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US moves to make antiviral drug more available against COVID
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House has announced more steps to make the antiviral treatment Paxlovid more accessible across the U.S. as it projects COVID-19 infections will continue to spread over the summer travel season. The nation’s first federally backed test-to-treat site is opening Thursday in Rhode Island. The site will provide patients with immediate…
US moves to make antiviral drug more available against COVID
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House has announced more steps to make the antiviral treatment Paxlovid more accessible across the U.S. as it projects COVID-19 infections will continue to spread over the summer travel season. The nation’s first federally backed test-to-treat site is opening Thursday in Rhode Island. The site will provide patients with immediate…
Facebook and the Texas school shooter
CYBERSPACE (AP) — Facebook is coming under scrutiny in the wake of the nation’s latest mass shooting. It appears the suspect in the Texas massacre posted messages online just before he went to an elementary school and opened fire, killing 19 students and two teachers. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says the messages were sent on…
After shootings, Hochul looks at raising age for guns in NY
EAST GREENBUSH, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul says she wants to raise to 21 the age to legally purchase the type of weapons used in the mass shootings in Buffalo and Texas, and possible other firearms as well. The Democrat said she wants to work with the state Legislature to raise the…
Delgado becomes 1st New York Lt. governor with Latino roots
NEW YORK (AP) — Democrat Antonio Delgado has been sworn in as New York’s lieutenant governor, becoming the state’s first person of Latino heritage to serve in statewide office. Delgado, who identifies as Afro-Latino, is taking on the largely ceremonial role in the administration of Gov. Kathy Hochul, who selected him for the job. It…
Goodbye NYC; Estimates show big city losses, Sunbelt gains
(AP)- Eight of the 10 largest cities in the U.S. lost population during the first year of the pandemic. New estimates released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau show only Phoenix and San Antonio gained new residents from 2020 to 2021. New York led the way, losing more than 305,000 residents, or about 3.5% of…
Long Island Police boost patrols by schools in wake of Texas massacre
East Farmingdale, NY- Long Island parents, teachers, students and staff will return to classrooms on Wednesday, the day after a mass shooting at an elementary school in Texas killed 19 children and two adults. Schools on Long Island could see an increased police presence today on or nearby school grounds. Nassau and Suffolk County Police…
NY cancels state US history test after Buffalo shooting
NEW YORK (AP) — A state exam for New York high school students on U.S. history and government has been canceled in the wake of the racist shooting at a Buffalo supermarket over concerns that material on the test could “compound student trauma.” The Regents exam was scheduled to be administered on June 1. But…
NY cancels state US history test after Buffalo shooting
NEW YORK (AP) — A state exam for New York high school students on U.S. history and government has been canceled in the wake of the racist shooting at a Buffalo supermarket over concerns that material on the test could “compound student trauma.” The Regents exam was scheduled to be administered on June 1. But…
Suspect under arrest in deadly New York City subway shooting
NEW YORK (AP) — A man suspected of abruptly pulling a gun and killing a stranger on a New York City subway train has been arrested. But police say they don’t yet know what motivated the apparently unprovoked attack. Andrew Abdullah was taken into custody on Tuesday, hours after authorities posted his name and photo…
Suspect under arrest in deadly New York City subway shooting
NEW YORK (AP) — A man suspected of abruptly pulling a gun and killing a stranger on a New York City subway train has been arrested. But police say they don’t yet know what motivated the apparently unprovoked attack. Andrew Abdullah was taken into custody on Tuesday, hours after authorities posted his name and photo…
Biden calls for tougher gun laws after Texas elementary school shooting
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lamenting a uniquely American tragedy, an anguished and angry President Joe Biden delivered an urgent call for new restrictions on firearms — after a gunman shot and killed at least 19 children and two adults at a Texas elementary school. Biden spoke from the White House barely an hour after returning from…