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Month: January 2024

Midwife fined $300,000 for falsifying the vaccine records of hundreds of school-aged children

By Amy Simonson and Maria Sole Campinoti, CNN (CNN) — A Nassau County midwife was issued a $300,000 fine for creating false immunization records for approximately 1,500 school-aged children throughout New York state. The vaccine scheme began at the start of the 2019-2020 school year, three months after the June 2019 elimination of non-medical exemptions for

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Unrest in Indian Ocean island nation of Comoros after the president is declared election winner

MORONI, Comoros By NAZIR NAZI Associated Press (AP) — People have barricaded streets and burned tires as violent protests continue for a second day in the Indian Ocean island nation of Comoros. The unrest comes after President Azali Assoumani was declared the winner of an election denounced by opposition parties as fraudulent. The riots began

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Northern Ireland sees biggest strike in years as workers walk out over pay and political deadlock

BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) — Tens of thousands of public sector workers have walked off the job across Northern Ireland. They are striking to protest political deadlock that has left them without pay increases, and the region without a functioning government. Schools were closed, hospitals offered a skeleton service and authorities warned people not to

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Arnold Schwarzenegger stopped by customs over a luxury watch after arriving in Germany

BERLIN (AP) — Arnold Schwarzenegger was stopped for hours by customs at Munich Airport after entering Germany with a luxury watch that was potentially to be auctioned at a charity event. The former movie star and California governor was stopped for a routine check after arriving Wednesday, customs spokesperson Thomas Meister said. Schwarzenegger was able

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