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Florida Launches Investigation Into Hacking Of Its Servers
Florida officials acknowledged Friday that state servers appear to have been compromised by overseas hackers who gained entry by imbedding malicious code into networking software from a Texasbased software company, SolarWinds.
Teen Stops Domestic Attack On Mom, Then Is Fatally Stabbed
A teenage boy stepped in to save his mother from an attack by her husband, only to end up being fatally stabbed by the man, authorities said.
Texas Doctors In Rural Hotspots Left Out In Cold On Vaccine
Running in between patients, Dr. Eileen Sprys pauses to catch her breath, tries to gather herself, but cannot mask her frustration: The health care workers in her COVIDbesieged West Texas hospital were left out of the first shipment of the Pfizer and BioN...
FDA Advisors Recommend Emergency Use Authorisation of Moderna Covid-19 Vaccine
FDA's Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC), made up of independent scientific and public health experts, at its meeting on Thursday voted 20-0 with one abstention to recommend Emergency Use Authorization for the Moderna COV...
US Panel Recommends Emergency Approval of Moderna Covid-19 Vaccine
The Food and Drug Administration is now expected to imminently grant an emergency use authorization (EUA), which would make Moderna's vaccine the second to be approved in a Western country.
Brazil Daily COVID-19 Deaths Break 1,000 As Supreme Court Opens Door To Mandatory Vaccines
Brazil recorded over a 1,000 new COVID19 deaths for the first time in over three months on Thursday, as its Supreme Court ruled that vaccinations could be required in the South American country.
Mexico Unveils Monument To Murdered U.S. Women, Children
Mexican President Andrs Manuel Lpez Obrador inaugurated a monument Thursday to the memory of nine U.S.Mexican dual citizens ambushed and slain on Nov. 4, 2019 by suspected drug gang assassins.
U.N. Agency Seeks Extra $204 Million For Zimbabwe As Hunger Bites
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on Thursday appealed for an additional $204 million to support 4 million of the most food insecure Zimbabweans for the next six months.
Tokyo Says COVID-19 Strain On Hospitals Severe, Raises Alert To Highest
The Japanese capital of Tokyo said on Thursday the strain on its medical system from the COVID19 pandemic was severe, raising its alert level to the highest of four stages as the number of cases spiked to a record high.
Alaskan Has Allergic Reaction Minutes After Getting Pfizer's Covid-19 Vaccine
The symptoms in the middle-aged patient resolved after being administered with allergy treatment epinephrine.
Senate Hearing Elevates Baseless Claims Of Election Fraud
Republican senators on Wednesday further perpetuated President Donald Trumps baseless claims of widespread voter fraud, two days after Democrat Joe Bidens victory was sealed by the Electoral College.
US To Announce New Charges In 1988 Lockerbie Airline Bombing
The Justice Department expects to unseal charges in the coming days in connection with the 1988 bombing of a Pan Am jet that exploded over Lockerbie, Scotland, killing 270 people, according to a person familiar with the case.
Have Yourselves A Merry Little Christmas, British PM Johnson Says
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday that people should plan only for a "merry little Christmas" and exercise extreme caution but he refused to outlaw festive family gatherings as COVID19 cases soared across swathes of Britain.
US Congress Passes Defence Policy Bill That Calls Out Chinese Aggression Against India
Several rounds of talks between China and India to resolve the standoff have not yielded any concrete outcome.
Hungary Passes Anti-LGBTQ Law Barring Same-sex Couples From Adopting
As a rule, only a married couple in Hungary can adopt, with some exceptions made for single people, which would have previously been the pathway for a same sex couple.
Head Of Russian Retirement Home Detained After Fire Kills 11
The director of a retirement home in the Russian region of Bashkortostan was detained on Tuesday after 11 elderly people died in a fire that broke out at the facility, authorities said.
