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On Broadway, more visibility, yes, but also an unseen threat 06/06/2022 05:47pm • NEW YORK (AP) — At a lunch for Tony Award nominees last month, veteran theater producer Ron Simons looked around and smiled. It seemed appropriate that the gathering was held at The Rainbow Room. “I can guarantee you I have not seen this many people of color represented across all categories of Why innovative COVID-19 vaccine maker Novavax calls Montgomery County home 06/06/2022 03:56pm • Update: On July 19, 2022, the CDC and FDA formally approved Novavax’ two-dose Covid vaccine for U.S. adults. In just the last few years, Novavax has grown dramatically — from 100 employees to nearly 1,600. The biotechnology company, based in Montgomery County, MD, makes a COVID-19 vaccine th NBA Finals, season on schedule thanks to replacement players 06/06/2022 03:18pm • Adam Silver was on his phone constantly in late December. At that time, the NBA had more than 100 players sidelined by virus-related issues, along with some head coaches, assistant coaches, referees and team staffers. The NHL had just paused its season. The NBA commissioner wondered if his league wo UK: 77 new monkeypox cases, biggest outbreak outside Africa 06/06/2022 11:59am • LONDON (AP) — British health officials reported 77 more monkeypox cases on Monday, raising the total to more than 300 across the country. To date, the U.K. has the biggest identified outbreak of the disease beyond Africa, with the vast majority of infections in gay and bisexual men. Health offici Stocks climb on Wall Street, led by more gains in tech 06/06/2022 09:48am • NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are off to a higher start on Wall Street Monday led by more gains in big tech companies. The S&P 500 was up 0.8%. The benchmark index is coming off its eighth losing week in the last nine. The Nasdaq rose 1.2% and the Dow rose 0.5%. Twitter fell 4% after Tesla CEO Elon M An infamous day. A search for answers. Will America tune in? 06/06/2022 09:02am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans are processing the nightmare of the slaughter of children in Texas, the racist murders in Buffalo, New York, and the other numbingly repeated scenes of carnage in the United States. They're contending with what feels like highway robbery at the gas pump, they're nagged An infamous day. A search for answers. Will America tune in? 06/06/2022 06:15am • WASHINGTON (AP) — In a time of agonizing over other things, the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol — and democracy itself — returns in sharp focus as a special House committee opens hearings this week on the insurrection and Donald Trump’s part in it. Will Americans care? The commit Today in History: June 6, D-Day in Normandy 06/06/2022 12:00am • Today in History Today is Monday, June 6, the 157th day of 2022. There are 208 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On June 6, 1944, during World War II, Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy, France, on “D-Day” as they began the liberation of German-occupied Western DC Health studying first potential case of monkeypox 06/05/2022 08:17pm • D.C. Health said Sunday it may have found the first possible monkeypox case in the District. The local health agency sent an orthopox sample to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for further testing. Monkeypox is a virus in the orthopox family. More Health News More EPA raises amount of ethanol that must be blended with gas 06/03/2022 06:03pm • DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Biden administration on Friday set new requirements that increase the amount of ethanol that must be blended into the nation's gasoline supply but reduce previous ethanol-blending requirements due to a plunge in fuel demand during the coronavirus pandemic. The Environme Kroenke says Nuggets are entering championship-or-bust mode 06/03/2022 05:11pm • DENVER (AP) — KSE vice chairman Josh Kroenke said Friday the Denver Nuggets are entering a “championship or bust” chapter that will be guided by general manager Calvin Booth following the recent departure of executive Tim Connelly to the Minnesota Timberwolves. “We're entering a new phase of 2 monkeypox strains in US suggest possible undetected spread 06/03/2022 03:05pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Genetic analysis of recent monkeypox cases suggests there are two distinct strains in the U.S., health officials said Friday, raising the possibility that the virus has been circulating undetected for some time. Many of the U.S. cases were caused by the same strain as recent cases Special Olympics drops vaccine rule after $27M fine threat 06/03/2022 01:37pm • TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Special Olympics has dropped a coronavirus vaccine mandate for its games in Orlando after Florida moved to fine the organization $27.5 million for violating a state law against such rules. Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday announced the organization had removed t Envoy says US, allies preparing for N. Korean nuclear test 06/03/2022 04:30am • SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — President Joe Biden’s special envoy for North Korea said Friday the United States is “preparing for all contingencies” in close coordination with its South Korean and Japanese allies as it monitors North Korean arrangements for a possible nuclear test explosion that Asian shares rise, China trading closed for national holiday 06/02/2022 11:52pm • TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares rose Friday amid mixed signs for investors such as rising energy prices and COVID-19 restrictions easing in China. Trading was closed in China for the Dragon Boat Festival, a national holiday. Benchmarks in the rest of the region edged higher, cheered by a rally overnight