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The Differences Between the Two Polio Vaccines—and the New One on the Horizon

Before this year, polio didn’t feel like an urgent threat. The disease was eradicated in the U.S. in 1979, and thanks to a global vaccination campaign, it’s endemic (though far from widespread) in just two countries—Pakistan and Afghanistan. But the

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Fed Meeting Today Live: Fed Hikes Interest Rates 0.75 Percentage Point, Dow Rises 200 Points – The Wall Street Journal

Fed Meeting Today Live: Fed Hikes Interest Rates 0.75 Percentage Point, Dow Rises 200 Points  The Wall Street Journal LIVE: Chair Powell speaks after Fed raises interest rate by 0.75 percentage point — 11/02/22  CNBC Television Live updates: Stocks rise after Fed

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In Louisiana, Democrats seize on abortion to motivate voters

Experts will be watching the midterm results to see how much the renewed focus on abortion has shifted the political landscape in Louisiana and whether the results reflect opposition to the state’s strict ban.

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Abortion rights protesters briefly interrupt Supreme Court arguments

It was the first courtroom disruption since the court’s decision in June that stripped away women’s constitutional protections for abortion after nearly a half-century under Roe v. Wade.

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White House says North Korea is covertly shipping artillery to Russia

National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said Wednesday the U.S. believes North Korea is “trying to make it appear as though they’re being sent to countries in the Middle East or North Africa.”

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Bolsonaro supporters call on Brazil’s military to keep him in power

Thousands of people who back the far-right president gathered outside one of the army’s eight regional headquarters a day after Bolsonaro stopped short of conceding the election but authorized his chief of staff to begin the transition process.

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Danish leader quits in bid to form broader coalition despite party win

In theory, the Social Democratic leader could have stayed in power as head of a minority government. But she said she would stick to campaign promises to try to form a broader coalition with parties on the center-right.

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White House deletes tweet after Twitter adds ‘context’ note – POLITICO

White House deletes tweet after Twitter adds ‘context’ note  POLITICO White House shamed into deleting Social Security boast after Twitter fact-check  New York Post White House deletes tweet giving Biden credit for social security increases  The Hill White House deletes tweet flagged by

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Many of world’s poorest countries are the least polluting but the most climate-vulnerable. Here’s what they want at COP27

Many of the world’s most climate-vulnerable countries have done little to cause climate change, yet they are experiencing extreme heat waves, floods and other climate-related disasters. They want wealthier nations – historically the biggest sources of greenhouse gas emissions –

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Many of world’s poorest countries are the least polluting but the most climate-vulnerable. Here’s what they want at COP27

Many of the world’s most climate-vulnerable countries have done little to cause climate change, yet they are experiencing extreme heat waves, floods and other climate-related disasters. They want wealthier nations – historically the biggest sources of greenhouse gas emissions –

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