Young Kids Are Now Vaccine-Eligible. Why Doctors Say Parents Shouldn't Wait

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President Trump has spent his first year back in office blurring the lines between business and government. The administration has bought shares in private companies like Intel, NVIDIA, and others involved in mining and energy. President Trump has also publicly pressured CEOs, an ...  Show more

Beth Israel Congregation rebuilds after arson, saying "there's healing that comes"

A week after an arson fire at Mississippi's oldest synagogue, Rachel Myers, a leader of the congregation's religious school, talks about how the congregation is doing and how it will rebuild. It’s not the first time the congregation has been attacked. In the late 1960s, the synag ...  Show more

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