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The Latest: Health panel urges restarting J&J vaccinations

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A U.S. health panel says it’s time to resume use of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine, despite a very rare risk of blood clots. Out of nearly 8 million people vaccinated before the U.S. suspended J&J’s shot, health officials uncovered 15 cases of a highly unusual kind of blood clot, three of them fatal. All were women, most younger than…

The Latest: Biden envisions clean energy jobs as summit ends

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Joe Biden’s global climate summit (all times local): 11:55 a.m. President Joe Biden has wrapped up his two-day climate summit, saying the climate crisis has created an opportunity to remake the global economy and produce millions of jobs in clean energy and technology “while doing so much good″ to slow climate change. Speaking…

AP Week in Pictures: North America

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APRIL 16 – 22, 2021 This photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images from North America made or published in the past week by The Associated Press. The selection was curated by AP photo editor Patrick Sison in New York. Follow AP visual journalism: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/apnews AP Images on Twitter: http://twitter.com/AP_Images AP Images blog: http://apimagesblog.com Categories: AP National…

The Latest: Las Vegas strip clubs given OK to reopen May 1

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LAS VEGAS — Topless dancers can shed coronavirus restrictions beginning next weekend in Las Vegas and get face-to-face with patrons again. But masks still will be required for adult entertainment employees and recommended for customers under rules accepted Thursday by a state pandemic task force. Sin City strip clubs that went dark when Gov. Steve Sisolak ordered casinos, clubs and…