Florida to scrap all vaccine mandates, West Coast states push back
A top health official in Florida on Wednesday vowed to end all vaccine mandates in the state, including school requirements, likening the measure to prevent childhood diseases to "slavery."
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First Bond game in a decade seeks licence to thrill
Developing the first James Bond video game in over a decade has felt like returning "back home" for IO Interactive, the Danish studio known for its own globe-trotting agent fantasy series "Hitman".
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Wildfire tears through California gold rush town
A historic California Gold Rush-era town lay in ruins Wednesday after lightning storms sparked almost two dozen wildfires.
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'Downton Abbey' stars tread red carpet for finale
The stars of "Downton Abbey" walked the red carpet in London Wednesday for one last time as the hugely successful English country house saga finally comes to an end.
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Islamic State claims deadly attack on Pakistan rally
The Islamic State group claimed responsibility Wednesday for a suicide bombing that authorities said killed 15 people and wounded dozens more at a political rally in southwestern Pakistan.
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Israel says expecting one million Gazans to flee new offensive
Israel estimates that its imminent offensive on Gaza City would displace one million Palestinians, a senior military official said Wednesday, as Gaza's civil defence reported dozens killed across the territory.
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Kaouther Ben Hania: the director bringing Gaza into focus at Venice
Kaouther Ben Hania, whose movie about Gaza was the talk of the Venice Film Festival on Wednesday, is a Franco-Tunisian director who blurs the boundaries of reality with her hard-hitting works.
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New York's Met Opera unveils Saudi collaboration to boost finances
The Metropolitan Opera in New York announced Wednesday an agreement to perform in Saudi Arabia and provide artistic training in the oil-rich kingdom as it works to shore up a creaky financial outlook.
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'Ketamine Queen' pleads guilty over Matthew Perry death
A dealer dubbed the "Ketamine Queen" pleaded guilty to supplying the drugs that killed "Friends" actor Matthew Perry, when she appeared in a California court on Wednesday.
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Florida to end 'slavery' of vaccine mandates
A top Florida health official on Wednesday vowed to end all vaccine mandates, including school immunization requirements, likening the measures to prevent childhood diseases to slavery.
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