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Sandra Lindsay, a critical care nurse at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New York, was among the first Americans to receive the coronavirus vaccine. (Video: Reuters; photo: AP)
The first vaccine injection was administered to a New York nurse on the front lines who said from a puffy blue armchair, “It didn’t feel any different than taking any other vaccine.” But this vaccine is monumentally different.
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The attack underscores the significance of the campaign and calls into question the adequacy of federal cybersecurity efforts.
Even investigators at cybersecurity firm FireEye, itself victimized in the operation, marveled that the meticulous tactics involved “some of the best operational security” its investigators had ever seen.
Opposition activist Alexei Navalny speaks during a protest in Moscow on July 20, 2019. (AP)
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SNL vs. reality: Fauci, Birx answer key coronavirus vaccine questions
"Saturday Night Live" featured Anthony S. Fauci, played by Kate McKinnon, and Deborah Birx, played by Heidi Gardner, in a vaccine-themed cold open on Dec. 12.
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Liberal lawmakers, climate activists, Hollywood celebrities and tribal groups are coalescing in support of Rep. Deb Haaland (D-N.M.) for interior secretary.
A spokesman for Sen. Kelly Loeffler's campaign said had the Georgia senator known of Chester Doles's Ku Klux Klan past, she would have removed him from her event.
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Republicans’ embrace of a baseless Texas lawsuit suggests the “threat to democratic norms is not Trump-specific,” experts say, and not likely go away after he leaves office.
Sudan was designated as a state sponsor of terror in 1993 in part for its support of militant Palestinian organizations such as Hamas. The move will quicken the country’s reintegration into the global economy after years of isolation.
The French gendarmerie round up a group of migrants outside Calais, France. (Emilienne Malfatto for The Post)
There was a surge this year in attempts to cross from France to Britain by raft.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry summoned the German and French envoys to Tehran after the European Union condemned the execution of an Iranian journalist.
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Morocco's leadership needed a popular national victory, such as U.S. recognition of its Western Sahara claims, to assuage public opinion on full normalization with Israel.
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One man was injured at the menorah lighting at Chabad of the Bluegrass in Lexington, Ky., police said.
Los Angeles Archbishop José H. Gomez on June 7 celebrates the first English Mass with Catholics present since parishes suspended public Mass on March 16 amid the coronavirus pandemic. (AP)
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The president appears to be sending a message that he wants to be remembered as one of the toughest presidents on crime in recent history.
Using antibiotics when they’re not needed is a long-standing problem, and the pandemic “has thrown a little bit of gas on the fire,” a pediatrics professor says.
Left- and right-wing protesters battled near the State Capitol for a second straight weekend.
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Unfortunately because of the pandemic, staying home and staying away may be the most powerful displays of love.
The major winter storm that will ride up the Mid-Atlantic coast Wednesday may spare the immediate Washington area from substantial snow but wallop areas well to the north and west.
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“It’s a virus. It’s not a pandemic,” Virginia’s soon-to-be newest member of Congress said.
Neil J. Sehgal, assistant professor of health policy and management at the University of Maryland, said it is concerning that Virginia, Maryland, and the District are all seeing their transmission rates rise and he expects that trend to continue.
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The Washington region, one of the world’s wealthiest metropolitan areas, is home to about 600,000 people unsure of where they’ll get their next meal.
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It’s not yet clear how many federal agencies and companies the hackers compromised.
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It's an uphill climb after doctors poured money into shaping the legislation.
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The U.S. disruptions lasted about an hour and applied to all of the company’s listed services, including Google Calendar, Google Drive and Google Docs.
The test flight ended prematurely Saturday as the spacecraft’s rocket motor failed to ignite.
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With “Return From ISIS,” the PBS series digs deeper into the story of the American mom who joined terrorists in Syria.
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