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• Booster shot slowdown leaves older Americans at risk

  15-05-2022 22:08 via thehill.com
  
  The delivery of coronavirus booster shots in the U.S. has stagnated, particularly among older populations, leaving millions of vulnerable people at risk of serious infection and death. After bottoming out in late March and early April, COVID-19 infections are steadily rising across the country. More worrisome, hospitalizations have also increased 20 percent over the past two weeks, though deaths have stayed relatively low, especially compared to the winter peak, according to Centers f
  
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• Madison Cawthorn faces primary voters on Tuesday

  15-05-2022 03:12 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-N.C.) will face primary voters on Tuesday amid multiple controversies that have built up around him in recent months.Cawthorn is being challenged by state Sen. Chuck Edwards, who has been endorsed by North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis (R), and several other candidates for the Republican nomination in the state's 11th Congressional District.GOP candidates for the seat also include Rod Honeycutt, Michele Woodhouse, Matthew Burril, Wendy Nevarez, Bruce O’Connell and Kri
  
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• Democrats call for action after Buffalo, Milwaukee shootings: ‘It doesn’t have to be this way’

  15-05-2022 01:41 via thehill.com
  
  Democratic lawmakers on Saturday responded to shootings in Buffalo, N.Y., and Milwaukee, Wis., that together left more than 10 dead and dozens injured, decrying the violent attacks and issuing calls to action.In Buffalo on Saturday, a gunman walked into a Tops Friendly Market wearing body armor, pulled out a rifle and opened fire, The Associated Press reported. Authorities said the shooter livestreamed the attack.The suspect killed at least 10 people before he was taken into custody by the
  
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