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A boy is vaccinated against smallpox by a school doctor and a county health nurse in Gasport, N.Y., on March 15, 1938.
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Some of the reasons Puritans resisted vaccines still motivate anti-vaxxers today

A student walks between dormitory buildings on the campus of Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H., on Oct. 15, 2021.
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It's time for America to wake up from the 'college is for everyone' fantasy

Image: Container ships at anchor outside the Port of Los Angeles, on Nov. 21, 2021.
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China's stealth bid to corner the world's ports

Abandoned teddy bear
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I run a toy drive. I've seen the good, the bad and the very very ugly in holiday giving

"The Beatles: Get Back."
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Watching 'The Beatles: Get Back' Disney+ series is a kind of torment

Turkeys on a farm in Orefield, Pa., on Nov. 10, 2021.
Hannah Beier / Bloomberg via Getty Images file

The true history of the Thanksgiving meal predates 17th century New England

Coronavirus

A health care worker prepares a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine in Berlin on Nov. 23, 2021.
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Coronavirus

Companies begin testing their vaccines against new omicron variant

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omicron variant

How variants like omicron develop and what makes them variants 'of concern'

People wait at OR Tambo's airport in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Nov. 26, 2021.
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White House

U.S. to restrict travel from South Africa, 7 other nations amid new Covid variant

Data graphics

Chart: Africa’s Covid-19 vaccination gap

World

American vaccine misinformation and extremism is infiltrating New Zealand

Data graphics

Chart: Africa’s Covid-19 vaccination gap

World

American vaccine misinformation and extremism is infiltrating New Zealand

Politics

A mother and her children through flood waters after Hurricane Nicholas landed in Galveston, Texas, on Sept. 14, 2021.
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Environment

Billions and trillions: Climate efforts set for big boost if Build Back Better bill passes

Former President Donald Trump speaks at a rally in Sarasota, Fla., on July 3, 2021.
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Elections

Laser-focused on 2020, Trump seeks a Michigan Legislature that could help him in 2024

Abortion rights and anti-abortion activists argue at the Abortion Freedom Fighters Rally in Jackson, Miss., on Oct. 2, 2021.
Rory Doyle / Reuters file

U.S. news

Abortion access already out of reach for most Mississippians

Elections

Aggressive gerrymandering may make elections far less competitive, experts say

U.S. news

Some states dropping ‘dehumanizing’ terms for immigrants

Elections

Aggressive gerrymandering may make elections far less competitive, experts say

U.S. news

Some states dropping ‘dehumanizing’ terms for immigrants

Ongoing Black Friday sales and deals

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Climate in Crisis

Barren forests, dirty rivers, unbreathable air: Inside an Arctic city's vast pollution problem

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Coronavirus

Israel banning entry to all foreigners as new omicron variant spreads

Russian 'Checkmate' Stealth Fighter at 2021 MAKS International Airshow
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World

Russia says it's just business, but push to sell new fighter jet has U.S. in sight

World

Widow of South Korea's last military dictator issues apology over brutal rule

World

New Zealand politician cycles to hospital in labor, gives birth

World

Widow of South Korea's last military dictator issues apology over brutal rule

World

New Zealand politician cycles to hospital in labor, gives birth

Business, Tech & Media

Shoppers Look For Deals On Black Friday As Supply Crunch Continues
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Business News

Black Friday shopping in stores drops 28 percent from pre-pandemic levels

Nightly News

Spotlighting small businesses during the holiday season

Nightly News

Theft on the rise during holiday shopping deals

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Black Friday deals impacted by supply chain crisis

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Best Buy combines stores with warehouses to meet shopping demand

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Image: An aerial view of Norilsk on June 6, 2020.
Kirill Kukhmar / TASS via Getty Images

Climate in Crisis

Barren forests, dirty rivers, unbreathable air: Inside an Arctic city's vast pollution problem

A mother and her children through flood waters after Hurricane Nicholas landed in Galveston, Texas, on Sept. 14, 2021.
Mark Felix for The Washington Post / via Getty Images

Environment

Billions and trillions: Climate efforts set for big boost if Build Back Better bill passes

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Climate in Crisis

Australia’s reluctant role at climate summit is exactly what activists were worried about

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Politics News

Biden administration approves second major offshore wind project, to provide power to N.Y.

Science News

The search for extra-terrestrial life is going to look at our nearest galactic neighbor

Environment

Australia’s Barrier Reef erupts in color as corals spawn

Space

NASA's latest mission will nudge an asteroid. Could this save humanity?

BETTER

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Diet & Fitness

Why getting outside for a walk in the cold is worth the effort

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Diet & Fitness

Bloated from your holiday meal? Try these 3 gentle stretches

Thanksgiving Leftovers in Containers on White Wood
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News

Here’s how long those Thanksgiving leftovers can stay out

Essay

Jenna Bush Hager: On my 40th birthday, here’s the advice I’d give my younger self

Diet & Fitness

I tried the ‘Rock the Boat’ fitness challenge — and it’s harder than it looks

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Jenna Bush Hager: On my 40th birthday, here’s the advice I’d give my younger self

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I tried the ‘Rock the Boat’ fitness challenge — and it’s harder than it looks

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