By Mariam Sunny and Manas Mishra (Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved updated COVID-19 vaccines made by Pfizer and Moderna targeting a recent variant of the disease, in time for a fall vaccination campaign. The updated shots target the KP.2 variant that was circulating earlier this year. They are expected to …
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(Reuters) – The issue of abortion rights will not appear on the Arkansas state ballot in November, the state Supreme Court ruled on Thursday, saying that activists pushing for the measure had failed to file necessary paperwork. The decision was a blow to activists who wanted to give voters the opportunity to decide whether Arkansas …
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By Nandita Bose CHICAGO (Reuters) – Country band The Chicks will perform the U.S. national anthem at the Democratic National Convention where Vice President Kamala Harris will formally accept the party’s 2024 presidential nomination on Thursday night, a source said. Formerly known as the Dixie Chicks, the group sold millions of records before facing a …
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(Reuters) – The Missouri Supreme Court ordered a trial court judge on Thursday to set aside a judgment he issued this week allowing a man who had been sentenced to death after a murder conviction to instead serve life in prison in an agreement with county prosecutors. The Supreme Court said Judge Bruce Hilton is …
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By Stephanie Kelly CHICAGO (Reuters) – Minnesota Governor Tim Walz’s 17-year-old son leaped to his feet in tears and clapped as his father formally accepted the Democratic party’s nomination for vice president on Wednesday, in an emotional moment that instantly won over social media. Walz’s son Gus jumped up as his father spoke at the …
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By Andrea Shalal and Stephanie Kelly CHICAGO (Reuters) -Vice presidential candidate Tim Walz led fellow Democrats in a political pep rally on Wednesday night, vowing that he and presidential running mate Kamala Harris would triumph over Republican Donald Trump in November’s U.S. election. The Minnesota governor, who was little known in America 15 days ago, …
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By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) -When U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris interviewed Tim Walz to be her running mate for the Democratic presidential ticket, the Minnesota governor asked her, “How can I help?,” two sources close to the process said. His primary focus on supporting her – rather than asking how much power he would …
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(Reuters) – The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board has opened an investigation into a crash and fire involving a Tesla electric semi-truck on a California highway, the agency said late Wednesday. The NTSB will carry out the safety investigation along with the California Highway Patrol authority, it said in a post on social media platform …
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By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Kamala Harris’ main campaign fundraising group raised four times as much money in July as that raised by Donald Trump’s campaign, according to federal disclosures filed late on Tuesday, a sign of enthusiasm ahead of the Nov. 5 presidential election. Democratic Vice President Harris’ campaign told the Federal Election Commission …
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By Gabriella Borter (Reuters) – The Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s incoming freshman class this year dropped to just 16% Black, Hispanic, Native American or Pacific Islander students compared to 31% in previous years after the U.S. Supreme Court banned colleges from using race as a factor in admissions in 2023, the elite engineering school said. …
