Dr. Anthony Fauci, the government’s top infectious diseases expert, blasted Sen. Ted Cruz for suggesting that Fauci be investigated for statements he made about COVID-19  and said the criticism by the Texas Republican was an attack on science.

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Several thousand people protested in Prague against anti-coronavirus restrictions on Sunday as many Czech hospitals halted non-urgent procedures in the face of one of the world's fastest rates of new infections. Gathered in a park overlooking the Czech capital's centre, protesters waved national flags and carried signs with slogans such as: "Get vaccinated? Over your dead

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Thousands protest against Czech COVID measures as hospitals fill

Israel’s president on Sunday visited one of the most contentious spots in the occupied West Bank to celebrate the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah, sparking scuffles between Israeli security forces and protesters.

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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Carrie Meek, the grandchild of a slave and a sharecropper’s daughter who became one of the first Black Floridians elected to Congress since Reconstruction, died Sunday. She was 95.

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The World Health Organization on Sunday urged countries around the world not to impose flight bans on southern African nations due to concerns over the new omicron variant.

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WHO criticizes travel bans on southern African countries

University of Maine researchers are trying to produce potatoes that can better withstand warming temperatures as the climate changes.

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Star Black designer Virgil Abloh, the men's artistic director at Louis Vuitton since 2018 and founder of label Off-White, has died from cancer which he had been fighting privately for several years, French fashion conglomerate LVMH said on Sunday. (Reporting by Chris Gallagher; Editing by Mark Porter)

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Virgil Abloh, trailblazing Louis Vuitton director, dies after private cancer battle at 41

Michigan jumped to No. 2 in The Associated Press college football poll on Sunday and Oklahoma State joined the top five for the first time since 2015. Georgia was a unanimous No. 1 in the AP Top 25 presented by Regions Bank  for the eighth consecutive week.

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AP Top 25: Michigan rises to No. 2; Oklahoma State up to 5th

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Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., signed four bills into law prohibiting Floridians from being fired over not receiving a Covid-19 vaccination. He also signed legislation protecting parents' rights to make vaccination choices for their children.

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A $9 billion highway widening project being proposed in the Houston area could become an important test of the Biden administration’s commitment to addressing what it has said is a history of racial inequity with infrastructure projects in the U.S.

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