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Illustration on the proposed menthol cigarette ban by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

FDA’s menthol cigarette ban would be a police state win

By Casey Given

Medical workers and volunteers administer the coronavirus vaccine at a drive-thru immunization clinic at an inn and RV park in Mora, N.M., on Tuesday, April 20, 2021. New Mexico is among the states with the highest rates of vaccination for COVID-19 and efforts are underway to respond to skepticism and misinformation about the effectiveness and risks of immunization. First Lady Jill Biden was kicking off of a visit to the U.S. Southwest with a tour of a vaccination clinic in Albuquerque. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)

New Mexico urges registration of younger teens for vaccine

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In this April 26, 2021, file photo, East Hartford High School senior Sudeen Pryce, right, center, receives support from classmate Alexia Phipps, left, East Hartford High School Intervention Coordinator Mark Brown, second from left, and EMT Katrinna Greene, top right, of Manchester, as RN Kaylee Cruz of Bristol administers the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine to Pryce at a mass vaccination site at Pratt &amp; Whitney Runway in East Hartford, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)

FDA expected to OK Pfizer vaccine for teens within week

By ZEKE MILLER and JONATHAN LEMIRE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 9, 2019, file photo, kicking off her book tour, Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., speaks at George Washington University in Washington. On Friday, April 30, 2021, The Associated Press reported on stories circulating online incorrectly asserting that a copy of Harris’ children's book, “Superheroes Are Everywhere,” is being given to every migrant child in a Long Beach, Calif., facility housing unaccompanied minors who recently arrived at the border. (AP Photo/Sait Serkan Gurbuz, File)

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Nurse Natasha Garcia administers a dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to Magaly Esparza in a mobile clinic set up in the parking lot of a shopping center in Orange, Calif., Thursday, April 29, 2021. The mobile unit, launched in February by Families Together of Orange County, began its service to provide better access to the COVID-19 vaccine within the community and to prevent vaccine hesitation, according to mobile operations manager Parsia Jahanbani. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

WHO approves Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use

By Shen Wu Tan - The Washington Times

A family attends the burial service for David Ferreira Gomes, who died from complications related to COVID-19, at the Campo da Esperanca cemetery in Brasilia, Brazil, Friday, April 16, 2021. Brazil marked a milestone of 400,000 COVID-19 deaths Thursday, April 29, 2021, the world's second-highest tally, with the majority recorded in just the last four months. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

The Latest: Canada puts J&J vaccine rollout plans on hold

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

FILE - In this Monday, March 8, 2021 file photo, pupils queue for a socially distanced assembly at a school in in Manchester, England. Pfizer and BioNTech have submitted a request to the European drug regulator for the approval of their coronavirus vaccine to be extended to include children aged 12 to 15 years old, in a move that could offer younger and less at-risk populations in Europe access to the shot for the first time. (Jon Super/PA via AP, File)

Pfizer, BioNTech seek EU’s OK to use COVID vaccine on kids

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Editorial Roundup: Florida

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Vegas agency links more liver ailments to ‘Real Water’ brand

By KEN RITTER - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 21, 2021, file photo, President Joe Biden speaks about COVID-19 vaccinations at the White House, in Washington. Biden has touted administering 200 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine before his first 100 days in office and signaled it is time for the U.S. to begin sharing its surplus. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

US to share AstraZeneca shots with world after safety check

By ZEKE MILLER - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 25, 2019, photo students walk past the Harriet and Charles Luckman Fine Arts Complex at the Cal State University, Los Angeles campus. Two of the nation's largest university systems say they intend to require COVID-19 vaccinations for all students, faculty and staff on University of California and California State University campuses this fall once the Food and Drug Administration gives formal approval, Thursday, April 22, 2021. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

California’s public universities to require COVID-19 vaccine

By JOCELYN GECKER - Associated Press

Feds report Texas woman with clots after getting J&J vaccine

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Johnson & Johnson Q1 profit, sales jump, beat Street views

By LINDA A. JOHNSON - Associated Press

A pupil takes a Corona antigen rapid test before the start of lessons at the Katharina Henoth Comprehensive School in Cologne, Germany, Monday, April 19, 2021. After a week of lessons at home, many children and adolescents in North Rhine-Westphalia have been able to return to their schools for face-to-face lessons since Monday. (Marius Becker/dpa via AP)

The Latest: Schools reopen in Mexico’s Campeche state

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Lawrence lifts limits as more KU students, staff get vaccine

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Experts: J&J pause shouldn’t affect Nevada vaccination push

By SCOTT SONNER and KEN RITTER - Associated Press

Idaho joins pause on Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine

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Kent State University student Marz Anderson gets his Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccination from Kent State nurse Beth Krul in Kent, Ohio, Thursday, April 8, 2021. (AP Photo/Phil Long) ** FILE **

U.S. colleges divided over requiring student vaccinations

By Collin Binkley - Associated Press

People wait to register themselves to receive the vaccine for COVID-19 at Railway hospital in Prayagraj, India, Saturday, April 10, 2021. India has a seven-day rolling average of more than 100,000 cases per day and has reported 13 million virus cases since the pandemic began, the third-highest total after the United States and Brazil. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

The Latest: Romanians protest restrictions as cases top 1M

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, left, addresses the media at a press conference as Department of Health Secretary Dr Brendan Murphy watches at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, Friday, April 9, 2021. Australia says it has finalized a deal to buy an extra 20 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine as the nation rapidly pivots away from its earlier plan to rely mainly on the AstraZeneca vaccine. (Mick Tsikas/AAP Image via AP)

The Latest: Navajo Nation issues weekend stay-at-home order

By The Associated Press - Associated Press