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If authorized, after the application for emergency use authorization at the beginning of October, the Johnson & Johnson booster would be available to people aged 18 and above who received the single-dose vaccine. “There is a public health imperative here, because what we’re seeing is that this is a group with overall lower efficacy than we have seen with the mRNA vaccine,” said Arnold S. Monto, MD, an epidemiology and public health professor at the University of Michigan School of Public Health....

Ellen Weintraub, Commissioner of the Federal Election Commission, took to Twitter on Thursday to criticize the president’s comments and accuse him of undermining the process. “Enough, Mr. President. Enough. Spewing conspiracy theories regarding this election will not change the results,” Weintraub wrote. “The votes have all been cast. The votes will all be counted. The will of the people will prevail. “Your lies undermine our democracy and harm our country....

In a conference call, Justice Department officials told lawyers for the plaintiffs that the government would not offer a global settlement in family separation cases and will take the lawsuits to court, ACLU attorney Lee Gelernt said. Under the zero-tolerance border policy, approximately 5,500 children were forcibly separated from their parents in 2017 and 2018 to dissuade people from crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, also giving them criminal prosecutions even if the migrants were handing themselves over to authorities to seek asylum, as allowed under the law....

The policy, instated by Trump on January 25, 2019, requires immigrants and asylum seekers to remain in Mexico while awaiting their immigration court proceedings in the United States. It was implemented as part of Trump’s Migration Protection Protocols (MPP) program and followed through with his administration’s aim of reducing the number of immigrants within the United States. The Department of Homeland Security had sought to repeal Trump’s policy in a June 1 memorandum....

However, the decision could cause increases in borrowing costs over time for mortgages, credit cards and business loans. The Fed has purchased $120 billion a month in mortgage and Treasury bonds in an attempt to hold down long-term loan rates and encourage borrowing and spending. Powell suggested that the Fed will probably announce a reduction of those purchases within the last three months of 2021. The chair assured bankers that the tapering does not mean the Fed will start raising its benchmark short-term rate, which has hovered around zero since the onset of the pandemic-induced recession in March 2020....

This paired vessel, meaning it is located in both legs, is the main deep vein of the thigh, making it critical for lower limb and foot function. The popliteal vein, located behind the knee and deriving blood from the two tibial veins in the lower leg, continues into the femoral vein in the thigh, which then continues into the common femoral vein in the upper thigh. From there, blood passes through the external iliac vein in the pelvis....

The connection between the foods you eat and fibromyalgia pain is not well understood. Some evidence suggests food allergies or intolerances may be to blame. Other research links fibromyalgia symptoms to nutritional deficiencies, such as iron, vitamin D, and B-complex vitamins. There is no one-size-fits-all fibromyalgia diet plan. The overall goal is to avoid foods that increase neuron excitability that triggers fibromyalgia symptoms. At the same time, you want to add anti-inflammatory foods that help prevent fibromyalgia flares....

It certainly is going to be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the Cubs in Blue who will rub shoulders with the future stars of world football. India U17 team to tour USA, Mexico & Australia The U-17 World Cup has been the platform of gifting the world some of the finest footballers in history. This makes it even more special for a country like India who until now did not feature in the world map of the beautiful game....

Across Israel and the Palestinian territories last week, furies were unleashed–and then apparently checked, at least for a moment. Israel’s hawkish Prime Minister Ariel Sharon propelled the conflict into the heart of Palestinian cities, including Ramallah, Qalqilya and Tulkarem, sending in thousands of troops and hundreds of tanks and armored personnel carriers in a massive strike against Palestinian militants before the arrival of U.S. special envoy Anthony Zinni. The Palestinians lashed out, too, hitting Israeli targets whenever they found an opening....

That largely depends on one thing–whether she can persuade the country’s other major parties to swing behind her Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle, or PDI-P. Yudhoyono, whom early returns show taking 34 percent of the vote, has a fresh-faced appeal as an outsider to presidential politics. Voters have responded to that image as much as to his calls for cleaner, more efficient government. But that also means he doesn’t have much of a party machine behind him....

The seafood chain has hired off-duty police to work weekend security shifts, according to a report from the local CBS affiliate. Shell Shack CEO Dallas Hale said that some patrons have been “aggressive” after being told to wear a mask. “They’re flat-out refusing. They start cursing. They’re getting loud. They’re making a scene in the restaurant. They’re telling me that we have to let me in,” he told CBS....

This healing presence wasn’t a politician or a civic leader, but Arsenio Hall, TV star in a neon-colored suit. “He showed more leadership than any of the elected officials,” said John Swaney, a radio talk-show host in the city. “He was one of the few leaders who came forward early, and one of the few that people would listen to.” The Los Angeles riots made politicians, from mayors to presidential candidates, seem like irrelevant bystanders....

Keith Brofsky / Getty Images Urgent care visits are normally substantially cheaper than going to the ER. They also often take less time. However, not all urgent care clinics will have the ability to do STD testing for all patients. For example, CVS MinuteClinics have a policy that they will only do STD evaluations for people over the age of 18. Therefore, you might want to make certain that you can get the care you need before you go....

“Reveal” has its lame tracks, but on the whole it’s so full of loveliness, subtlety and invention that it’s going to be a long while before anyone worries about R.E.M. again. Michael Stipe is famous for the elliptical, refrigerator-magnet-poetry of his lyrics. (If it weren’t for him, Kurt Cobain could never have gotten away with singing, “A mulatto, an albino, a mosquito, my libido, yay,” and so on.) On “Reveal,” Stipe, who’s possessed of one of the most gorgeously melancholy voices on the planet, sings about… well, I’m not entirely sure....

Under the proposal made by the Finnish Border Guard, Finland would build a fence along part of the 830-mile-long border the country shares with Russia, the longest of any member of the European Union. The total proposed border fencing will cover approximately 80 and 161 miles, with the main section being located around the border control posts in southeastern Finland. A 1.86-mile trial section of the fence will be built quickly, according to reports, while a final decision on the building of the entire fence will likely be left to the next government in 2023....

Even though Muschamp almost immediately landed a high-paying job as Auburn’s defensive coordinator, Florida will pay him $6.3 million over the next four years, the Tampa Bay Times has reported. MORE: Biggest positions to fill in 2015 | Hayes: Searching for (elite) quarterbacks in the SEC Holmes, meanwhile, had to file a lawsuit in an effort to recoup the $400,000 that remained on the final two years of his contract with FAMU, the Tallahassee Democrat reported Tuesday....

In a viral comment that has received more than 69,000 upvotes since it was published to the popular antiwork Reddit group, user Brilliant-Parking359 explained that he had started a new job two months ago, but that he put in his two weeks’ notice as the role had not “been going well.” The plumber and roofer from Florida added: “I guess [that] was a bad idea because things on the employer’s side got real unprofessional, real quick....

Sunday, Vikings kicker Blair Walsh shanked a 27-yard field goal late in the game against the Seahawks that would’ve all but punched his team’s ticket to the divisional round of the NFC playoffs. In the aftermath of his blunder, many, who obviously have never made a grave error in their own professional lives took to social media to curse his name, took to the social media to clown him at his lowest moment....