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What polling shows about Americans' views of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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Thu,08/22/24-1:21PM , 78 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — Recent polls show that Republicans are more likely than Democrats to have a favorable opinion of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who suspended his presidential campaign on Friday and gave his support to Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.
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U.S. regulators have approved updated COVID-19 vaccines, shots designed to better target recent virus strains -- and hopefully whatever variants cause trouble this winter, too.

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FDA approves updated COVID-19 vaccines, shots should be available in days
By LAURAN NEERGAARD - AP Medical Writer
Thu,08/22/24-12:49PM , 139 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators approved updated COVID-19 vaccines on Thursday, shots designed to more closely target recent virus strains -- and hopefully whatever variants cause trouble this winter, too.
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Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks during a tour of the southern border with Mexico, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024, in Sierra Vista, Ariz, as Alexis Nungaray, mother of Jocelyn, listens as Joamel Guevara holds a shirt with a photo of Jocelyn. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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Trump uses a stretch of border wall and a pile of steel beams in Arizona to contrast with Democrats
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Thu,08/22/24-12:44PM , 29 Reads
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The screen at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans honors Tyre Nichols before an NBA basketball game, Jan. 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton, File)

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A 2nd ex-Memphis officer accused in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols is changing his plea
By ADRIAN SAINZ AND JONATHAN MATTISE - Associated Press
Thu,08/22/24-12:21PM , 65 Reads
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A second former Memphis police officer charged with federal civil rights violations in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols last year is changing his not-guilty plea, in a case that sparked outrage and calls for police reform.
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