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Biden and Trump ask voters if they're 'better off' than they were 4 years ago. It's complicated (3/22/24)By ZEKE MILLER and SEUNG MIN KIM ~ Associated PressHOUSTON -- "Are you better off today than you were four years ago?" Rarely have voters' answers to that question been so complicated. Former President Donald Trump asked the time-tested question of his supporters in all-caps Monday on his Truth Social platform. President Joe Biden did the same three times over this week during a trio of Texas fundraisers as he closed out a swing through the southwest...
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The week of March 10-16 (3/9/24)1785, Thomas Jefferson was appointed America's minister to France, succeeding Benjamin Franklin. 1913, former slave, abolitionist and Underground Railroad "conductor" Harriet Tubman died in Auburn, New York; she was in her 90s. 1969, James Earl Ray pleaded guilty in Memphis, Tennessee, to assassinating civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. (Ray later repudiated that plea, maintaining his innocence until his death.)...
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Today in History (3/5/24)By The Associated PressToday is Tuesday, March 5, the 65th day of 2024. There are 301 days left in the year. Today's highlight in history: On March 5, 1953, Soviet dictator Josef Stalin died after three decades in power. On this date: In 1770, the Boston Massacre took place as British soldiers who'd been taunted by a crowd of colonists opened fire, killing five people...
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COVID-19 no longer means five days in isolation, CDC says (3/2/24)By MIKE STOBBEAP Medical WriterNEW YORK (AP) -- Americans who test positive for COVID-19 no longer need to stay in isolation for five days, U.S. health officials announced Friday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention changed its longstanding guidance, saying that people can return to work or regular activities if their symptoms are mild and improving and it's been a day since they've had a fever...
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Wastewater tests can find mpox, study finds. Expect more bugs to be tracked that way (1/19/24)By MIKE STOBBE ~ Associated PressNEW YORK -- Wastewater testing does a good job at detecting mpox infections, U.S. health officials said in a report Thursday that bolsters a push to use sewage to track more diseases. U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention researchers found that over the course of a week, there was a 32% likelihood the tests would detect the presence of at least one person infected with mpox in a population ranging from thousands to millions...
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Appeals panel: Missouri lawsuit accusing China of hoarding pandemic gear can proceed (1/11/24)By SUMMER BALLENTINE ~ Associated PressJEFFERSON CITY — A Missouri lawsuit accusing China of hoarding masks and other protective gear during the COVID-19 pandemic can move forward, federal judges ruled Wednesday. A panel of the U.S. 8th District Court of Appeals panel, however, otherwise agreed with a lower court's 2022 ruling that tossed out Missouri's case entirely, finding that federal rules prohibit a sovereign foreign entity from being sued in American courts. ...
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Nearly 10,000 died from COVID-19 last month, fueled by holiday gatherings, new variant, WHO says (1/11/24)Associated PressGENEVA -- The head of the U.N. health agency said Wednesday holiday gatherings and the spread of the most prominent variant globally led to increased transmission of COVID-19 last month. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said nearly 10,000 deaths were reported in December, while hospital admissions during the month jumped 42% in nearly 50 countries -- mostly in Europe and the Americas -- that shared such trend information...