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More than 60% of all US Covid-19 cases were reported since Election Day. Now experts warn a variant could further fuel spread

The US just surpassed 24 million official Covid-19 cases — and more than 60% of them have been reported since Election Day. The stunning numbers reflect brutal surges in the past months — during which the US saw hundreds of thousands of new cases daily, while Covid-19 hospitalization and death tallies reached all-time highs. And

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These Black voters in Georgia say they’re hopeful for the future after seeing their state vote blue

Ahead of Wednesday’s transition of power, Black voters in Atlanta say they are feeling more represented and are hopeful for the future despite the divisiveness the country has experienced over the last four years. They have been bolstered by their success in helping President-elect Joe Biden win in Georgia on Election Day and by changing

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US ambassador blocked from visiting Bobi Wine as official warns ‘don’t cry for Ugandans’

The United States ambassador to Uganda was blocked by Ugandan security forces from visiting presidential candidate Bobi Wine on Monday. Wine — a singer-turned-politician, whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi — has been under house arrest after the military surrounded his home on Friday. Uganda’s longtime leader President Yoweri Museveni was declared winner for a

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Girl who raised $53,000 for nonprofit to speak at Biden inauguration

Click here for updates on this story     BELLEVILLE, Wisconsin (Wisconsin State Journal) — When life gave her lemons, 8-year-old Belleville resident Morgan Marsh-McGlone turned them into more than $50,000. Now her effort to use an online lemonade stand to fundraise for a local nonprofit has led Marsh-McGlone to be among those highlighted Wednesday at President-elect

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Risk of ADHD may increase if expectant mother has autoimmune disorder, study says

Women with autoimmune disorders who become pregnant are significantly more likely to have babies that later develop attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, according to a longitudinal study of babies and mothers in Australia. Common autoimmune disorders include Type 1 diabetes, ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s and celiac disease, psoriasis, multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis, to name

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