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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., talks as President Biden delivers his first State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on March 1.

Federal judge says Georgia voters can challenge Greene's reelection run

12:20pm April 19, 2022

by The Associated Press

The voters are seeking to disqualify Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene from running for reelection to Congress, citing her role in the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol.

A health care worker prepares the current COVID vaccine booster shots from Moderna in February. The company says a bivalent vaccine that combines the original strain with the omicron strain is the lead candidate for a fall vaccination campaign.

Moderna says its new 'bivalent' vaccine shows promise against COVID variants

12:02pm April 19, 2022

by Rob Stein

The company says this version targets both the original coronavirus and the beta variant, and appears to provide broader and longer-lasting protection against different strains, including omicron.

Travelers line up wearing protective masks indoors at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago in December 2021. U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle voided the national travel mask mandate on Monday.

These airlines are dropping mask mandates after a federal judge's ruling

8:14am April 19, 2022

by Jonathan Franklin

Delta, United, Southwest, American and Alaska Airlines and other say masks are now optional for travelers on their aircraft.

News brief: battle for eastern Ukraine, travel mask mandate, China's COVID lockdown

7:34am April 19, 2022

Ukraine's president says the Russian offensive in the east has begun. A federal judge has struck down the transportation mask mandate. Dozens of Chinese cities are in some kind of COVID lockdown.

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Federal judge strikes down travel mask mandate. What's this mean for air travelers?

7:27am April 19, 2022

A federal judge in Florida has struck down the Biden administration's mask mandate on planes, trains, buses and other public transportation — saying the CDC exceeded its statutory authority.

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U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Kurt Campbell speaks during a press conference at the U.S. Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012.

U.S. team is off to Solomon Islands amid concern over draft security pact with China

6:38am April 19, 2022

by The Associated Press

National Security Council Indo-Pacific corrdinator Kurt Campbell will lead the U.S. delegation after the Solomons and China initialed a draft agreement of a security pact last month.

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Finishing the Boston Marathon had special significance for Henry Richard

5:56am April 19, 2022

Henry Richard, 20, crossed the finish line Monday in honor of his late brother Martin, who at eights years old, was the youngest victim of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing.

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Florida's legislature meets in a special session to adopt new congressional maps

5:20am April 19, 2022

Republican leaders say they'll approve maps drawn by the governor that eliminate two Black voting districts. Gov. Ron DeSantis insisted on district maps that give an extra advantage to Republicans.

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Amid lawsuits over Sandy Hook shooting denial, InfoWars files for bankruptcy

5:20am April 19, 2022

by John Burnett

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones's website Infowars has filed for bankruptcy. The move could put on hold defamation lawsuits over false claims that the Sandy Hook shooting was a hoax.

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North Dakota is digging out from a historic Spring blizzard

5:20am April 19, 2022

by Kirk Siegler

That snowfall could offer some reprieve to farmers and ranchers who have been struggling through a punishing drought. Many of them have been teetering on bankruptcy.