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Head Start Mask Mandate Will Be Removed: Biden Administration

The federal Head Start program, which provides preschool and child care services to low-income families, will soon stop requiring masks.

U.S. Declares Public Health Emergency: Monkeypox

Despite the monkeypox virus almost exclusively affecting gay men.

British PM Boris Johnson Resigns Amid Scandal

Johnson's 3-year tenure was marked by continued bending of rules.

Judge Temporarily Blocks Louisiana Abortion Trigger Law After Lawsuit

A Democrat district court judge on Monday temporarily blocked Louisiana's so-called "trigger bans" that would have outlawed most abortions in the state the Center...

Mark Zuckerberg Barred From Russia

Responding to US sanctions against Russian government officials and their family members, Moscow has sanctioned 29 US citizens, including Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and Vice President Kamala Harris.

Stanford to International Students: Get the Booster or Face Deportation + More

The Defender’s Big Brother NewsWatch brings you the latest headlines related to governments’ abuse of power, including attacks on democracy, civil liberties and use of mass surveillance.

Fact-Checker Claims COVID Deaths Underreported. Here’s Why They’re Wrong.

Health Feedback, a “fact-checking” organization, is part of a World Health Organization project called Vaccine Safety Net. It operates under the umbrella of Science Feedback, whose partners and funders include Facebook and the Google News initiative.

Do-It-Yourself Abortions to Be Terminated, Government Official Confirms

Procedures allowed during COVID pandemic, but proved dangerous.

Daily COVID-19 Death Figures May Be Unreliable: UK Health Secretary

Daily COVID-19 figures could be skewed because of the rise in Omicron infections, UK Health Secretary Sajid Javid said on Wednesday.

Supreme Court Blocks Business Vaccine Rule, Declines to Stay Health Care Worker Mandate

The Supreme Court on Thursday blocked the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for private businesses but decided to let a separate regulation that requires health care workers to get a vaccine take effect.

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