The pot farm next door: Black market weed operations inundate California suburb, cops say
By Rob Kuznia, Scott Glover, Yahya Abou-Ghazala, Kyung Lah and Yong Xiong, CNN Antioch, California (CNN) — Just after dawn on a recent spring…
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Frances Tiafoe rallies to defeat Ben Shelton in US Open thriller and will next face Alexei Popyrin
By Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — After a hard-fought comeback win in a five-set thriller against fellow American Ben Shelton in the third round at…
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How did we get pumpkin spice everything?
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Nothing says fall like a pumpkin spice latte. And over the past decade, that sentiment now includes…
Continue Reading Otra gran sorpresa sacude el US Open
Julia Hernández (CNN) — Una noche después de que el No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz fuera sorprendido por el no sembrado Botic van de Zandschulp en sets…
Continue Reading ‘Nothing is left’: Israel’s military tells Gaza residents to go home but they find only rubble
By Mohammad Al Sawalhi, Abeer Salman and Tim Lister, CNN Deir Al Balah, Gaza (CNN) — For the first time since the Israeli military began ground…
Continue Reading Teams across the US hold moments of silence as sports community mourns NHL star Johnny Gaudreau and his brother
By Homero De la Fuente and Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — Beloved NHL star Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew were honored around the sports…
Continue Reading Japan lodges formal protest over Chinese survey ship entering its territorial waters
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan lodged a formal protest via China’s embassy against what it called an incursion by a Chinese survey ship into…
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Fact check: New Trump ad uses edited quote to attack nonexistent Harris immigration proposal
By Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — A new television ad from former President Donald Trump’s campaign piles deception upon deception to…
Continue Reading Helicopter goes missing in Russia’s Far East with 22 people believed onboard
Rescuers are searching for a helicopter that went missing in Russia’s far east with 22 people on board. The Mi-8 helicopter took off on Saturday…
Continue Reading Desaparecieron durante semanas. Ahora Rusia dice que detuvo a dos hombres colombianos sospechosos de luchar por Ucrania
Julia Hernández (CNN) — Las autoridades rusas afirman haber detenido a dos colombianos sospechosos de combatir para el ejército ucraniano, un…
Continue Reading De Mazar a Manhattan: cómo una joven pareja escapó de los talibanes en Afganistán
Julia Hernández (CNN) — En lo más profundo de la selva del infame Tapón del Darién, en Panamá, un abogado y una dentista afganos seguían…
Continue Reading 6 people hurt in a knife attack on a bus in Germany. No political or religious motive seen
BERLIN (AP) — Police arrested a 32-year-old woman after six people were hurt in a knife attack on a bus headed to a festival in western Germany.…
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Three blood biomarkers may give women a picture of their heart disease risk decades in advance, study shows
By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Measuring the levels of three biomarkers in blood in midlife may give women a clearer picture of their risk of…
Continue Reading From Mazar to Manhattan: How a young couple escaped the Taliban in Afghanistan
By Monica Haider, CNN (CNN) — Deep in the jungle in Panama’s infamous Darien Gap, a lawyer and a dentist from Afghanistan kept pushing. With…
Continue Reading Authorities work to identify human remains found in concrete ‘bunker’ under missing California couple’s neighbor’s home
By Dalia Faheid, Jay Croft and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Authorities investigating the disappearance of a California couple are working to…
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End of an era: The big change coming to European travel in November
By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — In travel news this week: an accidental megadeal on first-class tickets, the world’s best-connected…
Continue Reading Trump y el fiscal especial difieren sobre cómo proceder en el caso de subversión electoral
Julia Hernández (CNN) — El expresidente Donald Trump y el fiscal especial Jack Smith están en desacuerdo sobre cómo debe avanzar el caso de…
Continue Reading Erling Haaland has the ‘all-round combination’ of a great center forward, says Gary Lineker
By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — After two seasons, Premier League defenses are still grappling with the same question: how do you stop Erling…
Continue Reading Catholics face a shortage of priests. But one Indonesian seminary is overwhelmed with applicants
Associated Press MAUMERE, Indonesia (AP) — Arnoldus Yansen thought for certain he was going to become a Catholic priest, just like his older…
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10 unscrupulous scams that target senior citizens
Spokeo warns to watch out for numerous senior citizen scams that target their hard-earned…
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Cities where Millennials and Gen Z have the highest credit card debt
Experian looks into the where and the why behind rising credit card debt among Millennials and Gen Z across the…
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Trust in telehealth is on the rise: Nearly 3/4 of Gen Z report using a telehealth service
Hers conducted a study in 2024 to help determine if telehealth has become a back-to-school basic for the collegiate…
Continue Reading Vietnamese helping victims of Agent Orange used by US troops in Vietnam War among Magsaysay winners
Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Vietnamese doctor who has helped seek justice for victims of the powerful defoliant dioxin “Agent…
Continue Reading Novak Djokovic stunned in third round of the US Open by Alexei Popyrin
By Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — There’s been another massive upset at the US Open. One night after No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz was stunned by unseeded…
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Young girls are using anti-aging products they see on social media. The harm is more than skin deep
AP Education Writer SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — When she was in fifth grade, Scarlett Goddard Strahan started to worry about getting wrinkles. By the…
Continue Reading With men at the front lines, women watch over Ukraine’s night sky for Russian drones
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — When the air raid siren bellows in the dead of night, the women in arms rush to duty. Barely two months since…
Continue Reading Which skin care products should young girls use? Dermatologists recommend this simple routine
AP Education Writer Girls are bombarded on social media with advice from influencers touting elaborate skin care routines with high-priced serums,…
Continue Reading Japan wants its hardworking citizens to try a 4-day workweek
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan, a nation so hardworking its language has a term for literally working oneself to death, is trying to address a…
Continue Reading In South Africa’s richest area, mother-to-baby HIV transmission is a concern despite free prevention
Associated Press PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — It’s a worrying question for health officials in one of the richest and most developed areas…
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Friday high school football scores – August 30
Area high school football scores for Eastern Idaho and…
Continue Reading Young girls are using anti-aging products they see on social media. The harm is more than skin deep
AP Education Writer SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — When she was in fifth grade, Scarlett Goddard Strahan started to worry about getting wrinkles. By the…
Continue Reading 9 days, 640,000 children, 1.3M doses. The plan to vaccinate Gaza’s young against polio
Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The U.N. health agency and partners are launching a campaign starting Sunday to vaccinate 640,000 Palestinian…
Continue Reading Harris and Trump offer starkly different visions on climate change and energy
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As the Earth sizzled through a summer with four of the hottest days ever measured, Vice President Kamala Harris…
Continue Reading Women behind bars are often survivors of abuse. A series of new laws aim to reduce their sentences
Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Advocates for domestic violence survivors in Illinois celebrated earlier this month when Gov. JB Pritzker signed a…
Continue Reading Brazil blocks Musk’s X after company refuses to name local representative amid feud with judge
Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil started blocking Elon Musk’s social media platform X early Saturday, making it largely inaccessible on…
Continue Reading Trump courts conservative male influencers to try to reach younger men
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — At first glance, there’s little that a 78-year-old former president and a 23-year-old internet personality…
Continue Reading They vanished for weeks. Now Russia says it detained two Colombian men on suspicion of fighting for Ukraine
By Tara John, Stefano Pozzebon, Mariya Knight and Maija-Liisa Ehlinger, CNN (CNN) — Russian authorities say they have detained two Colombian…
Continue Reading Northern Israeli students face uncertain school year as conflict with Hezbollah persists
By Nadeen Ebrahim, Sarah Boxer and Jim Sciutto, CNN Rosh Pina and Kibbutz Magal, Israel (CNN) — With one year left until graduation,…
Continue Reading Defending champion Novak Djokovic is shocked at the US Open one night after Carlos Alcaraz’s loss
AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Defending champion Novak Djokovic has lost at the U.S. Open one night after Carlos Alcaraz did. Djokovic bowed out…
Continue Reading Trump team will seek dismissal of federal election subversion case as each side mulls the next steps
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for Donald Trump intend to urge a judge to dismiss the federal election subversion case against the…
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Hot weekend ahead with thunderstorms possible for Labor Day
Sunny for Saturday with high temperatures in the upper 80’s and lower 90’s. Light winds from the west at 5-10 mph. More smoke will drift in from…
Continue Reading Trump pushes for lengthy pre-trial process in election subversion case as special counsel leaves schedule to judge
By Tierney Sneed and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump and special counsel Jack Smith are at odds over how the election…
Continue Reading Floods in Yemen kill nearly 100, damage thousands of homes
Avery Schmitz, Nyah Peebles, Associated Press (CNN/AP) — Severe floods have killed at least 97 people in Yemen over the past month and deepened…
Continue Reading Fuerzas de EE.UU. y de seguridad iraquíes matan a 15 agentes de ISIS en una redada en Iraq, según el ejército estadounidense
Andrea Saint Martin (CNN) — Fuerzas de EE.UU. y de seguridad iraquíes mataron a más de una decena de agentes de ISIS en una redada en la…
Continue Reading El cohete Falcon 9 de SpaceX tiene autorización para volar nuevamente con dos misiones de alto perfil por delante
Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN) — El cohete más prolífico del mundo, el SpaceX Falcon 9, recibió autorización para volar nuevamente,…
Continue Reading Seven US troops injured during Iraq raid that killed 15 ISIS operatives
By Haley Britzky, Mary Kay Mallonee and Hamdi Alkhshali, CNN (CNN) — Seven US troops were injured in a raid in Iraq on Thursday that killed 15…
Continue Reading Así se vivió una jornada de apagones en Venezuela
Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — Este viernes, la falta de electricidad afectó a todos los estados de Venezuela, de acuerdo con el…
Continue Reading 7 US troops hurt in a raid with Iraqi forces that left 15 suspected militants dead
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United States military and Iraq have launched a joint raid targeting suspected Islamic…
Continue Reading Ministro de Defensa de Ucrania dice a CNN que presentó a funcionarios de EE.UU. una lista de objetivos dentro de Rusia
Andrea Saint Martin (CNN) — El ministro de Defensa de Ucrania, Rustem Umerov, dijo a CNN que el gobierno de Estados Unidos todavía está…
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Roadside executions the latest grim chapter for Pakistan’s oldest insurgency
By Sophia Saifi, CNN (CNN) — Truck driver Munir Ahmed was motoring along a darkened highway after a long day unloading sacks of rice in…
Continue Reading Yemen’s Houthi rebels fire 2 missiles at a container ship as an oil tanker burns
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Yemen’s Houthi rebels have fired two missiles targeting a Liberian-flagged container ship in…
Continue Reading Storm Shanshan slowly moves across Japan as officials warn of torrential rains in major cities
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Tropical Storm Shanshan is slowly making its way into central Japan, halting trains and leaving underground passages…
Continue Reading Maui judge agrees to ask state Supreme Court about barriers to $4B wildfire settlement
Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — The Hawaii Supreme Court will be asked to weigh in on an issue that threatens to thwart a $4 billion settlement in…
Continue Reading Judge rejects claims that generative AI tanked political conspiracy case against Fugees rapper Pras
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A judge has rejected a push for a new trial in a multimillion-dollar political conspiracy case against rapper…
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Woman, child and pets rescued from sailboat after being stranded 925 miles off Honolulu during Hurricane Gilma
By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — As Hurricane Gilma raged in the Pacific, the Coast Guard in Hawaii received a distress call from a sailboat left…
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Oregon ban on hard-to-trace ghost guns goes into effect Sunday
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — So-called ghost guns, privately made firearms that don’t have serial numbers and are largely untraceable, will be…
Continue Reading Ataque israelí a convoy de ayuda deja al menos 4 palestinos muertos en Gaza
Andrea Saint Martin (CNN) — Un ataque israelí contra un vehículo humanitario en Gaza dejó cuatro personas muertas, en medio de confusión…
Continue Reading Suspect in abduction and sexual assault of 9-year-old girl dies in car crash while fleeing police
NEW YORK (AP) — A man suspected of abducting a 9-year-old girl from a New York City supermarket and sexually assaulting her has been killed in a…
Continue Reading Mexican drug lord Osiel Cárdenas Guillén has been released from a US prison and may be deported
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Osiel Cárdenas Guillén, one of Mexico’s most-feared drug lords, has been released from a U.S. prison after…
Continue Reading Trump says he’ll vote to uphold Florida abortion ban after seeming to signal he’d support repeal
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump now says he will vote no on a Florida ballot measure that would repeal the state’s six-week…
Continue Reading Los Institutos Nacionales de la Salud cancelan la investigación sobre el “síndrome de La Habana”, por coacción poco ética a los participantes
Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Los Institutos Nacionales de la Salud (NIH, por sus siglas en inglés) informaron el viernes de que ponen fin a su…
Continue Reading “No hay ni para el papel higiénico”: trabajadores de canal incautado Gamavisión en Ecuador inician huelga por falta de pago
Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — La situación interna del canal Gamavisión de Ecuador, que inició operaciones en el país en 1977 y…
Continue Reading SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket cleared to fly again with two high-profile missions ahead
By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — The world’s most frequently launched rocket — the SpaceX Falcon 9 — is cleared to fly again, federal…
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High School Football Preview: Week One
Week One of the 2024 high school football season has arrived in East Idaho, including several match-ups of…
Continue Reading Man arrested in Colorado dog breeder’s killing, but the puppies are still missing
Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Authorities say a man suspected in the killing of a Colorado dog breeder found dead last week has been arrested. The…
Continue Reading Navajo Nation adopts changes to tribal law regulating the transportation of uranium across its land
Associated Press The Navajo Nation has approved emergency legislation meant to strengthen a tribal law that regulates the transportation of…
Continue Reading Kosovo shuts down 5 Serbian governing structures in the north and US reacts with alarm
Associated Press PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo authorities have closed the ethnic Serb minority’s so-called parallel institutions in five…
Continue Reading Authorities identify suspect in killing of Colorado dog breeder
By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — A suspect has been identified in the death of Paul Peavey, a Colorado dog breeder found dead on Saturday. The Clear…
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Ukrainian defense minister tells CNN ‘I hope we were heard’ after presenting list of targets inside Russia to US officials
By Michael Conte and Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov told CNN the Biden administration is still…
Continue Reading Jewish students at Columbia faced hostile environment during pro-Palestinian protests, report finds
Associated Press A new report from Columbia University’s antisemitism task force describes a hostile climate for Jewish and Israeli students at the…
Continue Reading Oregon law rolling back drug decriminalization set to take effect and make possession a crime again
Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s experiment with drug decriminalization is coming to an end Sunday. A new law set to take effect…
Continue Reading Trump solicita aplazar de nuevo la sentencia por el pago de dinero por silencio en Nueva York, esta vez citando una nueva acusación de subversión electoral
Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El equipo legal de Donald Trump está pidiendo que se retrase la sentencia y cualquier otra acción sustantiva en…
Continue Reading Women’s college in Virginia bars transgender students based on founder’s will from 1900
Associated Press Sweet Briar College in Virginia has instituted an admissions policy that bars transgender women next school year. The decision makes…
Continue Reading Police say a man will face charges after storming into the press area at a Trump rally
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Police said Saturday that a man will face misdemeanor charges after he stormed into the press area at Donald Trump’s…
Continue Reading Liberan al narcotraficante mexicano Osiel Cárdenas de prisión en Estados Unidos
Andrea Saint Martin (CNN Español) — Osiel Cárdenas, exlíder del cártel del Golfo en México, fue liberado de prisión este viernes,…
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NIH cancels ‘Havana syndrome’ research, citing unethical coercion of participants
By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — The National Institutes of Health said Friday that it is stopping its research of what’s commonly known as…
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Local news icons honored for their years in broadcasting
On Friday, the Idaho History of Broadcasting Foundation honored Jay Hildebrandt and Karole Honas for their service to the community at a luncheon in…
Continue Reading Israeli strike kills at least four Palestinians leading aid convoy in Gaza
By Radina Gigova, CNN (CNN) — An Israeli strike on a humanitarian vehicle in Gaza has left four people dead amid confusion over the convoy’s…
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Argentina arrests man accused of links to 1978 killing by leftwing terror group
By Mauricio Torres, CNNE (CNN) — Authorities in Argentina have arrested a man on decades-old allegations of involvement in a militant Marxist…
Continue Reading Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.; Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colo. ___ NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Sen.…
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Surfer rescued in critical condition at San Francisco’s Ocean Beach
By Dave Pehling Click here for updates on this story California (KPIX) — Emergency responders pulled a surfer from the…
Continue Reading Thieves empty safe at Mikuni as Sacramento police notice uptick in downtown burglaries
By Ashley Sharp Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KOVR) — Mikuni sushi bar in midtown…
Continue Reading Alemania deporta a 28 afganos tras presentar un nuevo paquete de medidas de seguridad
Alexandra Ferguson Berlín (CNN) — Un vuelo de deportación con destino a Afganistán que transportaba a 28 ciudadanos afganos partió de…
Continue Reading California aprueba un proyecto de ley que prohíbe seis sustancias químicas relacionadas con problemas de conducta en los niños
Sofía Benavides (CNN) — La Legislatura de California aprobó un proyecto de ley con apoyo bipartidista que prohíbe el uso del colorante rojo…
Continue Reading On the first day without X, many Brazilians say they feel disconnected from the world
Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — The blocking of social media platform X in Brazil has divided users and politicians over the legitimacy of the…
Continue Reading A measure to repeal a private school tuition funding law in Nebraska will make the November ballot
Associated Press Nebraska’s top election official says organizers have collected enough signatures to ask voters to repeal a new law that uses…
Continue Reading Columbia task force finds ‘troubling’ pattern of behavior toward Jewish students on campus
By Omar Jimenez, CNN (CNN) — In a new report from Columbia University’s antisemitism task force, a student described the situation on campus…
Continue Reading Judge allows smoking to continue in Atlantic City casinos, dealing blow to workers
Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey judge has ruled that smoking will be allowed to continue in Atlantic City’s casinos.…
Continue Reading Donald Trump moves to halt hush money proceedings, sentencing after asking federal court to step in
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s lawyers are moving to halt proceedings in his New York hush money criminal case and postpone next…
Continue Reading Los Angeles to pay $9.5M in settlement over 2018 death of woman during police shootout with gunman
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Attorneys say the city of Los Angeles will pay $9.5 million to settle a lawsuit by relatives of a woman killed by police during…
Continue Reading Trump wants to make the GOP a ‘leader’ on IVF. Republicans’ actions make that a tough sell
Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is vowing to force health insurance companies or the federal…
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Trump again asks to delay NY hush money sentencing, this time citing new election subversion indictment
By Lauren del Valle and Paula Reid, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump’s legal team is asking to delay sentencing and any other substantive actions in…
Continue Reading Georgia man dies after a police dog bites him during a chase by a state trooper
MOULTRIE, Ga. (AP) — A south Georgia man has died after he was bitten by a police K-9 during a pursuit last week. The Georgia Bureau of…
Continue Reading Nursing home oversight would be tightened under a bill passed in Massachusetts
Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts lawmakers have approved a bill designed to strengthen the state’s oversight of nursing homes,…
Continue Reading Child abuse images removed from AI image-generator training source, researchers say
AP Technology Writer Artificial intelligence researchers said Friday that they have deleted more than 2,000 web links to suspected child sexual abuse…
Continue Reading Memphis City Council sues to reinstate gun control measures on November ballot
Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The Memphis City Council is suing the commission that oversees the city’s elections for removing three gun…
Continue Reading Ataque ruso mata a un menor en un parque infantil de Járkiv, según autoridades ucranianas
Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Un ataque mortal en la ciudad ucraniana de Járkiv este viernes mató a una niña en un parque infantil y dejó a…
Continue Reading Alabama anti-DEI law shuts Black Student Union office, queer resource center at flagship university
The Associated Press/Report For America TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — The University of Alabama shuttered the offices of the Black Student Union and a…
Continue Reading Family of man killed by SUV on interstate after being shocked by a Taser reaches $5M settlement
Associated Press DENVER (AP) — The family of a man who was hit and killed by an SUV on a Colorado interstate after a sheriff’s deputy shocked him…
Continue Reading US clears updated COVID shots from Novavax, adding a 3rd fall vaccine option
U.S. regulators have cleared a third updated COVID-19 vaccine for this fall, shots made by Novavax Inc. Already, Pfizer and Moderna are shipping…
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