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La OMS advierte que es probable que haya más casos de viruela del mono (mpox) en Europa en los próximos días y semanas

Julia Hernández (CNN)– La Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) ha advertido que es probable que en los próximos días y semanas se produzcan más casos de viruela del mono (mpox) en Europa. Ahora puedes seguirnos en WhatsApp Channel La advertencia se produjo después de que Suecia confirmara este jueves su primer caso de la

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Josh Hawley, Lucas Kunce clash at Missouri State Fair over lack of debates

By Nick Sloan Click here for updates on this story     SEDALIA, Missouri (KMBC) — Missouri’s U.S. Senate race took center stage at the Governor’s Ham Breakfast today, where incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley and his Democratic challenger Lucas Kunce engaged in an unsanctioned verbal clash over debate formats. Hawley approached his opponent during the

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New Jersey governor’s former chief of staff to replace Menendez, but only until November election

Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy has tapped his former chief of staff to serve temporarily as a U.S. senator to replace convicted Sen. Bob Menendez. Murphy announced George Helmy’s appointment on Friday. Helmy’s term will end when a permanent replacement is elected in November. Democratic Rep. Andy Kim

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Massachusetts governor says deals have been reached to keep some threatened hospitals open

Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey has announced Friday that deals have been reached in principle to transition operations at four hospitals operated by Steward Health Care to new operators. The Healey administration will take control of a fifth hospital through eminent domain to help transition it to a new owner. The

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Belarus’ authoritarian leader pardons 30 out of some 1,400 political prisoners

Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarus’ authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko has pardoned 30 prisoners convicted for taking part in protests. Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, the Belarusian opposition leader-in-exile, has welcomed the move but vowed to keep fighting until each of nearly 1,400 political prisoners in the country is set free. Lukashenko’s office said Friday that he

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COVID-19 is on the upswing in the US

COVID-19 hasn’t gone away, and data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests it’s on the upswing around the country. “We’ve seen these summer increases every summer that COVID-19 has been with us,” said Dr. Amesh Adalja, a Johns Hopkins University infectious disease physician. “What’s different about these cases this summer vs. prior

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Backers of Ohio redistricting measure vow lawsuit over ballot language they call ‘deceitful’

Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Backers of a fall redistricting amendment in Ohio vowed swift legal action Friday, after the state ballot board approved ballot language that they decried as inaccurate, devious and manipulative. The Republican-controlled panel OK’d language that will describe the proposed 15-member citizen redistricting panel as “not elected by or subject

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What to know about the US arrest of a Peruvian gang leader suspected of killing 23 people

Associated Press A South American crime boss wanted in the killings of at least 23 people in Peru was captured this week in New York, three months after U.S. immigration authorities arrested and then released him after he illegally entered the country at the Texas-Mexico border. The arrests Wednesday of Gianfranco Torres-Navarro and his girlfriend,

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