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An FDA advisory panel voted on Friday to

FDA advisory panel rejects widespread Pfizer booster shots

An influential federal advisory panel has overwhelmingly rejected a plan to give Pfizer-BioNTech booster shots against COVID-19 to most Americans, but it endorsed the extra shots for those who are 65 or older or run a high risk of severe disease.

NY millionaire Robert Durst guilty of best friend's murder
A jury convicted Robert Durst of murdering his best friend 20 years ago in a case that took on new life after the New York real estate heir participated in a documentary that connected him to the slaying linked to his wife's 1982 disappearance.
Pentagon reverses itself, calls deadly Kabul strike an error
"The strike was a tragic mistake," Marine Gen. Frank McKenzie, head of U.S. Central Command, told a Pentagon news conference.
FDA panel is first key test for Biden COVID-19 booster plan
Scientists have been divided over the need for boosters and who should get them. The WHO has strongly objected to rich nations giving a third round of shots when poor countries don't have enough vaccine for their first.
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Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen all represent firsts.
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Australian PM rejects Chinese criticism of nuclear sub deal
Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Zhao Lijian said it was "highly irresponsible" for the U.S. and Britain to export the nuclear technology to Australia.
Crypto exchange draws SEC ire
Regulatory and privacy concerns are at the root of the SEC's threat to Coinbase's interest plan. Are federal regulations aimed at crypto coming?
U.S. unemployment claims rise after hitting pandemic low
The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits moved up last week to 332,000 from a pandemic low, a sign that worsening COVID infections may have slightly increased layoffs.
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Newsday recommends This is what 24 LI girls want to see from Biden and Harris
Newsday asked girls what they think President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris can do to help women and girls. Twenty-four responded with their ideas.
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Chauvin to be arraigned for alleged civil rights violation
A former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murder in the death of George Floyd is scheduled to be arraigned Thursday for allegedly violating the civil rights of a teenager in a separate case that involved a restraint similar to the one used on Floyd.
SpaceX launches 4 amateurs on private Earth-circling trip
SpaceX's first private flight blasted off Wednesday night with two contest winners, a health care worker and their rich sponsor, the most ambitious leap yet in space tourism.
Nicholas crawls into Louisiana from Texas, dumping rain
Nicholas weakened to a tropical depression as it crawled from Texas into southern Louisiana on Wednesday, unleashing heavy rain across a landscape where Hurricane Ida destroyed thousands of rooftops now covered with flimsy tarps.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom beats back GOP-led recall
Despite warnings the race would be close, California Gov. Gavin Newsom decisively defeated efforts to kick him out of office, a win the Democrat cast as an endorsement of his handling of the coronavirus pandemic and his party's liberal values.