Top news of the week: 06.09.2022.
Argentinians march for Cristina Kirchner after vice-president survives assassination bid
Tens of thousands take to the streets to condemn political violence and show support for vice-president a day after shock attack
UK approves second Covid vaccine targeting Omicron variant
Pfizer/BioNTech ‘bivalent’ booster, targeting original and Omicron variants, approved along with Moderna jab
US life expectancy dropped in 2021 for second consecutive year
In the first two years of the Covid-19 pandemic, the estimated US lifespan has shortened by nearly three years
US life expectancy plunged again in 2021, down nearly a year
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. life expectancy dropped for the second consecutive year in 2021, falling by nearly a year from 2020, according to a government report being released Wednesday. In the ...
Oregon psychiatric hospital must cap stays for defendants
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that the Oregon State Hospital must limit the amount of time it can hold patients charged with crimes, in a bid to create space at the ...
‘It’s a completely new day’: the rise of Indigenous films and TV shows
Successes such as Prey and Reservation Dogs highlight an important shift for a community who have been demonised and under-represented on screen
States tapping historic surpluses for tax cuts and rebates
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Stoked by the largest surplus in state history, Missouri's Republican-led Legislature devised a $500 million plan to send one-time tax refunds to millions of ...
‘Good luck enforcing it’: New York debuts Times Square gun-free zone
In response to a US supreme court ruling lifting concealed-carry restrictions a state law bans firearms in sensitive areas