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The data, eagerly anticipated by many parents and pediatricians, is a crucial step toward the two-shot coronavirus vaccine regimen becoming available for children, perhaps close to Halloween.
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U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas testifies before a Senate panel Tuesday. (Reuters)
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The NFL added an extra game to its schedule. It also generated an extra week of overreactions.
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