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Here’s How the Three COVID-19 Vaccines Compare

By Steve Baragona WASHINGTON – With pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca’s announcement Monday that its vaccine successfully prevented coronavirus infection, three candidates appear to be promising vital tools to curtail the COVID-19 pandemic.   Biotech firm Moderna and drug company partners Pfizer and BioNTech announced last week that their vaccines were ready to submit to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration […]Read More

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US Considers Shortening COVID-19 Isolation After Potential Exposure

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is considering reducing the recommended self-quarantine period for people who may have been exposed to someone with COVID-19.  Current guidelines recommend people isolate for 14 days in that situation, but an official said Tuesday the period could be shortened an unspecified amount if a person tests negative […]Read More

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Trump Pardons Iowa Turkey Named Corn

It’s official. At a ceremony Tuesday in the White House Rose Garden, a broad-breasted turkey named Corn received the annual presidential pardon ahead of Thursday’s Thanksgiving holiday.  “Corn, I hereby give you a full pardon,” said President Donald Trump, who was flanked by first lady Melania Trump and other guests. “Thank you, Corn.”  His brother, […]Read More

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Biden to Discuss ‘Shared Sacrifices’ in Pre-Thanksgiving Day Message

By VOA News U.S. President-elect Joe Biden is set to discuss the coronavirus pandemic and the holiday season in an address Wednesday.    The speech comes a day before the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday, a time when millions of Americans typically gather with family, many traveling in order to do so.  But this year, with COVID-19 infections spiking across the country, […]Read More

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Postal employees take time to celebrate Thanksgiving

And remind you to ship early this holiday season Rhode Island – Post Offices across the state will be closed on Thursday, November 26, in celebration of Thanksgiving Day. Street delivery on Thursday will be limited to guaranteed overnight parcels and there will be no collection of mail. Full retail and delivery operations will resume on Friday, November 27. To […]Read More

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Kany García y Carlos Vives lanzan el video de “Búscame”

La cantante y compositora puertorriqueña Kany García estrenó junto al cantautor colombianoCarlos Vives el video del sencillo “Búscame”, el cual está nominado en la categoría “Mejor Canción Tropical” en la XXI Entrega Anual del Latin Grammy. Así que mira el video completo aquí: Rodado en Miami, el video refleja la historia que resume esta canción, donde […]Read More

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Cicilline Bill Will Promote Civics Ed

WASHINGTON – U.S. Congressman David N. Cicilline (RI-01) introduced legislation today to study the availability of civics education for young people in the United States. “For decades, civics education has become less and less of a priority in our schools. It’s not only a shame, it hurts our democracy. At a time when misinformation runs rampant, […]Read More

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Vaccines Alone Won’t End Pandemic, WHO Official Says

By VOA News The World Health Organization’s emergencies program director said Wednesday that vaccines alone would not end the COVID-19 pandemic and would do nothing to stop the current global surge in coronavirus infections. Mike Ryan made the comments during a virtual question-and-answer session from the agency’s headquarters in Geneva. His comments came the same day […]Read More