Life-threatening flooding was forecast for parts of eastern North Carolina and southeastern Virginia, but the system is expected to weaken after landfall.
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RSV vaccine recommended during pregnancy as a second option to protect newborns
The shots should be given late in pregnancy but only during RSV season, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.
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Surgeons perform second pig heart transplant, trying to save a dying man
While the next few weeks will be critical, doctors are thrilled at the patient’s early response to the pig organ.
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A flamethrower and comments about book burning ignite a political firestorm in Missouri
A longshot Republican candidate for Missouri governor and his supporters describe his use of a flamethrower at a recent ‘Freedom Fest’ event outside St. Louis as no big deal.
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U.S., China launch economic working groups with aim of easing tensions
China is one of the United States’ biggest trading partners, and economic competition between the 2 nations has increased in recent years.
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Giorgio Napolitano, former Italian president and first ex-Communist in that post, has died at 98
During his long career, Giorgio Napolitano also served as speaker of Parliament’s lower Chamber of Deputies and for 5 years as a lawmaker in the European Parliament.
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Guantanamo judge rules 9/11 defendant unfit for trial after abuse rendered him psychotic
The judge, Col. Matthew McCall, said the incompetency finding for Ramzi bin al-Shibh meant the prosecution of his four co-defendants would continue without him. Al-Shibh remains in custody.
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Tropical Storm Ophelia off the mid-Atlantic coast producing winds just below hurricane force
Forecasters said Ophelia was about 90 miles south of Cape Lookout, North Carolina, and heading north-northwest at 12 mph., on Friday night.
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Sen. Menendez, wife indicted on bribe charges as probe finds cash, $100,000 in gold bars, prosecutors say
The latest indictment is unrelated to the earlier charges that alleged he accepted lavish gifts to pressure government officials on behalf of a Florida doctor.
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Asylum-seekers adapt to U.S. immigration changes, again overwhelm border agents
After a dip in illegal crossings that followed policy changes in May, the Biden administration is again on its heels.