An official with the Census Bureau says pre-pandemic poverty levels for kids have returned.
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Popular nasal decongestant doesn’t relieve congestion, FDA experts say
The FDA assembled its outside advisers to take another look at phenylephrine, which became the main drug in over-the-counter decongestants when medicines with an older ingredient – pseudoephedrine – were moved behind pharmacy counters.
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McCarthy directs House panel to open formal Biden impeachment inquiry
The Republican leader is once again at a political crossroads – trying to keep his most conservative lawmakers satisfied and prevent his own ouster.
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About 10,000 people are missing and thousands are feared dead in Libya floods
The startling death and devastation wreaked by Mediterranean storm Daniel pointed to the storm’s intensity, but also the vulnerability of a nation torn apart by chaos for more than a decade.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrives in Russia before an expected meeting with Putin
Kim Jong Un is making his first foreign trip since the COVID-19 pandemic during which North Korea tightly enforced border controls for more than 3 years.
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U.S. approves updated COVID vaccines to rev up protection this fall
The Food and Drug Administration decision opens the newest shots to most Americans even if they’ve never had a coronavirus vaccination.
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Chile president defends democracy 50 years after coup ushered in brutal military dictatorship
The president of Chile issued a fervent defense of democracy on Monday.
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Flooding in eastern Libya after weekend storm leaves 2,000 people feared dead
Entire residential areas were erased along a river that runs down from the mountains through the city center of Derna.
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American researcher has been rescued from deep Turkish cave more than a week after he fell ill
The American was first treated inside the cave by a Hungarian doctor who went down the cave on Sept. 3.
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U.S. moves to advance prisoner swap deal with Iran and release $6 billion in frozen Iranian funds
The deal was expected, but notification marked the first time the administration said it was releasing 5 Iranian prisoners as part of the deal.