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Americans have gathered on the anniversary to September 11,2001 to remember the nearly 3,000 people who died in New York, Virginia and Pennsylvania

Published 11 September, 2021

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In the 20 years since the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, Americans have gathered on the anniversary to remember the nearly 3,000 people who died in New York, Virginia and Pennsylvania, as well as the first responders who put their lives on the line to save victims.

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Crime/Justice, International news, News

Coast Guard and BVI Authorities Interdict Vessel Near Anegada Attempting to Smuggle $51 Million Worth of Cocaine

Published 6 September, 2021

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The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Richard Etheridge crew offloaded approximately 1,700 kilograms of seized cocaine at Coast Guard Base San Juan Friday  By U.S. COAST GUARD PHOTO

The U.S. Coast Guard has announced that the Coast Guard Cutter Richard Etheridge crew offloaded approximately 1,700 kilograms of seized cocaine at Coast Guard Base San Juan Friday, following the disruption go-fast vessel smuggling attempt by Coast Guard and British Virgin Islands authorities near Anegada, British Virgin Islands.

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12 U.S. Service Members Are Among Those Killed In Explosions Outside Kabul’s Airport

Published 26 August 2021

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Medical staff load an injured man into an ambulance after two powerful explosions outside the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Thursday.
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Two explosions, one just outside the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul and another at the nearby Baron Hotel, caused several casualties Thursday. The attacks came less than a day after the U.S. Embassy warned U.S. citizens to get out of the area. Here’s what we know so far: 

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Health, International news, News

Delta steps up its pressure on employees to get vaccinated

Published 26 August 2021

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Starting Nov. 1, unvaccinated Delta Air Lines employees will be charged more to stay on the company health plan. Credit…Stefani Reynolds for The New York Times

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FDA Approves First COVID-19 Vaccine

Published 24 August 2021

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FDA NEWS RELEASE

FDA Approves First COVID-19 Vaccine

Approval Signifies Key Achievement for Public Health

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccine has been known as the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine, and will now be marketed as Comirnaty (koe-mir’-na-tee), for the prevention of COVID-19 disease in individuals 16 years of age and older. The vaccine also continues to be available under emergency use authorization (EUA), including for individuals 12 through 15 years of age and for the administration of a third dose in certain immunocompromised individuals.

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