By Maggie Fox, CNN Pfizer said Thursday it’s asked the US Food and Drug Administration to authorize use of a low-dose version of its Covid-19 vaccine for children 5 to 11. It would be the first Covid-19 vaccine for younger children. The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine is approved for people age 16 and older and has emergency
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By DAVID McHUGH and DANICA KIRKA Associated Press FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — More than 130 countries have agreed on a tentative deal that would make sweeping changes to how big, multinational companies are taxed in order to deter them from stashing their profits in offshore tax havens where they pay little or no tax. The
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By DAVID McHUGH and DANICA KIRKA Associated Press FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — More than 130 countries have agreed on a tentative deal that would make sweeping changes to how big, multinational companies are taxed in order to deter them from stashing their profits in offshore tax havens where they pay little or no tax. The
Continue Reading By TARIK EL-BARAKAH Associated Press RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Morocco’s King Mohammed VI has called for a new national system to manage essential food, medicine and energy stocks after major disruptions caused by the pandemic. Friday’s speech came a day after the king appointed a new government made up of a coalition of liberal and
Continue Reading PLANTERSVILLE, Texas (AP) — Authorities are still searching for a 3-year-old boy who went missing in Texas on Wednesday afternoon. Christopher Ramirez was last seen playing with a family dog near Plantersville, about 60 miles northwest of Houston. Family members say the boy followed the dog into a wooded area but hasn’t been seen since.
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza Nueva York (CNN Business) — Los estadounidenses están sintiendo dolor a la hora de poner gasolina en sus autos, y la Casa Blanca puede hacer poco para protegerlos. Los precios más altos del petróleo y la gasolina desde 2014 están ensombreciendo la recuperación económica de la recesión por covid-19. El impacto de
Continue ReadingBy Jenny Fulginiti Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WBAL) — A woman has been charged with involuntary manslaughter of her 4-year-old son after a medical report showed the child died of a methadone intoxication. Baltimore police said just before 9:30 p.m. on Oct. 30, 2020, officers responded to Johns Hopkins Pediatrics for
Continue Reading By SARAH BRUMFIELD Associated Press CAPITOL HEIGHTS, Md. (AP) — Authorities in Maryland say two staff members have been fatally shot inside a senior living facility and one suspect is in custody. It happened Friday morning at the National Church Residences Gateway Village in Capitol Heights. Police said both victims were women, one found in
Continue ReadingBy WCVB Staff Click here for updates on this story SUDBURY, Massachusetts (WCVB) — A student is facing charges in connection with an incident involving fireworks that were set off during a varsity football game at Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School. Fireworks went off with about nine minutes remaining in the Oct. 1 game between Lincoln-Sudbury
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By LARRY LAGE AP Hockey Writer DETROIT (AP) — The latest generation of NHL pucks allow infrared cameras to constantly connect the vulcanized rubber with a puck and player tracking system. Players will also have sensors on their jerseys. The data generated will be used by teams to develop their players. It will also help
Continue Reading By LARRY LAGE AP Hockey Writer DETROIT (AP) — The latest generation of NHL pucks allow infrared cameras to constantly connect the vulcanized rubber with a puck and player tracking system. Players will also have sensors on their jerseys. The data generated will be used by teams to develop their players. It will also help
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN “Shark Tank” star Barbara Corcoran has apologized to Whoopi Goldberg after Corcoran was accused of body shaming Goldberg on “The View.” Corcoran posted a video on her verified Twitter account Thursday. “I just came back from ‘The View’ and saw my old friend Whoopi,” she said. “She has a phenomenal
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN “Shark Tank” star Barbara Corcoran has apologized to Whoopi Goldberg after Corcoran was accused of body shaming Goldberg on “The View.” Corcoran posted a video on her verified Twitter account Thursday. “I just came back from ‘The View’ and saw my old friend Whoopi,” she said. “She has a phenomenal
Continue ReadingBy Jessica De Nova Click here for updates on this story SANTA ANA, California (KABC) — Special agents with the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Los Angeles division say they’re seeing a rise in counterfeit pill sales on social media and with it an increase in drug-caused deaths involving fentanyl. Alexendra Capelouto didn’t make past 20 years
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN Español) — Las bancadas de oposición en Chile acordaron este martes presentar una acusación constitucional contra el presidente Sebastián Piñera, luego de revelarse un acuerdo de compraventa por la Minera Dominga en las Islas Vírgenes Británicas, donde la familia del mandatario vendió su parte del proyecto a otro empresario chileno. Los hechos fueron
Continue Reading By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer Top science advisers to President Joe Biden are calling for a new “bill of rights” to guard against powerful new artificial intelligence technology. The White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy on Friday launched a fact-finding mission to look at facial recognition and other biometric tools used to
Continue Reading By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer Top science advisers to President Joe Biden are calling for a new “bill of rights” to guard against powerful new artificial intelligence technology. The White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy on Friday launched a fact-finding mission to look at facial recognition and other biometric tools used to
Continue Reading ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatian police have acknowledged for the first time that their officers were involved in violent pushbacks of migrants, after a video showed them using batons to beat people trying to enter the European Union country from Bosnia. The head of police on Friday said three members of an intervention unit have
Continue ReadingBy Jason Parker Click here for updates on this story RALEIGH (WRAL) — Statewide, the tourism industry took a big hit in 2020, new data from a research study conducted by the U.S. Travel Association found. Across North Carolina, employment in tourism dropped by 26% in 2020 compared to 2019, with total employment in the
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — La búsqueda de Brian Laundrie, cuya prometida Gabby Petito fue encontrada muerta en Wyoming después de que la pareja se embarcara en un viaje por carretera a campo traviesa durante el verano, continúa en una reserva natural inhóspita de Florida que pronto podría resultar más fácil de navegar para los equipos que
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