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

Coronavirus

Image: Anti-Lockdown Protesters Gather In Wellington
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World

American vaccine misinformation and extremism is infiltrating New Zealand

Image: Transmission electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2, also known as novel coronavirus.
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omicron variant

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

"Andover Subacute Facility I and II" was renamed "Woodland Behavioral and Nursing Center at Andover."
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Coronavirus

A nursing home where 83 residents died of Covid is still in business under a new name

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

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

Politics

Illustration: Parts of the redistricted maps of Illinois, Ohio, North Carolina, Georgia and Texas.
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Elections

Aggressive gerrymandering may make elections far less competitive, experts say

Rosalidia Dardon looks at a picture of her daughter in El Salvador as she sits in a refugee house in Texas, awaiting asylum or a protected immigration status on Nov. 4, 2021.
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U.S. news

Some states dropping ‘dehumanizing’ terms for immigrants

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Politics News

'Game of chicken': Debt ceiling standoff threatens state spending

Congress

Rep. Boebert apologizes after suggesting Rep. Omar mistaken for a terrorist in Capitol

Congress

As new debt limit showdown looms, lawmakers consider long-term solutions

Congress

Rep. Boebert apologizes after suggesting Rep. Omar mistaken for a terrorist in Capitol

Congress

As new debt limit showdown looms, lawmakers consider long-term solutions

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Image: An aerial view of Norilsk on June 6, 2020.
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Climate in Crisis

How Norilsk, in the Russian Arctic, became one of the most polluted places on Earth

Spectators take pictures of Russia's new Sukhoi Checkmate Fighter at the MAKS 2021 International Aviation and Space Salon, outside Moscow on July 21, 2021.
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World

A new arms race? Putin's friend leads Russian effort to sell weapons to U.S. allies

Image: Green Party MP Julie Anne Genter holds her newborn daughter in Wellington
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World

New Zealand politician cycles to hospital in labor, gives birth

Coronavirus

U.K., Italy, Germany, Australia confirm omicron cases amid scramble to contain variant

Coronavirus

American vaccine misinformation and extremism is infiltrating New Zealand

Coronavirus

U.K., Italy, Germany, Australia confirm omicron cases amid scramble to contain variant

Coronavirus

American vaccine misinformation and extremism is infiltrating New Zealand

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

Nightly News

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

How Norilsk, in the Russian Arctic, became one of the most polluted places on Earth

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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.

Alpha and Beta Centauri, taken from Atacama Lodge, Chile, on March 2010. ( Alan Dyer/VWPics via AP Images )
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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?

Science News

Octopuses and lobsters feel pain, research shows, prompting U.K. to consider their treatment

BETTER

A woman and here dog
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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

Diet & Fitness

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

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