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Hospitalized Prince Philip has successful heart procedure

LONDON - Prince Philip has had a successful heart procedure at a London hospital and is expected to remain for several days of "rest and recuperation," Buckingham Palace said Thursday. The palace said...

Mar 4, 2021

EU regulator starts a review of Russia's COVID-19 vaccine

MOSCOW - The European Medicines Agency said it has started a rolling review of Sputnik V, many months after the vaccine was first approved for use in Russia and after dozens of countries around the wo...

Mar 4, 2021

With Biden's backing, Dems revive bill to overhaul policing

WASHINGTON - Cheered on by President Joe Biden, House Democrats hustled to pass the most ambitious effort in decades to overhaul policing nationwide, able to avoid clashing with moderates in their own...

Mar 3, 2021

California to give 40% of vaccine doses to vulnerable areas

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California will begin setting aside 40% of all vaccine doses for the state's most vulnerable neighbourhoods in an effort to inoculate people most at risk from the coronavirus more...

Mar 3, 2021

EU, Britain clash again in latest post-Brexit spat

BRUSSELS - The European Union said Wednesday that Britain's "unilateral action" on trade rules will breach international law and is threatening legal action as post-Brexit tensions continue to escalat...

Mar 3, 2021

Facebook lifts ban on US political, social issue ads

Facebook says it is lifting its ban on political and social-issue ads put in place after the 2020 U.S. presidential election. Political candidates, groups and others will be able to place ads on Faceb...

Mar 3, 2021

Cuomo addresses harassment claims, vows to stay in office

ALBANY, N.Y. - New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo intends to remain in office in the face of sexual harassment allegations that have weakened his support and led to calls for his resignation, he said Wednesda...

Mar 3, 2021

Lawmakers can't cite local examples of trans girls in sports

Legislators in more than 20 states have introduced bills this year that would ban transgender girls from competing on girls' sports teams in public high schools. Yet in almost every case, sponsors can...

Mar 3, 2021

Pandemic puts 1 in 3 nonprofits in financial jeopardy

NEW YORK - More than one-third of U.S. nonprofits are in jeopardy of closing within two years because of the financial harm inflicted by the viral pandemic, according to a study being released Wednesd...

Mar 3, 2021

Palace to investigate after Meghan accused of bullying staff

LONDON - Buckingham Palace said Wednesday it was launching an investigation after a newspaper reported that a former aide had made a bullying allegation against the Duchess of Sussex. The Times of Lon...

Mar 3, 2021