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The new drug will be the first COVID-19 treatment that can be taken from home in capsule form. The FDA’s panel voted 13-10 to approve the drug and determined that the benefits of the drug outweighed the risks. Such risks include potential birth defects in pregnant women. Furthermore, the panel specified one key demographic that Merck’s pill should be given to. The panel recommended that the molnupiravir pill be used for immunocompromised adults, including people who have conditions such as asthma and obesity....

Scientists who conducted an online review of the shot said that there were lapses in the data provided by J&J as well as little information on the booster’s effectiveness against the highly contagious Delta variant. The shaky evaluation comes ahead of discussions Thursday and Friday when an FDA advisory panel is scheduled to convene and ultimately recommend whether or not the Moderna and J&J vaccines need a booster dose. If it does recommend a booster for J&J, the agency will also need to decide whether recipients should get the shot two months or six months after initial vaccination....

A year before, my children had to deal with the aftermath of 9-11: living in Washington, D.C., they had to contend with the roar of low-flying fighter jets and helicopters crisscrossing over our house, tanks in the streets, tales of families who had suitcases packed and escape routes planned in case Washington came under fire again. Then came the anthrax scare and my warnings to them not to touch the mail....

Now, age is no longer a number as Hadary rose magnificently to save two penalties in the 4-3 shootout victory. It wasn’t just in the lottery of the shootout that the keeper proved his heroism. Just before the end of full time, he made a brilliant save from Banou Diawara’s effort. That was soon after denying Bertrand Traoré’s dangerous free-kick. Hadary was single-handedly carrying his nation through. A key attribute for the team is that they didn’t concede a single goal in this Afcon, until Aristide Bancé scored for Burkina Faso in the 73rd minute....

The tournament will feature Angola, Zimbabwe, South Africa as well as the hosts, Zambia and it will be played from 21 to 24 March in Ndola. Some Bucs fans will be keen to see how Shonga and Mulenga perform for their national team having caught the eye of the Soweto giants’ scouts while playing for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) champions. Shonga joined the Buccaneers from Zambian Super League outfit Nkwazi FC in September after impressing in Chipolopolo colours during the 2017 Cosafa Cup....

In a CBS 60 Minutes interview Sunday, Powell expressed his belief that domestic economy recovery from the pandemic might not happen until late 2021. “People will go back to work. Unemployment will get back down,” he said. “We’ll get through this. It may take a while. It may take a period of time. It could stretch through the end of next year. We really don’t know.” “This is a time of great suffering and difficulty,” Powell continued, “and it’s come on us so quickly and with such force, that you really can’t put into words the pain people are feeling and the uncertainty they’re realizing....

“What Congress has done to date has been remarkably timely and forceful,” the central bank’s chairman testified to lawmakers on the Senate Banking Committee. “I do think we need to take a step back and ask over time: Is it enough?” There is “the risk of longer term damage to the economy,” he added, saying the Federal Reserve “may need to do more, and Congress may as well.” Powell’s testimony came amid an ongoing partisan political debate centered on whether state and local governments need more relief than the $150 billion they have already received so they can supplement budget shortfalls and maintain local government employees, such as teachers and first responders....

U.S. District Court Judge Sarah E. Pitlyk denied a request from Ranata Frank, a homeless woman residing at the Market Street encampments across from City Hall, to temporarily block planned removals as the case was being litigated. ArchCity Defenders, a non-profit civil rights group, represented Frank and sought to have the case classified as a class-action lawsuit representing all of the encampment’s homeless residents. The group told Newsweek in a statement that it could not comment on pending litigation, but that it stands by “the lived experiences of those who are currently homeless in St....

The decision from U.S. District Court Judge Joan B. Gottschall denied a petition from the state to put in for an intermediate appeal of an earlier decision rather than wait for a final judgement to be rendered by the court, which is when appeals are usually filed. The case concerns three Illinois residents who filed a federal civil rights lawsuit in October 2018 against Illinois, the governor and the State Police alleging a failure to protect African American children from trauma caused by pervasive gun violence in black communities....

U.S. District Court Judge Stephen V. Wilson found that the Los Angeles City Council enacted the rule, which took effect in April, to “suppress” the speech of the NRA and its sponsors or business affiliations. The temporary hold prevents the city from enforcing the rule until the case is fully heard before the court. The City of Los Angeles did not respond to Newsweek’s request for comment about how it plans to pursue the case....

The Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act passed in the House with a narrow bipartisan margin, with 220 lawmakers in support and 204 opposed. Three Republicans—Representatives Matt Gaetz of Florida, Brian Mast of Florida and Tom McClintock of California—voted in support, along with the vast majority of Democrats. Democratic Representatives Henry Cuellar of Texas and Chris Pappas of New Hampshire joined the majority of GOP House members in opposing the legislation....

East Bengal started their game against Churchill Brothers in dominant fashion. They looked set to take all the plaudits but a late goal from Ansumana Kromah meant the team from Kolkata had to settle for a point despite dominating the majority of the game. East Bengal are coming on the back of a disappointing league campaign. The Red and Golds looked certain to mount a serious title challenge early on in the season but the promise failed to blossom as Aizawl FC took the league by storm....

The investigation was conducted by the Marshals Service’s Missing Child Unit and Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force, along with Georgia state and local authorities and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). Authorities were able to rescue 26 children and safely locate a further 13 children. There were nine “criminal associates” arrested during the operation. “When we track down fugitives, it’s a good feeling to know that we’re putting the bad guy behind bars....

Researchers from the German Centre of Gerontology analyzed three years of data from over 5,000 participants from the German Aging Survey. The survey asked its participants, who were 40 years old and older, questions that fell into the three following categories: Functional age: Whether subjects had any limitations in completing 10 everyday activities, including bathingSubjective age: How old the subjects of the survey feel versus their chronological agePerceived stress: If the subjects had issues in their life that they felt were overwhelming...

The girl in the video (who also appears to be the one filming) screams, “Oh my God,” before calling out for the one person the pup knows well enough to stop biting: Mom. Immediately, Sadie backs off and sits on the carpet as if none of it ever happened. “That’s what I thought,” the girl says. The feisty dog then jumps onto a nearby recliner chair with her tail between her legs where she looks to plead the fifth....

Under the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act and American Rescue Plan Act, individuals who paid for a funeral as a result of death by COVID-19 could receive up to $9,000 in reimbursement. Though submissions opened five months ago, FEMA has not set a deadline to apply. “At FEMA, our mission is to help people before, during and after disasters,” said Former Acting FEMA Administrator Bob Fenton in March....

Two of these women, Washington Football Team’s Jennifer King and Buccaneers’ Lori Locust, made history this year in their own right. After King was promoted as an assistant running back coach in January, she became the first Black female assistant coach in the NFL. After the Buccaneers won Super Bowl 55 in February, Locust, also known as “Coach Lo,” became one of the first female coaches to work for the Super Bowl champions (alongside Maral Javadifar, the strength and conditioning coach)....

Because it seems like all the world is on the bubble as we stand nearly one month away from Selection Sunday, which this year is March 12. If you’re a Kansas fan or North Carolina fan, you have no such concerns. But then, you never really do. MORE: SN’s latest Field of 68 If records were kept of such things, there would be a record-setting number of teams that are either on the bubble or aspire to be there....