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Germany’s health minister warned Friday that the country is seeing a steady rise in COVID-19 cases as it goes into the fall and urged older people to get a second booster shot tweaked to protect against new variants

Germany’s health minister warned Friday that the country is seeing a steady rise in COVID-19 cases as it goes into the fall and urged older people to get a second booster shot tweaked to protect against new variants.

This year’s Nobel Prize season approaches as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has shattered decades of almost uninterrupted peace in Europe and raised the risks of a nuclear disaster.

Output grew in the second quarter of this year, data shows, despite an initial reading saying it had shrunk.

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Judge KP George encourages Fort Bend residents to receive their annual influenza vaccination, and is also encouraging eligible residents to get their COVID-19 booster while supplies are available.

In the first release of state test scores since the start of COVID-19, New York City schoolchildren remained steady in English, but faced stark drops in math.

Fans going to the World Cup in Qatar must show a negative COVID-19 test when they arrive as part of the host nation’s rules to combat COVID-19.

Episode: 2342 A Creative Way to Teach Engineering.  Today, an open house.

There are various options for how different sorts of people can invest during a bear market like the one we find ourselves in.

Lauren Gardner, a scientist from Johns Hopkins University, won this years Lasker award for public service after creating a global COVID-19 tracker.

A scientist who built a global COVID-19 website received this year's Lasker award for public service.

Performer Russell Brand said Tuesday it “looks like censorship” that YouTube took down one of his videos while allowing others to spread "misinformation."

The six-part series has been described as "premature" and "triggering", but also "mesmerising".

BIPOC therapists are noticing that their peers of color are leaving the field in large quantities and worry about what this could mean for minority patients.

The former rugby player spoke of his regret at not asking the Queen more when he had the chance.

A former top graft buster at China's ministry for intelligence and counterintelligence has been indicted on bribery charges.

People should prepare for a rampant flu season, say experts, based on what Australia has experienced.

Keir Starmer's speech at Labour's conference and the impact of rate rises on mortgages lead the papers.

A man was sentenced to four years of federal prison for one count of bank fraud and one count of money laundering. The Irvine man obtained $5 million in COVID-19 relief loans.

She’s the winner of Bravo’s ‘Project Runway’ Season 2

Rarely does the home team need to change its plans gearing up for a game, but Hurricane Ian is forcing some moves for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

After not chasing Tuesday's higher open on Wall Street, we're putting some cash to work in the afternoon.

Americans have two options for getting a new omicron-specific Covid booster shot: Pfizer or Moderna. Which one should you get? Here's what experts say.

A so-called "mini-budget" by the U.K.'s new government has sparked an extreme market reaction.

Kyrie Irving appeared at Brooklyn Nets media day and opened up about his offseason and his decision to remain unvaccinated. He said the choice to remain unvaccinated cost him a ton of money.

The Investing Club holds its 'Morning Meeting' every weekday at 10:20 a.m. ET.

The ruling officially applies to just the UAE capital Abu Dhabi, but the country's six other emirates, including Dubai, are expected to follow suit.

Pfizer's application to the FDA comes before clinical trial results of the omicron BA.5 booster shots have been published.

The Canadian government will no longer require people to wear masks on planes

“The pandemic is over,” President Biden declared last week as he toured the Detroit Auto Show.

Small businesses who weathered the pandemic say their revenue nearly doubled over the past year, but inflation sapped their profits, according to a new survey from Kabbage.

The nonbinding legal opinion states local elected and appointed officials can receive up to $25,000 for work done during the COVID-19 pandemic on top of their regular salaries. Unlike other pay raises, these “premium pay” bonuses don’t need to be declared to the public ahead of time.

In Iowa, more than 10,000 people have died from coronavirus infections. The state has the 19th highest quarterly COVID-19 death rate in the nation, with 135.6 deaths per 100,000 people.

More people are surviving cancer than ever before in the U.S. according to a new report by the American Association for Cancer Research. Experts say this is due to significant strides in treatments, diagnostic tools and prevention strategies.

What we know about Paxlovid, how to handle a positive test, and when to get a booster

Laura Ingraham spoke with Clay Travis to discuss what kind of negative impact Dr. Anthony Fauci's coronavirus policies have had on Americans on "The Ingraham Angle."

Sikiru Ogunboyejo has been a real estate agent for eight years.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's vaccine chief says new omicron-specific Covid boosters for children ages 5 to 11 are "only a matter of weeks away."

The coronavirus is still killing three times as many people as the flu.

Senator Josh Hawley is asking for information from the Pentagon related to an internal investigation into the handling of service members requests for exemptions to the vaccine on religious grounds.

American Home Shield reviewed 506,374 listings of houses and condos for sale from Zillow to determine the results of its 2022 American Home Size Index.

Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi says vaccine equity must remain a priority for developing countries since many have failed to meet World Health Organization targets for COVID-19 vaccinations

Tom Hollis is found guilty of harassment following a dispute with neighbours over Covid rules.

The rise to 2.25% from 1.75% takes borrowing costs to their highest since 2008.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention predicts coronavirus vaccine boosters will become available to kids, 5 to 11, starting early-to-mid-October.

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Continue reading …GROUNDED - Despite Biden's proclamation, unvaxxed American heroes stuck in limbo. Continue reading …COSTLY CALL - Fed likely to deliver more economic 'pain' with another significant interest rate hike. Continue reading …OUT IN THE COLD - Underlying energy market conditions could signal pain for consumers this winter and beyond. Continue reading …LAURA INGRAHAM - Dems don't ever want COVID to end because more emergencies equal more government dependency. Continue reading …HIGH-LEVEL SECURITY - Prince Harry was 'very well protected' during Queen Elizabeth's funeral amid safety concerns: royal expert.

Laura Ingraham discusses how the White House and Democrats walked back President Biden's comment about the pandemic to maintain power through emergency on "The Ingraham Angle."

The Asian Development Bank expects developing Asia — excluding China — to grow by 5.3% in 2022, and China by 3.3% in the same year.

New York City remains the largest place in the U.S. to have made vaccines mandatory as a workplace safety measure.

Federal authorities charged 47 people in Minnesota with conspiracy and other counts on Tuesday in what they called the largest fraud scheme yet to take advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic by stealing $250 million from a federal program that provides meals to low-income children.

The military likely moved too quickly to deny religious exemption requests to the COVID-19 vaccine mandate, according to a Pentagon IG memo to Defense Secretary Austin.

A nighttime bus crash that killed 27 people in southwest China this week has set off a storm of anger online over the harshness of the country’s strict COVID-19 policies.

Canada's prime minister was filmed singing in a London hotel two days before the funeral.

The Center for American Liberty and the Dhillon Law Group, filed a petition to the Supreme Court to overturn the Ninth Circuit Federal Court of Appeal's ruling on Brach v. Newsom.

During an interview on 60 Minutes, President Joe Biden claimed the pandemic is over.

Kathie Lee Gifford shares the power of forgiveness with Janice Dean months after reports allege Andrew Cuomo's team plotted to discredit her for speaking out about the COVID-19 nursing home scandal.

In living rooms and parks, pubs and town squares, people marked the Queen's funeral in their own way.

A bus reportedly taking 47 people to COVID-19 quarantine in China has crashed, killing 27 and injuring 20 others.

Students have returned to the classrooms, and this year, things look, well, relatively normal.

The European Medicines Agency has recommended the authorization of a tweaked booster dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine that includes protection against two of the latest versions of omicron, as countries look to bolster their immunization programs ahead of winter.

Heavy rains are complicating earthquake recovery efforts in southwestern China, where the death toll from Monday's disaster has risen to 82.

For the first time since COVID-19 brought air travel to a standstill, the number of people streaming through U.S. airport-security checkpoints over a holiday weekend exceeded pre-pandemic levels.

The death toll in the earthquake in western China has jumped to 74 with 26 people still missing.

September is suicide prevention month and the issue has never been more forefront than now.

An activist says he has again flown huge balloons carrying COVID-19 relief items and an anti-North Korea placard across the tense inter-Korean border despite the North’s recent warning of a deadly attack over his activities.

“National Cinema Day” is bringing the big screen to moviegoers for a small price - no more than $3 - as American theaters look to fill seats during the late summer lull.

For one day, movie tickets will be just $3 in the vast majority of American theaters as part of a newly launched “National Cinema Day” to lure moviegoers during a quiet spell at the box office.

About 21 million people have been ordered to stay home in the southwestern Chinese city of Chengdu following a spike in COVID-19 cases.

For one day, movie tickets will be just $3 in the vast majority of American theaters as part of a newly launched “National Cinema Day” to lure moviegoers during a quiet spell at the box office.

Moderna said Friday that it is suing Pfizer and BioNTech, alleging that the two companies copied Moderna’s technology to make its Covid vaccine Comirnaty.

China is easing its tight restrictions on visas after it largely suspended issuing them to students and others more than two years ago at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

As this school year starts, the country continues to see contagious illnesses spread.

Japan’s economy grew at an annual rate of 2.2% for the April-June quarter from the previous quarter, as consumer spending rebounded with COVID-19 restrictions getting gradually lifted.

The FDA says if repeat testing is not performed after a negative result, an infection may be missed and people may unknowingly spread the SARS-CoV-2 virus to others, especially if they are not experiencing symptoms.

The nation’s top public health agency is relaxing its COVID-19 guidelines and dropping the recommendation that Americans quarantine themselves if they come into close contact with an infected person.

The Indian capital has reintroduced public mask mandates as COVID-19 cases continue to rise across the country.

Attrition among Texas teachers is up and so is retirement - ~1,000 more teachers retired in fiscal year 2021 than in 2020. School shootings, COVID, and politics have piled onto historic issues of low pay and long hours. How will Texas fix teacher retention?

BioNTech, which teamed with Pfizer to develop a powerful COVID-19 vaccine, has reported higher revenue and net profit in the first half of the year.

The capital of China’s Hainan province has locked down its residents for 13 hours as a COVID-19 outbreak grows on the tropical island during the summer school holidays.

Some 80,000 tourists are stranded in the southern Chinese beach resort of Sanya, after authorities declared it a COVID-19 hot spot and imposed a lockdown.

Hundreds of thousands of spectators are lining Amsterdam’s historic canals to celebrate Canal Parade.

President Joe Biden has signed legislation intended to curb fraud in pandemic relief programs.

Federal prosecutors say a Texas man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for attacking an Asian family because he thought they were Chinese and therefore responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic.

President Joe Biden has still tested positive for COVID-19 as of Friday, in what appeared to be a rare case of “rebound” following treatment with an anti-viral drug according to the White House.

North Korea has reported no new fever cases for the first time since it abruptly admitted to its first domestic COVID-19 outbreak and placed its 26 million people under more draconian restrictions in May.

The city of Houston’s COVID-19 community level was moved to “high” as cases and hospitalizations increase, according to the Houston Health Department.

A judge has dismissed Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey’s lawsuit challenging the Biden administration’s demands that the state stop sending millions in federal COVID-19 relief money to schools that don’t have mask requirements or that close due to COVID-19 outbreaks.

The restaurant industry is having to adapt, yet again. First with COVID, then a labor shortage and supply chain issues. And now, food establishments are dealing with inflation at a rate higher than the average grocery store shopper.

As more people receive COVID-19 vaccines and boosters, some people with a compromised immune system or a history of bad reactions to vaccines may need alternate options.

An outside auditor will review the New York state government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

As a new school year approaches, Walmart is hosting a Wellness Day event where customers can receive free glucose, cholesterol, BMI and blood pressure screenings as well as COVID-19 vaccines and affordable immunizations like shingles, pneumonia, tetanus, hepatitis, HPV and flu at pharmacies nationwide.

The US Chamber of Commerce is demanding that Congress take action to address the rise of organized retail theft

Health officials in South Korea are expanding booster shots to adults 50 and over as COVID-19 cases creep up again across the country.

Hong Kong authorities are considering implementing a health code system in the city that would restrict the movements of those infected with the coronavirus and overseas arrivals, as infections rise again.

Hundreds of couples whose weddings were derailed or scaled back due to the COVID-19 pandemic got a do-over thanks to a New York City landmark.

With Harris County having a count of more than 1 million COVID cases, and Houston wastewater revealing seven times more of the virus than this time in 2020, local doctors are warning residents to take precautions when it comes to COVID-19.

U.S. pharmacists can now prescribe the leading COVID-19 pill directly to patients.