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Relatives and advocates are calling for federal authorities to relax restrictions in long-term care institutions and grant special status to “essential caregivers” — family members or friends who provide critically important hands-on care — so they have the op... More »
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Xiomara was already having labor pains when she presented herself to U.S. Border Patrol officials to make a claim for asylum. She had fled gang violence in El Salvador six months earlier, working under the table in Mexico to afford bus tickets for her and her ... More »
The international police agency says smuggling ring brought counterfeit shots from China to South Africa More »
My husband had an affair and, after we split up, I also had another partner. Now we are reconciled, but it still seems to be affecting usMy husband and I have been married for almost eight years. In 2019, after a period in which we rarely had sex, he went behi... More »
Pediatric hospitals are creating clinics for the increasing number of children reporting lingering covid symptoms similar to those that plague some adults long after they have recovered. More »
It is wrong that vulnerable people can be reliant on potentially infected nurses and care workers when a vaccine is availableCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageIt is an irony of the UK vaccine rollout that, as healthcare workers inocul... More »
Texas threatened to slash Dallas County's vaccine doses if it prioritized vaccines for the mostly Black and Latino people in medically vulnerable zip codes More »
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Green shoots and spring buds tell us that life goes on, despite the Covid crisis, and that we will know joy againI’ve been trying to think of songs about spring, but the ones that have come to mind – Nina’s Simone’s I Get Along Without You Very Well (Except So... More »
Essential poll finds two-thirds believe government more interested in protecting itself than women. Follow all the latest news and updates, live 9.10pm GMT Looks like people in Cairns might be in for some rough weather this morning with residents bracing for w... More »
