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China sets an economic growth target of around 5% but acknowledges it will not be easy to achieve 03/05/2024 06:19am • BEIJING (AP) — China aims to achieve 5% economic growth this year, Premier Li Qiang said Tuesday, acknowledging that it will be a challenging goal in difficult times. In his address to the annual session of the National People's Congress, Li outlined plans to boost spending on developing advanced White House lifting its COVID-19 testing rule for people around Biden, ending a pandemic vestige 03/04/2024 05:36pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House on Monday lifted its COVID-19 testing requirement for those who plan to be in close contact with President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and their spouses, bringing to an end the last coronavirus prevention protocol at the White House. The White House sa China seeks ways to revive slowing economy and salvage property market as annual congress convenes 03/04/2024 06:08am • BEIJING (AP) — It's clear that China’s efforts to build confidence in its slowing economy will top the agenda of its ceremonial national legislature, which convenes Tuesday in Beijing. What remains unclear is how the ruling Communist Party can navigate toward stronger, sustained growth as China� In Rio, rife with dengue, bacteria-infected mosquitoes are making a difference 03/03/2024 10:45pm • NITEROI, Brazil (AP) — Since Rio de Janeiro declared a public health emergency after an outbreak of dengue fever last month, the city has ramped up testing capacities, opened up a dozen dengue health centers and trained medical staff to attend to the ever-growing needs of its population. But in Ri Today in History: March 2, Wilt Chamberlain scores 100 points in a game 03/02/2024 12:00am • Today in History Today is Saturday, March 2, the 62nd day of 2024. There are 304 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On March 2, 1962, Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points for the Philadelphia Warriors in a game against the New York Knicks, an NBA record that still stands. Philad The CDC has relaxed COVID guidelines. Will schools and day cares follow suit? 03/01/2024 07:30pm • BOSTON (AP) — Four years after the COVID-19 pandemic closed schools and upended child care, the CDC says parents can start treating the virus like other respiratory illnesses. Gone are mandated isolation periods and masking. But will schools and child care centers agree? In case you’ve lost tra COVID-19 no longer means five days in isolation, CDC says 03/01/2024 05:42pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Americans who test positive for COVID-19 no longer need to stay in isolation for five days, U.S. health officials announced Friday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention changed its longstanding guidance, saying that people can return to work or regular activities if thei After heart transplant, ex-NBA player Scot Pollard plans to campaign for organ donations 03/01/2024 03:44pm • Scot Pollard had grown so accustomed to his weak and failing heart that he didn’t realize how close he was to dying. “Oh, boy. That thing was a wreck,” the former NBA player and “Survivor” contestant told The Associated Press on Friday, a day after he was released from the hospital and two Data Doctors: Maintenance tips for glitchy computers 03/01/2024 03:36pm • Q: I’m using Chrome, which has gotten very glitchy. What are the possible causes? A: I’ll assume that by "glitchy," you mean you’re experiencing noticeable performance issues while using the Chrome browser. The potential causes are many, so I’ll start with some of the more common reasons. Los CDC eliminan directriz de aislamiento para quienes den positivo al COVID-19 03/01/2024 01:55pm • Las personas que den positivo al COVID-19 ya no necesitan aislarse durante cinco días, dijeron este viernes los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC, por sus siglas en inglés)  La nueva directriz de los CDC ahora coincide con los consejos de salud pública para la Today in History: March 1, 7 Watergate figures indicted 03/01/2024 12:01am • Today in History Today is Friday, March 1, the 61st day of 2024. There are 305 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On March 1, 1974, seven people, including former Nixon White House aides H.R. Haldeman and John D. Ehrlichman, former Attorney General John Mitchell and form ¿Por qué algunas personas atraen más a los mosquitos que otras? 02/29/2024 11:00pm • (CNN) -- Cualquiera que haya pasado una tarde de verano espantando mosquitos, o un día rascándose las picaduras, estará de acuerdo: los mosquitos son lo peor. Pero los olores que producimos los humanos son una parte importante de lo que atrae a los mosquitos hacia nosotros.En un estudio publicado Officials investigate rare nervous system disorder in older adults who got RSV vaccine 02/29/2024 05:39pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Health officials are investigating whether there's a link between two new RSV vaccines and cases of a rare nervous system disorder in older U.S. adults. The inquiry is based on fewer than two dozen cases seen among more than 9.5 million vaccine recipients, health officials said Thu Flu shots are doing OK vs. virus, US numbers indicate 02/29/2024 02:21pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Early estimates suggest flu shots are performing OK in the current U.S. winter flu season. The vaccines were around 40% effective in preventing adults from getting sick enough from the flu that they had to go to a doctor’s office, clinic or hospital, health officials said during Perú declara emergencia sanitaria por dengue en la mayor parte del país 02/29/2024 09:41am • (CNN Español) -- El Gobierno de Perú formalizó este miércoles una declaratoria de emergencia sanitaria para la mayor parte de su territorio —19 de los 24 departamentos y una de las dos provincias— debido a la epidemia de dengue que afecta al país, de acuerdo con un decreto publicado por la