The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is not expected to change recommendations for hepatitis B vaccines in newborns, after its panel of advisers tabled Friday a much-awaited vote on the issue. The panel had been expected to recommend delaying the use of the vaccine in babies, currently administered shortly after birth, but some members expressed frustration over a lack …
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By Karin Strohecker and Libby George LONDON (Reuters) – Angola will decide by November whether to roll over its $1 billion total return swap deal with JPMorgan, or potentially raise the money on international capital markets, a senior debt official told Reuters. JPMorgan and Angola agreed in December a $1 billion, one-year derivative contract known as a total return swap, …
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At this point, Dolphins owner Stephen Ross doesn’t want to fire head coach Mike McDaniel — but there are two looming variables that could change everything. Before Miami lost to the Bills, 31-21, on Thursday and dropped to 0-3, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported on the Prime Video broadcast that a dip in attendance at home games or players demonstrating …
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Anyone who took the Dallas Cowboys in survivor pools has to be thanking their lucky stars they remain alive after what might end up being the biggest sweat of 2025. Five different lead changes in the fourth quarter set up a 64-yard Brandon Aubrey field goal to send the game against the Giants into overtime, where the Cowboys kicked the …
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Tanzania’s Alphonce Felix Simbu won the men’s marathon Monday at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, using a stirring final kick to chase down and stun Germany’s Amanal Petros in a photo finish. After two hours and nine minutes and over 42 kilometers of racing, it looked like Petros was going to deliver Germany its first-ever gold medal in a …
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Tesla (TSLA) board chair Robyn Denholm has made a strong case for Elon Musk’s proposed $1 trillion pay package. She told Bloomberg TV that Musk is a generational leader and the only person who can guide Tesla through its shift into artificial intelligence and robotics. The plan will go to shareholders for a vote at the company’s annual meeting on …
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The Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments on whether the Trump administration’s sweeping global tariffs are legal. On Tuesday, it said it would review lower court decisions that found the president did not have the legal authority to enact the tariffs, which were brought in through an emergency economic powers act. The justices said they would hear arguments in …
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Voters in the City of Fairfax and Fairfax County, Virginia, are lining up Tuesday in a special election to fill the U.S. House of Representatives seat of the late Gerry Connolly. Check back with WTOP for special election results on Tuesday night. WTOP will have election analysis and team coverage on air, online and on our social media platforms. Voters in the …
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Image: Sega Clearly, hand-drawn 2D video games based on classic ’80s ninja series are like buses – you wait ages for one to arrive, then two come at once. That’s what seems to have happened this year, with gamers being treated not just to Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound, but also Shinobi: Art of Vengeance. Deciding on which title to pledge your …
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McDavid is entering his 11th season with Edmonton. The 28-year-old had 100 points (26 goals, 74 assists) in 67 games last season and 33 points (seven goals, 26 assists) in 22 Stanley Cup Playoff games. The Oilers lost the Stanley Cup Final in six games to the Florida Panthers, one year after losing to the Panthers in seven games. The …
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