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Explainer-What is the role of outside advisers to the U.S. FDA and CDC in vaccine decisions?
By Michael Erman (Reuters) - The U.S. CDC on Friday backed a booster shot of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for Americans aged 65 and older, adults with underlying medical conditions and those i...
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Autopsy shows ‘The Wire’ actor Michael K. Williams died of drug overdose
By Barbara Goldberg NEW YORK (Reuters) - An autopsy has confirmed actor Michael K. Williams, who played the shotgun-toting drug dealer Omar Little in the HBO crime drama "The Wire," died of an overdos...
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Elon Musk says he and musician girlfriend Grimes are ‘semi-separated’
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Elon Musk and his girlfriend, Canadian singer Grimes, are "semi-separated" after three years together, the billionaire chief executive of Tesla and SpaceX told Page Six in a st...
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Subtropical Storm Teresa forms north of Bermuda -U.S. NHC
(Reuters) - Subtropical Storm Teresa formed north of Bermuda on Friday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said, adding that little change in strength is forecast during the next 36 hours and Te...
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Britain looking at temporary measures to alleviate trucker shortage
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is looking at temporary measures to alleviate an acute shortage of truckers, Prime Minister Boris Johnson's office said on Friday, to smooth disruption to food and petrol su...
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Get up, stand up: Barbados leader invokes Marley to goad U.N
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - An impassioned Barbados prime minister on Friday sought to spur meaningful action from the 193-member United Nations on crises from climate and COVID-19 ...
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Brazil approves COVID-19 booster shots for healthcare workers
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil has approved booster doses of COVID-19 vaccines for "health professionals," with preference given to the Pfizer shot, Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga said on Friday. The b...
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Report: Ravens LB Jaylon Ferguson tests positive for COVID-19
The Baltimore Ravens placed four members of the defensive front on the reserve/COVID-19 list on Friday. The move came after ESPN reported outside linebacker Jaylon Ferguson tested positive for the vir...
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Fed’s coming taper fans talk of renewed ‘reflation’ trade
By David Randall NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve's signal that it will soon unwind its bond buying program is bolstering the case in financial markets for the so-called reflation trade, which...
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Bulk of S&P 500 embraces sustainable accounting standard, foundation says
By Ross Kerber (Reuters) - More than half of companies in the S&P 500 now use a common standard from the Value Reporting Foundation to report on topics like carbon emissions and energy management, ind...
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