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The Latest: Policy switch aims to boost India's vaccinations

By The Associated Press, 3 Reads
Mon, 06/21/2021 - 1:14 AM
NEW DELHI — Every adult in India is now eligible for a free vaccine paid for by the federal government.
The changed role for the federal government starting Monday ends a complex system of buying and distributing vaccines that overburdened states and created inequities in who got the shots.
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Claudette regaining strength after 13 killed in Alabama

By JEFF AMY and AMY FORLITI - Associated Press, 11 Reads
Mon, 06/21/2021 - 12:50 AM
ATLANTA (AP) — Claudette was regaining strength early Monday and expected to return to tropical storm status as it neared the coast of the Carolinas just days after 13 people died — including eight children in a multi-vehicle crash — due to the effects of the storm in Alabama.
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Companies give vaccines to workers, boosting Japan's rollout

By YURI KAGEYAMA - AP Business Writer, 6 Reads
Mon, 06/21/2021 - 12:25 AM
TOKYO (AP) — Thousands of Japanese companies began distributing COVID-19 vaccines to workers and their families Monday in an employer-led drive reaching more than 13 million people that aims to rev up the nation's slow vaccine rollout.
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Ethiopia votes in greatest electoral test yet for Abiy

By The Associated Press, 9 Reads
Sun, 06/20/2021 - 10:23 PM
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopia was voting Monday in the greatest electoral test yet for Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed as war and logistical issues meant ballots wouldn't be cast in more than 100 constituencies of the 547 across the country.
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Paying fortifies ransomware gangs but scant support for bans

By FRANK BAJAK - AP Technology Writer, 11 Reads
Sun, 06/20/2021 - 11:21 PM
BOSTON (AP) — If your business falls victim to ransomware and you want simple advice on whether to pay the criminals, don't expect much help from the U.S. government. The answer is apt to be: It depends.
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Biden and Congress face a summer grind to create legislation

By LISA MASCARO - AP Congressional Correspondent, 11 Reads
Sun, 06/20/2021 - 11:11 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) — Until recently, the act of governing seemed to happen at the speed of presidential tweets. But now President Joe Biden is settling in for what appears will be a long, summer slog of legislating.
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Today in History

By The Associated Press, 7 Reads
Mon, 06/14/2021 - 10:04 AM
Today in History
Today is Monday, June 21, the 172nd day of 2021. There are 193 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
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Mississippi State posts CWS-record 21 Ks in win over Texas

By ERIC OLSON - AP Sports Writer, 14 Reads
Sun, 06/20/2021 - 9:23 PM
As Will Bednar's strikeout total kept climbing, it seemed everybody at TD Ameritrade Park was keeping track.
Bednar didn't want to admit it, but he was, too.
“Uh, yeah,” he said sheepishly when asked. “I wasn't trying to, but I kind of kept peaking up at the board.”
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2 more men arrested in killing of Mississippi ATV buyer

By The Associated Press, 21 Reads
Sun, 06/20/2021 - 5:38 PM
LEXINGTON, Miss. (AP) — Two more young men have been charged with capital murder in the shooting death of a Gulf Coast man found dead on June 2 in central Mississippi.
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Police: Oregon suspect forced woman to drive him 2K miles

By The Associated Press, 19 Reads
Sun, 06/20/2021 - 12:11 PM
NORTH BEND, Oregon (AP) — A man sought in the killings of his father and two other people in a small Oregon city forced a woman to drive him more than 2,000 miles (3,219 kilometers) to Wisconsin, where he surrendered to police, authorities said Sunday.
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