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Health
Adolescents Can Get Routine Immunizations With Their COVID Shots, CDC Advisers Say
Children's immunizations dropped dramatically during the pandemic, and health officials are eager to get kids caught back up on their routine shots before they return to school.
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Politics
Biden Hosts 1st Meeting With Congressional Leaders Since Taking Office
President Biden has invited a top group of bipartisan leaders in the House and Senate to come to the Oval Office and discuss his big economic plan. The proposal totals $4 trillion.
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Health
FDA OKs Pfizer Shot For 12-15-Year-Olds. Vaccinations Will Start Soon
The Food and Drug Administration has extended authorization for the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to include adolescents age 12-15. Those young people have missed months of school and time with friends.
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World
Violence Between Palestinians, Israeli Police Draws Global Concern
Days of clashes in Jerusalem have left hundreds wounded and drawn international concern over an attempt by Israel to carry out pending evictions.
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National
Opioid Crisis: Filmmaker Details The Medical System's 'Crime Of The Century'
Documentary filmmaker Alex Gibney investigated the opioid crisis. He says it was created by pharmaceutical companies, distributors, pharmacists and doctors, all looking to profit.
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Technology
Reinstate Trump? Facebook Oversight Board Set To Rule On Indefinite Ban
The independent Oversight Board on Wednesday is expected to say whether Facebook should uphold or reverse a ban on the former president put in place after the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
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Politics
Elizabeth Warren Stitches The Stories She Says 'Help Us Learn To Persist'
Sen. Elizabeth Warren says she isn't looking to be president. She's looking for change, she tells NPR, which happens when we talk about our stories — from sexual harassment to child care troubles.
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Morning News Brief
Separated migrant families begin to reunite in the U.S. The fight against COVID-19 in the U.S. starts to pay off. States mount a legal fight to block Sackler family's bid for opioid immunity.
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Technology
'Full Of Hatred And Fear': Disinformation On YouTube Divided A Dad And Daughter
Renee Ekwoge says false and misleading videos on YouTube have changed her dad. What was once a strong, loving relationship has been corrupted, she says, by conspiratorial YouTube videos.
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Morning News Brief
President Biden plans to re-establish the U.S. as a climate leader. Protesters gather in Columbus, Ohio, after an officer shot a Black girl. Schools aim to help kids after a year of uncertainty.