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Team Shuster Takes Fourth Place in Beijing

DULUTH, Minn. - Team Shuster took fourth place Friday morning in their bid to capture bronze at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. They lost 8-5 to Canada in the bronze medal game. Team Shuster tweeted on Friday morning, We…

CDC: NYC Anime Convention Did Not Spread Omicron Widely

NEW YORK (AP) - Health officials say an anime convention in New York City last year was not a superspreader event. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday that widespread masking, vaccinations, and good airflow at the…

Police Arrest Protesters Who Remained At US-Canada Bridge

WINDSOR, Ontario (AP) — Police moved in to clear and arrest the remaining protesters near the busiest U.S.-Canadian border crossing Sunday, ending a demonstration against COVID-19 restrictions that has hurt the economy of both nations even as they held back…

5 More Minor Leaguers Suspended for Drug Tests, Total Now 14

NEW YORK (AP) - Pitchers Joe Flores of Colorado, Lenny Polanco and Jesus Tovar and Minnesota and Alan Ramirez of Miami have been suspended for 60 games each following positive tests for the performance-enhancing substance Stanozolol under baseball’s minor league…

Delay Ahead for Pfizer’s COVID-19 Vaccine for Kids Under 5

WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. regulators have put the brakes on their push to speed Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine to children under 5. Friday's move creates major uncertainty about how soon the shots could become available. The Food and Drug Administration had…

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