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Houston to join schools rebelling against state bans on mask mandates
By Gabriella Borter (Reuters) - Houston's public schools were expected on Thursday to defy a state ban on mask mandates, joining other districts in Texas and Florida requiring face coverings in classr...
Aug 12, 2021
Biden says having children wear masks is not about politics
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday that having children wear masks is not about politics but about keeping children safe as Republican governors in states such as Florida...
Aug 12, 2021
Former media executive to plead guilty in U.S. college admissions scandal
By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) - A former media executive has agreed to plead guilty to participating in a vast U.S. college admissions fraud scheme by paying $525,000 to win admission for her child...
Aug 12, 2021
Athletics-Briton Ujah among four suspended for alleged anti-doping breaches
(Reuters) - British sprinter Chijindu Ujah is among four athletes who have been suspended for allegedly breaching anti-doping rules at the Tokyo Olympics, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said on Th...
Aug 12, 2021
Russian court asked to restrict Navalny spokesperson’s freedom for two years
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian prosecutors have asked a court to put restrictions on Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny's spokesperson Kira Yarmysh, who is currently held under house arrest pending trial, for ...
Aug 12, 2021
Exclusive: U.S. to evacuate ‘significant number’ of employees from embassy in Kabul -officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The State Department is expected to announce an evacuation of a "significant" number of employees from its embassy in Kabul as the Taliban make rapid gains in Afghanistan, two U...
Aug 12, 2021
FDA working to allow boosters for vulnerable people: CDC director
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is working with vaccine makers Pfizer Inc and Moderna Inc to allow certain vulnerable people to receive a third booster shot of their COVID-19 vaccine...
Aug 12, 2021
Nicaragua paper says it can no longer do print editions, blames government
(Reuters) - La Prensa, Nicaragua's only print newspaper, said on Thursday that it would no longer issue a print edition, complaining that the administration of President Daniel Ortega was withholding ...
Aug 12, 2021
U.S. ships more than 500,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Iraq
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government will ship just over 500,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses to Iraq on Thursday, with the shots due to arrive in the Middle Eastern country on Saturday, a White House...
Aug 12, 2021
One month after Cuba protests, hundreds remain behind bars
By Sarah Marsh HAVANA (Reuters) - Hundreds of people, including dozens of dissident artists and opposition activists, remain detained in Communist-run Cuba a month after unprecedented anti-government ...
Aug 12, 2021
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