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Northeast city finishes replacing lead pipes with copper

On a recent sun-drenched morning, the staccato rhythms of a jackhammer ricocheted off buildings as a work crew dug into a Newark street to remove an aging pipe that carried water — and potentially a poison — to a small apartment building. The new pipe is copper. The old one… Read More

Pfizer unveils COVID pill that allegedly cuts death risk by 90%

Pfizer Inc. said Friday that its experimental antiviral pill for COVID-19 cut rates of hospitalization and death by nearly 90% in high-risk adults, as the drugmaker joins the race to bring the first easy-to-use medication against the coronavirus to the U.S. market. Currently all COVID-19 treatments used in the U.S…. Read More

After Flint, another Michigan city still has lead in the water

Shortly after sunrise on a recent Saturday in Benton Harbor, Michigan, residents began lining up for free bottled water so they could drink and cook without fear of the high levels of lead in the city’s tap water. Free water distribution sites are a fixture of life in the majority… Read More

October jobs report shows faster gains as delta fades

After two disappointing months of hiring, a key question overhanging Friday’s U.S. jobs report for October will be whether companies found more success this time in filling millions of open positions. Economists have forecast that employers added roughly 400,000 jobs last month, according to a survey by the data provider… Read More

Nuclear energy: Views differ among Glasgow summit attendees

Deep in a French forest of oaks, birches and pines, a steady stream of trucks carries a silent reminder of nuclear energy’s often invisible cost: canisters of radioactive waste, heading into storage for the next 300 years. As negotiators plot out how to fuel the world while also reducing carbon… Read More

Kids aged 5-12 now eligible for vaccination

Vaccinations finally are available to U.S. children as young as 5, to the relief of some parents even as others have questions or fears. Late Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention gave the final OK for youngsters age 5 to 11 to get kid-size doses of the vaccine… Read More

White House unveils plan to fight gun suicides

The Biden administration is rolling out a new initiative aimed at reducing suicides by gun and combating the significant increases in suicides by members of the military and veterans. The White House is announcing the new plan on Tuesday, which officials say is an unprecedented focus by the federal government… Read More

Jesse Jackson rushed to the hospital

Rev. Jesse Jackson was rushed to a hospital near Howard University in D.C. after a fall, his daughter tweeted on Monday. Jackson became injured while walking into the site of a student protest, the university tweeted. Jackson’s nonprofit, the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, told CNN on Tuesday that Jackson had fallen… Read More

California opioid lawsuit: drug companies win

A California judge has ruled for top drug manufacturers as local governments seek billions of dollars to cover their costs from the nation’s opioid epidemic. Orange County Superior Court Judge Peter Wilson issued a tentative ruling on Monday that said the governments hadn’t proven the pharmaceutical companies used deceptive marketing… Read More

Report: Joe Biden exposed to COVID-19?

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki tweeted Sunday that she had tested positive for the coronavirus — and she may have exposed President Joe Biden. According to her statement, she first started canceling meetings on Wednesday and a member of her household tested positive sometime before that. Just one day… Read More