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Doctors, health officials advise Marylanders to get vaccinated before holiday travel 12/13/2023 11:24am • Ahead of the winter holiday season, some Maryland doctors and state health officials are urging residents to get vaccinated for COVID and influenza ahead of celebrations and family visits, as new vaccines are available to help protect from COVID-19 and other respiratory ailments. “This is the f Millions infected with dengue this year in new record as hotter temperatures cause virus to flare 12/13/2023 12:02am • SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Dengue is sweeping across the Western Hemisphere in numbers not seen since record-keeping began more than four decades ago, with experts warning that rising temperatures and rapid urbanization are accelerating the pace of infections. A record more than 4 million cases How to Get Rid of a Cold and the Flu 12/12/2023 07:00pm • It happens every winter. No matter how careful I am to avoid others who are ill and how I try to stay on top of hand hygiene, I end up with a cold. For me, it usually starts with a sore throat, and it often arrives after staying up too late finishing a project or hanging out with friends. The next m Chinese leaders consider next steps for economy as debt and deflation cloud outlook for coming year 12/12/2023 11:27am • BANGKOK (AP) — Chinese leaders have wrapped up a two-day annual meeting to set economic priorities for the coming year, the official Xinhua News Agency said in a report Tuesday that cited a litany of problems but also said the world's second-largest economy had “achieved a recovery.” The repor Thousands of protesters rally in Brussels for better wages and public services 12/12/2023 08:01am • BRUSSELS (AP) — Thousands of protesters rallied Tuesday in the capital of the European Union for better public services, salaries and living conditions. The protest in downtown Brussels took place during EU negotiations over the new Stability and Growth Pact, which aims to limit debt and deficits Rishi Sunak faces a revolt in the UK Parliament over his Rwanda plan after a grilling on COVID-19 12/11/2023 02:45pm • LONDON (AP) — U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faced a rebellion from restive lawmakers over his signature immigration policy, while fending off tough questions Monday about his judgment during the COVID-19 pandemic. The twin pressures add up to one of the toughest weeks of Sunak’s 13 months in o Thousands of demonstrators from Europe expected in Brussels to protest austerity measures in the EU 12/11/2023 06:31am • BRUSSELS (AP) — Thousands of protesters are expected to gather in Brussels on Tuesday to protest what they perceive as new austerity measures as the 27 European Union countries discuss ways to overhaul rules on government spending. Finance ministers from the bloc have been negotiating for months Doctor and self-exiled activist Gao Yaojie who exposed the AIDS epidemic in rural China dies at 95 12/11/2023 06:25am • Renowned Chinese doctor and activist Gao Yaojie who exposed the AIDS virus epidemic in rural China in the 1990s died Sunday at the age of 95 at her home in the United States. Gao's outspokenness about the virus outbreak — which some gauged to have infected tens of thousands — embarrassed the Ch US and Mexico submit joint bid to host 2027 Women's World Cup 12/09/2023 12:33pm • CHICAGO (AP) — The U.S. Soccer Federation and Mexico Football Federation submitted a joint bid Friday to host the 2027 Women’s World Cup projecting $3 billion in revenue, competing against a proposal from Brazil and a joint Germany-Netherlands-Belgium plan. The anticipated revenue in North Ameri EEUU y México buscan ser sedes de la Copa Mundial Femenina 2027 12/08/2023 05:14pm • La Federación Mexicana de Fútbol y la Federación de Fútbol de Estados Unidos presentaron este viernes una candidatura conjunta para albergar el Mundial Femenino de 2027. Se tiene previsto que su propuesta compita contra la de Brasil y el plan conjunto de Alemania, Holanda y Bélgica. Ninguno McCarthy back with Cowboys after appendectomy, set to call plays against Eagles 12/08/2023 03:34pm • FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Dallas Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy is back with the team after undergoing an emergency appendectomy just four days before planning to be the sideline for an NFC East showdown with Philadelphia. The 60-year-old knew he would be a big part of the story despite the division lead La FDA aprueba dos terapias génicas contra la anemia falciforme, llevando esperanza a miles de enfermos 12/08/2023 02:28pm • (CNN) --  La Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos de EE.UU. (FDA, por sus siglas en inglés) aprobó este viernes dos tratamientos genéticos contra la anemia falciforme, incluido el primero que emplea la técnica de edición genética CRISPR, inaugurando así una nueva era en el tratamiento High-profile attacks on Derek Chauvin and Larry Nassar put spotlight on violence in federal prisons 12/08/2023 01:08am • Derek Chauvin was stabbed nearly two dozen times in the law library at a federal prison in Arizona. Larry Nassar was knifed repeatedly in his cell at a federal penitentiary in Florida. The assaults of two notorious, high-profile federal prisoners by fellow inmates in recent months have renewed co Ex-UK leader Boris Johnson rejects notion he wanted to let COVID-19 'rip' through the population 12/07/2023 06:06pm • LONDON (AP) — Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson, in sometimes angry testimony to Britain’s inquiry into the COVID-19 pandemic, on Thursday defended himself against suggestions that his indifference and failure to heed the advice of scientists led to thousands of unnecessary deaths. In a second The White House is threatening the patents of high-priced drugs developed with taxpayer dollars 12/07/2023 03:36pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is putting pharmaceutical companies on notice, warning them that if the price of certain drugs is too high, the government might cancel their patent protection and allow rivals to make their own versions. Under a plan announced Thursday, the government wo