spotted on Handa Island Wildlife Reserve off the coast of Sutherland in Scotland. The unusual bird was first seen in mid-June by Scottish Wildlife Trust rangers.In contrast to

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AOC slams "moderate" Democrats who'd rather skip town than prevent mass evictions

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Sunday skewered conservative members of the House Democratic caucus who left town for vacation instead of backing an effort to extend t

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Afghan president blames 'abrupt' U.S. pullout for worsening security

00:52 An Afghan National Army commando stands guard on top of a vehicle along a road in Enjil District of Herat Province, Afghanistan, August 1, 2021. /CFP Ghani said the milita

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Biden’s Last-Ditch Effort to Stop Evictions Frustrates Allies

The day before a moratorium on evictions is set to expire, President Joe Biden faces criticism from some of his allies for his hasty effort to preserve it -- and for no

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First lady leaves Walter Reed after foot procedure

First lady Jill Biden left Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Thursday evening after undergoing a procedure on her foot to remove an object she stepped on

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Pittsburgh Google contractors ratify deal with HCL

Nearly two years ago, contractors for Google’s Pittsburgh operations voted to join the United Steelworkers union in a bid to secure more labor rights representation. It was an early example of a build

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Biden requires all U.S. federal workers to get vaccinated or abide by strict protocols

U.S. President Joe Biden announced Thursday that all workers hired by the U.S. federal government are required either to prove that they have been vaccinated against CO

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Panic sells 20,000+ Playdate handhelds in under 20 minutes

As we’ve known for about a week, today was the day Panic’s charming/whacky/curious/all-of-the-above Playdate gaming device (and its crank!) went up for pre-order. The buzz around the littl

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Talkiatry lands $20M Series A to go all in on in-network psychiatric care

Talkiatry announced today that it has raised a $20 million Series A to scale a strategy simple in theory yet potentially challenging in execution: bring psychiatry services in-network with insurance p

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Facebook warns of ‘headwinds’ to its ad business from regulators and Apple

Facebook posted its second quarter earnings Wednesday, beating expectations with $29 billion in revenue.The world’s biggest social media company was expected to report $27.8 billion in revenue f

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White paper on tackling corporate carbon emissions released in Beijing

01:51 A new white paper outlining ways for corporate actors to achieve net-zero carbon emissions has just been released in Beijing. The United Nations Global Compact (U

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Here’s Nothing’s $99 Ear (1) buds

It’s been just over five months since Carl Pei first told the world about Nothing. Perhaps it’s just the way time moves these days or maybe it’s the fact that the company has trickled out information