Yahoo Movies Study examines COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness preventing severe disease
The new study compared how likely they were to go into the hospital, based on how many vaccine shots they had and when.
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Raleigh News and ObserverNC State Wolfpack holding ‘Victory Over Cancer’ baseball game Sunday as fundraiser
Pack coach Elliott Avent says game will raise funds to help fight pediatric cancer and has enlisted support of former Wolfpack star Trea Turner and his wife.
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FOREX-Japan's yen tumbles to 34-year low; US dollar gains after inflation data
The dollar surged to a fresh 34-year high against the yen on Friday, bolstered in part by U.S. inflation data that showed no signs of easing, coming in line with forecasts and affirming expectations that the Federal Reserve will likely delay cutting interest rates to later this year. The dollar's peak against the yen came after the Bank of Japan kept interest rates steady at its end of its two-day policy meeting, although it flagged future rate hikes.
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The best things we saw this week: Tyler Duffey returns to the mound for Kansas City
The Royals' reliever was diagnosed with melanoma during spring training.
- People
King Charles to Return to Public Duties as Palace Shares Major Update on His Health amid Cancer Treatment
The King, 75, will visit a cancer treatment center with Queen Camilla as the palace says he is "greatly encouraged to be resuming some public-facing duties"
- People
60-Year-Old Lawyer Makes History by Being Crowned Miss Universe Buenos Aires
Alejandra Rodríguez, a lawyer and journalist, will now compete for the Miss Universe Argentina title
- Miami Herald
Luther Campbell teased a bid for Congress. He didn’t follow through
The 2 Live Crew frontman, better known as “Uncle Luke,” missed a crucial deadline to challenge Democratic U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick in Florida’s 20th congressional district.
- CBC
Nearly 23% of the Canadian population reported food insecurity in 2022
Nearly nine million Canadians lived in food insecure households in 2022, with 22.9 per cent of the population reporting some form of food insecurity, according to a Statistics Canada report released Friday.The data agency wrote in its annual Canadian Income Survey that 8.7 million people lived in households that reported some kind of food insecurity.That was an increase of 1.8 million people from the previous year, when the rate was 18.4 per cent. It marked the second consecutive year of increas
- BBC
MP hits out at 'spoilt middle-class climate clowns'
A Cumbrian MP's office is plastered in posters by Just Stop Oil protesters, leading to arrests.
- The Independent
King Charles - live: Palace shares news on monarch’s cancer treatment as he sets return date for public duties
Doctors ‘sufficiently pleased with progress so far’ to allow 75-year-old to step up work again
- The Independent
Expert describes devastating effects of bird flu as traces of virus are found in fifth of US milk
The disease has been detected in dozens of herds in eight states
- People
Linda Evangelista, Christy Turlington, Cindy Crawford and Naomi Campbell Reunite in “Super”-Chic Looks
The legendary group of supermodels looked runway-ready to discuss the new documentary about their careers
- The Independent
OJ Simpson’s official cause of death revealed
The disgraced former NFL star previously revealed he had been diagnosed with an unspecified form of cancer last year
- Associated Press
Flight attendant indicted in attempt to record teen girl in airplane bathroom
An American Airlines flight attendant was indicted Thursday after authorities said he tried to secretly record video of a 14-year-old girl using an airplane bathroom last September. Police have also alleged that Estes Carter Thompson III, 36, of Charlotte, North Carolina, had recordings of four other girls using lavatories on an aircraft where he worked. Thompson was indicted on one count of attempted sexual exploitation of children and one count of possession of images of child sexual abuse depicting a prepubescent minor.
- The Telegraph
Golf indulging LIV rebels with Ryder Cup carrot leaves sour taste
“That’s it, mate.” You had to admire the succinctness with which Sir Nick Faldo framed one of golf’s most intractable conundrums. Asked once whether Europe’s LIV rebels should ever represent the continent at a Ryder Cup again, the veteran of 11 such contests replied: “The bottom line is they knew what they were doing. They wanted to take the money and run. That’s it, they are done. You couldn’t leave your company, go off and work for a rival, then two years later say, ‘Oh well, I’ll come back.’”
- People
Quvenzhané Wallis Still ‘Checks in’ with Jamie Foxx 10 Years After “Annie”: ‘He’s Always Cracking Jokes’ (Exclusive)
Meeting Jamie Foxx on the 2014 movie musical ‘Annie,’ Quvenzhané Wallis recalls, “He broke the ice immediately”
- People
Twenty One Pilots' Tyler Joseph and Wife Jenna Welcome Third Baby, Son Tommy
The couple is also parents to daughters Rosie Robert, 4, and Junie Belle, 2
- Yahoo News Canada
2024 Hot Docs 'An Unfinished Journey': 4 women leaders who fled Afghanistan fighting against gender apartheid
An Unfinished Journey part of the 2024 Hot Docs Festival documents four women who resettled in Canada After the 2021 Taliban take over in Afghanistan.
- Local Journalism Initiative
Ignace voting on potential nuclear waste facility
IGNACE — Residents and property owners began voting just after midnight Friday on whether they support Ignace moving forward as a potential host community for a nuclear waste repository. Online and in-person, individuals aged 16 and over may cast a ballot on whether the township should “continue participating in the process.” A consulting firm will use the results as data for a report to Ignace council on the degree of “community willingness.” Laura Tanguay, a doctoral candidate in environmental
- Fort Worth Star-Telegram
North Texas under a flood watch until Sunday afternoon, says the NWS
Get the latest information on the current flood watch with our updates
- People
Caleb Williams Shows Off His Style at NFL Draft: ‘I Paint My Nails, I Wear Unique Things’
The top overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft described his look for the big night as "subtle" and "classy"