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Paxlovid has been shown to curb the worst effects of COVID-19 but it has to be started within five days of symptoms. Previously, only doctors could prescribe it. -
A federal judge sentenced a former Trump supporter to three years of probation and a $7,000 fine for sending an email threatening to kill Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and three other congresswomen. -
Prosecutors and attorneys for Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz battled Wednesday over whether jurors at his upcoming penalty trial should learn about the swastikas carved on his gun’s magazine, his racist, homophobic and threatening online posts, his computer searches for child pornography and his cruelty to animals. -
The poll finds 22% of U.S. adults name abortion or women’s rights in an open-ended question as one of five problems they want the government to work on. That’s nearly tripled since December. -
The appeal keeps the law in effect — for now. The appeal was expected following Judge John Cooper's ruling, in which he said the law violated the state constitution's privacy protections. -
Gov. Gavin Newsom is running for reelection in California, but his latest television ad is airing in Florida. -
Advisers to the CDC voted unanimously to recommend Moderna's shots as an option for school-age kids and adolescents. This age group has been able to get shots shots made by Pfizer since last year. -
The law directs the Florida Department of Health, through existing programs, to educate health care providers about issues such as the importance of early detection of dementia. -
The panel unanimously recommended certain flu vaccines for seniors, whose weakened immune systems don’t respond as well to traditional shots. -
The action comes as WHO convenes its emergency committee to consider if the outbreak of monkeypox - mostly in Europe - warrants being declared a global emergency. -
He also signed into law a bill that would require county jails to assist federal agents with immigration enforcement. -
Officials say more time was needed to build the campus and the company wanted to give workers additional time to adjust to the transition.
