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Turkey: Anti-LGBTQ display reflects nation's political shift 09/23/2022 04:12am • ISTANBUL (AP) — The 25-year-old translator by day and trans drag performer by night felt overwhelming panic and anxiety when several thousand demonstrators gathered and marched Sunday in Turkey to demand a ban on what they consider gay propaganda and to outlaw LGBTQ organizations. The Big Family 4.4M Americans roll up sleeves for omicron-targeted boosters 09/22/2022 08:41pm • U.S. health officials say 4.4 million Americans have rolled up their sleeves for the updated COVID-19 booster shot. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention posted the count Thursday as public health experts bemoaned President Joe Biden’s recent remark that “the pandemic is over.” The Wh Uganda confirms 7 Ebola cases, races to halt outbreak 09/22/2022 08:30am • KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Uganda confirmed seven Ebola infections Thursday as authorities try to track down 43 contacts of known Ebola patients two days after authorities in the East African country announced an outbreak of the contagious disease. A total of eight deaths, including one confirmed, are Germany’s World Cup preparations overshadowed by virus fears 09/22/2022 06:06am • BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s World Cup preparations have been disrupted by the coronavirus, forcing coach Hansi Flick to improvise for tournament warmup games against Hungary and England. Captain Manuel Neuer and his Bayern Munich teammate Leon Goretzka were forced to leave the team’s hotel Wednesd Today in History: September 22, Cy Young's last win 09/22/2022 12:00am • Today in History Today is Thursday, Sept. 22, the 265th day of 2022. There are 100 days left in the year. Autumn arrives at 3:20 p.m. EDT. Today’s Highlight in History: On Sept. 22, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, declaring all slaves in rebel s Danish queen tests positive after UK monarch's funeral 09/21/2022 09:10am • COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II has tested positive for the coronavirus after attending the funeral of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, the royal palace said Wednesday. In a statement, the royal household said that Margrethe, 82, who has been on the throne for 50 years, can Asian lender ADB cuts forecasts to reflect weakening outlook 09/20/2022 10:42pm • The Asian Development Bank has downgraded its forecasts for growth in the region, citing the war in Ukraine, rising interest rates to combat decades-high inflation, and China’s slowing economy. The Manila, Philippines-based lending agency revised its estimate for growth in developing Asian econom Sudan detects 5 more cases of monkeypox amid concerns 09/20/2022 02:03pm • CAIRO (AP) — Sudan on Tuesday announced five more cases of the monkeypox virus, bringing the tally up to seven patients. The Health Ministry said in a statement the new cases were detected in the capital of Khartoum and the provinces of West Darfur, North Darfur, and Kassala. The statement did not Uganda confirms at least 1 case of Ebola hemorrhagic fever 09/20/2022 09:52am • KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan health authorities on Tuesday reported that a man who died a day earlier had tested positive for the virus that causes Ebola. They said it's still unknown how the 24-year-old man became infected with the Sudan strain of Ebola, for which there is no approved vaccine. China quarantine bus crash prompts outcry over 'zero COVID' 09/20/2022 06:50am • TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A nighttime bus crash that killed 27 people in southwest China this week has set off a storm of anger online over the harshness of the country's strict COVID-19 policies. The initial police report did not say who the passengers were and where they were going, but it later eme OECD: Russia war, virus and climate hurting world's poorest 09/19/2022 01:15pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Russia's war against Ukraine, the lingering coronavirus pandemic and the damage of climate change are putting intense pressure on the world's poorest, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development warned Monday. The Paris-based OECD reported that 60 states, territorie New Orlando terminal is $2.8 billion bet on Florida tourism 09/19/2022 10:25am • ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Visitors to the new terminal at Orlando International Airport may want to wear sunscreen, shades and a floppy hat. Sun rays beaming through the windows of its soaring ceilings don't just peck at the passing passengers — they practically smooch them as if they were spending a Sharks, Kane reach settlement on termination grievance 09/16/2022 03:56pm • SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Evander Kane and the San Jose Sharks reached a settlement Friday on the grievance he filed over the termination of his contract last season. The Sharks announced the agreement that they said was approved by the NHL and the Players' Association, saying they were “satisfied Is COVID's end in sight? 'We're going to live with the virus,' expert says 09/16/2022 03:15pm • ▶ Watch Video: WHO director says COVID "end is in sight" The director of the World Health Organization said this week that "the end is in sight" for the coronavirus pandemic. CBS News medical contributor Dr. David Agus said although he believes the U.S. is "at the Can you combine Paxlovid with other COVID-19 drugs? 09/16/2022 01:37pm • ▶ Watch Video: Dr. Agus on what's driving COVID rebound cases after Paxlovid Taking Pfizer's blockbuster COVID-19 pills, Paxlovid, at the same time as a rival's treatment for the virus might be safe and more effective than either drug alone, federal scientists hav