Protesting workers beaten at Chinese iPhone factory
BEIJING (AP) — Police beat workers protesting over a pay dispute at the biggest factory for Apple’s iPhone, whose new...
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As Illinois’ COVID-19 Cases Climb, Officials Issue Safety Guidance for Thanksgiving
Illinois health officials reported 14,388 new COVID-19 cases since Nov. 16, along with 59 additional deaths over the past seven...
WHO, CDC: A record 40 million kids miss measles vaccine dose
LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say measles immunization has...
Letitia Wright criticizes article comparing anti-vaccine uproar to Will Smith, Brad Pitt controversies
Letitia Wright wants to leave the past in the past, pushing back against a report that compares her COVID-19 vaccine Twitter post to the recent...
Severe COVID-19 Could Potentially Lead to Obstructive Sleep Apnea
In a recent analysis, data showed a relationship between severe COVID-19 and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), marking this as the...
Hawaii records 1,169 new COVID-19 cases, 10 more deaths
STAR-ADVERTISER A syringe is filled with Pfizer bivalent vaccine. The Hawaii Department of Health today reported 1,169 new COVID-19 infections...
COVID-19 pandemic back on the upswing in Iowa in last data update before Thanksgiving
One week after the state reported its fewest COVID-19 hospitalizations in six months, the number of people hospitalized with COVID-19...
COP27 Climate Talks Spill Over as Nations Debate Loss and Damage Funding
Debate intensified over a contentious issue: the creation of a fund to help poor and vulnerable countries pay for loss...
Will Flu and RSV Always Be This Bad?
In the Northern Hemisphere, this year’s winter hasn’t yet begun. But Melissa J. Sacco, a pediatric-intensive-care specialist at UVA Health,...
Vaccinated Americans a majority of COVID deaths for first time in August: analysis
For the first time since the beginning of the pandemic, a majority of Americans dying from the coronavirus were at...