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Health & Safety

Nursing homes falling further behind on vaccinating patients for COVID

2:14pm July 03, 2024

by Sarah Boden

COVID-19 continues to menace nursing homes across the US, but a new report reveals just four out of 10 nursing home residents have gotten their updated COVID shot since last fall.

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World News

What to know about the U.K. election, with Labour forecast to knock out Conservatives

1:49pm July 03, 2024

by Fatima Al-Kassab

Polls forecast a wipeout for the governing Conservatives. The Labour Party's leader, a centrist human rights lawyer, is widely predicted to become the next prime minister.

Science

'We’re not stuck.' Why Boeing’s Starliner isn’t returning to Earth (yet)

11:31am July 03, 2024

by Geoff Brumfiel

The return of Starliner has been indefinitely delayed, but NASA and Boeing say the astronauts will use the spaceship to get home — eventually.

In just a few years, half of all states passed bans on trans health care for kids

11:22am July 03, 2024

The Supreme Court will hear a case on gender-affirming care in the next term after a flurry of legislation. Lower courts have come to conflicting conclusions when these bans were challenged.

Arts

Hail Caesar salad! Born 100 years ago in Tijuana

10:26am July 03, 2024

by Neda Ulaby

The Caesar salad was invented at a hotel in Tijuana, Mexico, on July 4, 1924, to feed hungry American tourists. We've been enjoying it in various incarnations ever since.

Politics & Government

1st House Democrat publicly asks Biden to exit race. Boeing delays Starliner’s return

8:12am July 03, 2024

by Suzanne Nuyen

Biden’s bad week gets worse. Texas Rep. Lloyd Doggett is the first House Democrat to publicly call for him to withdraw his reelection bid. Plus, NASA says Boeing’s Starliner can’t come home (yet).

Sports

Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark will play on the same team for the WNBA All-Star game

5:53am July 03, 2024

by Ayana Archie

Clark and Reese developed a rivalry after facing off in the 2023 NCAA women's basketball championship, and have played against each other since they both were drafted to the WNBA earlier this year.

Health & Safety

Ants treat certain leg injuries with lifesaving amputations

10:15pm July 02, 2024

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

Medical amputation isn't a uniquely human form of medicine, it turns out. Some ant species will cut off the limbs of injured buddies when it's necessary to save them.

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Reps. Schakowsky And Doggett Holds Press Conference On Nursing Home Staffing Shortages

Politics & Government

Rep. Doggett calls on Biden to withdraw. He's the first Democrat in Congress to do so

9:06pm July 02, 2024

by Deirdre Walsh

Rep. Lloyd Doggett represents a safe Texas seat. He says he had hoped President Biden's debate performance would give him a boost. "It did not," Doggett said.

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Former President Trump's criminal sentencing in New York is delayed

4:28pm July 02, 2024

by Ximena Bustillo

The delay is a win for Trump, who is expected to be named the official GOP nominee for the 2024 presidential election later this month.