Liza Hearon
Editor, Breaking News, HuffPost
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Pfizer And BioNTech To Donate Vaccines For Olympic Athletes
Delivery of doses is set to begin this month to give Olympic delegations time to be fully vaccinated before arriving in Tokyo for the games, which open July 23.
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Trump Responds To Facebook Board's Ruling On His Account
Facebook's Oversight Board said it will uphold the ban on former President Donald Trump's account for now, but the ruling must be reviewed in six months.
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FDA, CDC Recommend Pausing Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Due To 'Extremely Rare' Clots
Six recipients in the U.S. out of more than 6.8 million doses developed a rare disorder involving blood clots about two weeks after getting the J&J shot.
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Biden To Move Vaccine Eligibility Deadline For All Adults To April 19
Biden is set to make the announcement at the White House. The new deadline is about two weeks earlier than Biden’s original May 1 deadline.
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Prince Philip Discharged From Hospital After A Month
The Duke of Edinburgh was treated at King Edward VII's Hospital and St. Bartholomew's Hospital for a heart condition.
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UK, 4 Other Regulators To Fast-Track COVID-19 Vaccines Modified For Mutations
The regulatory approach to new vaccines will be similar to the modified flu shot, which changes every year.
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Prince Philip Recovering From Surgery For Heart Condition, Palace Says
The Duke of Edinburgh, 99, has been in the hospital for more than two weeks.
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Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Reduces Transmission After 1 Dose, Study Finds
A single dose also cuts the number of asymptomatic infections, according to preliminary research in the U.K. which has not yet been peer-reviewed.
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Emma Watson Rep Clarifies Claims She Has 'Given Up' Acting
The former "Harry Potter" star was last seen on the big screen in 2019's "Little Women."
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'It Didn’t Hurt At All': Queen Urges Vaccine-Hesitant People To Get COVID-19 Shot
Buckingham Palace said in January the 94-year-old head of state and the Duke of Edinburgh, 99, had been inoculated.
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Harry And Meghan Confirm They Will Not Return As Working Members Of Royal Family
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will return the honorary military appointments and royal patronages to the queen.
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Captain Tom Moore, WW2 Veteran Who Raised Millions For UK Health Workers, Dies Age 100
The fundraiser was being treated for pneumonia for some time and tested positive for coronavirus.
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Los Angeles County Suspends Limits On Cremations To Assist With COVID-19 Backlog
With the death rate more than double that of pre-pandemic years, the number of bodies needing storage has caused a threat to public health.
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Biden Names Veteran Diplomat William J. Burns As Nominee For CIA Director
If confirmed, Burns would be the first leader of the CIA who had a lifelong career at the State Department.
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Mike Pence Reportedly Opposes Using 25th Amendment To Remove Trump
If the vice president doesn't invoke the amendment, House Democrats may move forward with impeachment proceedings in the wake of the Capitol riot.
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Trump Acknowledges End Of His Presidency After Congress Certifies Biden's Win
Hours after inciting violence in the Capitol, the president promised an "orderly transition" of power on Jan. 20.
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UK Judge Denies Bail For WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange
The WikiLeaks founder earlier this week avoided being extradited to the U.S. where he is wanted on charges of violating the Espionage Act.
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UK Judge Rules WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange Can't Be Extradited To U.S.
Assange’s lawyers have said he faces up to 175 years in jail if convicted of charges in the U.S.
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Coronavirus Live Updates: More Than 350,000 People Have Died In The U.S. From COVID-19
HuffPost reporters are tracking the latest news on the COVID-19 pandemic.
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First COVID-19 Vaccinations Begin In U.S.
People began receiving the first doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine as the United States' coronavirus death toll neared 300,000.