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US Capitol on high alert as pro-Trump demonstrators converge for rally 18 Sep 2021 - 04:09 pm
Bicycle racks and an unscalable fence surround the U.S. Capitol ahead of an expected rally Saturday in support of the Jan. 6 defendants in Washington, U.S. September 17, 2021. Reuters/Jonathan Ernst
Top doctors say not so fast to Biden's boosters-for-all plan 18 Sep 2021 - 03:16 pm
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As California fire nears, crews protect world's largest tree in special wrap 17 Sep 2021 - 09:36 pm
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US to buy millions of Pfizer vaccine doses to donate to world -Washington Post 17 Sep 2021 - 09:16 pm
A vial labelled with the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine is seen in this illustration picture taken March 19, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
White House says US can roll out COVID boosters next week 17 Sep 2021 - 08:37 pm
United States Surgeon General Vivek Murthy delivers remarks during a news conference with White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki at the White House in Washington, U.S., July  15, 2021. REUTERS/Tom Brenner
Biden asks world leaders to cut methane in climate fight 17 Sep 2021 - 07:59 pm
U.S. President Joe Biden participates in a meeting of the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate (MEF) on climate change, from an auditorium at the White House in Washington, U.S. September 17, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
FDA panel is first key test for Biden COVID-19 booster plan 17 Sep 2021 - 05:31 pm
A healthcare worker administers the third dose of Pfizer's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine to a woman at Belgrade Fair vaccination center in Belgrade, Serbia, August 25, 2021. REUTERS/Zorana Jevtic./File Photo
TSA bolsters airport security ahead of pro-Trump rally at US Capitol 17 Sep 2021 - 12:11 am
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LA to demand vaccinations or negative tests at arenas, theme parks 16 Sep 2021 - 11:35 pm
A woman wearing a protective face mask waits at a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) mobile testing site amid the COVID-19 pandemic in the Midtown Manhattan area of New York City, U.S., September 15, 2021. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
Brazil stops vaccinating some teens to probe a reported death 16 Sep 2021 - 11:03 pm
A boy receives his second dose of the Pfizer coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at a vaccination centre in Seixal, Portugal, September 11, 2021. Picture taken September 11, 2021. REUTERS/Pedro Nunes
Pelosi predicts 'what's his name' would fail in a 2024 White House run 16 Sep 2021 - 07:59 pm
FILE PHOTO: U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) holds her weekly news conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S. September 8, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
Moderna says COVID-19 vaccine protection wanes, makes case for booster 15 Sep 2021 - 11:23 pm
FILE PHOTO: Walmart pharmacist holds a vial of the Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine inside a Walmart department store in West Haven, Connecticut, U.S., February 17, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo
Biden enlists Disney, Microsoft CEOs in push for vaccine mandates 15 Sep 2021 - 09:51 pm
FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: A general view of the entrance of Disneyland theme park in Anaheim, California, U.S., March 13, 2020. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo/File Photo
Alligator in Hurricane Ida attack found with human remains in stomach 15 Sep 2021 - 09:21 pm
Sgt. Devin Coulon and Cpl. Chance Woods of the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office searching for an Alligator believed to have killed a man after Hurricane Ida in Slidell, Louisiana, in this handout picture obtained by Reuters on September 14, 2021. St. T
Canada's Trudeau slammed over rising inflation as election race tightens 15 Sep 2021 - 09:11 pm
Canada's Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks at the Discovery Centre during an election campaign stop in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada September 15, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio
FDA staff say Pfizer COVID-19 boosters improve immunity but may not be needed 15 Sep 2021 - 07:55 pm
Signage is seen outside of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) headquarters in White Oak, Maryland, U.S., August 29, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
Covid cases surge in North America, decline in South America, says health agency 15 Sep 2021 - 07:42 pm
A resident receives a dose of a vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) inside the
White House plans 'new system' for international travel 15 Sep 2021 - 07:22 pm
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