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Parents charged in Michigan school shooting are in custody, police say
The parents of a teen accused of killing four students in a shooting at a Michigan high school were taken into custody early Saturday, several hours after a prosecutor filed involuntary manslaughter charges against them, officials said.
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Canada wants urgent changes to trade plans for the auto industry. The U.S. may not even care
A Canadian diplomatic blitz hit Washington in a late-hour plea for U.S. lawmakers to adjust a plan that Ottawa fears could devastate the auto sector. The challenge: Getting Americans' attention in an abnormally busy week for a distracted Capitol. Some argue tariff threats might do the trick.
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Delta still dominant globally as scientists race to understand omicron variant
While the new coronavirus variant omicron appears to be very transmissible, the right response is to be prepared, cautious and not panic, the World Health Organization's chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan said, as the number of omicron cases in Canada rose to 13 on Friday.
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U.K. study finds mRNA COVID-19 vaccines provide biggest booster impact
COVID-19 vaccines made by Pfizer and Moderna that use mRNA technology provide the biggest boost to antibody levels when given 10-12 weeks after the second dose, a British study published on Thursday has found.
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International Space Station swerves to dodge space junk
The International Space Station (ISS) had to swerve away from a fragment of a U.S. launch vehicle on Friday, the head of Russia's space agency said, the latest in a series of incidents in which space debris have forced astronauts to respond.
