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(Reuters) – U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisers on Wednesday recommended the authorization of Moderna Inc’s COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 6 months through 5 years, an important step toward immunizing millions children who have been ineligible for the shots during the pandemic. The same panel of outside experts is expected to vote within an …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House does not believe it currently needs an additional Ukraine aid package from Congress after just tapping a recently approved $40 billion measure. “I don’t think we’re there yet,” John Kirby, National Security Council coordinator for strategic communications, told reporters on Wednesday. (Reporting by Trevor Hunnicutt and Jarrett Renshaw; Editing …

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By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden’s public approval rating fell to 39% in its third straight weekly decline, approaching the lowest level of his presidency, according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll completed on Tuesday. The two-day national poll found that 56% of Americans disapprove of Biden’s job performance. Biden’s approval rating …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Representative Nancy Mace won the Republican nomination for a South Carolina congressional seat, Edison Research projected on Tuesday, beating out opponent Katie Arrington who was backed by former President Donald Trump. Mace has been one of Trump’s top targets since she voted to certify the 2020 election results making Joe Biden’s …

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By Ruffin Prevost CODY, Wyo. (Reuters) -Emergency crews scrambled on Tuesday to reopen roads and restore utilities in rural communities of Montana and Wyoming cut off by historic floods in the first natural disaster to force a summertime closure of Yellowstone National Park in 30 years. Major sections of the park’s northern half are expected …

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By Sharon Bernstein (Reuters) – Abortions performed in the United States increased by 8% during the three years ending in 2020, reversing a 30-year trend of declining numbers, according to data released on Wednesday by the Guttmacher Institute, an abortion rights research group. The rise comes as the U.S. Supreme Court is set to rule …

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