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Novak Djokovic announces he will miss US Open due to Covid vaccination status

Novak Djokovic has announced that he will not be able to attend the US Open tennis championship in New York due to his Covid vaccination status.

Evening Standard · Aug 25, 2022

Nurse fears she would be 'eaten alive' by rabid fox in frenzied attack in her garden

The rabid fox initially nipped at 61-year-old Sherri Russo's legs before sinking its fangs into her hand, leaving a huge gash that needed extensive treatment at hospital in New York, US

Daily Mirror · Aug 25, 2022

Chautauqua, where Salman Rushdie was attacked, has a long history of promoting free speech and learning for the public good

On Aug. 20, 2022, a large crowd gathered in front of the New York Public Library to hear prominent authors such as Kiran Desai, Gay Talese and Colum McCann read from novelist Salman Rushdie’s works. The event was organized as a demonstration of support for Rushdie after he was brutally…

The Conversation · Aug 25, 2022

Commentary: Polio is back — aided by global health failures that spread COVID and monkeypox

A case of polio in an unvaccinated man was recently announced in New York state, followed by the discovery of polio in wastewater in New York City. That means a vaccine-preventable disease has re-emerged in the United States, one of the world’s most resource-rich countries, more than 40 years after…

Los Angeles Times · Aug 25, 2022

Qantas to go head-to-head with Air New Zealand on Auckland-New York

New link will open up new round-the-world opportunities for British travellers

The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2022

US journalist Angad Singh denied entry into India, ‘deported’ from Delhi airport to New York

Vice journalist Angad Singh, who is based in the United States, was denied entry into India on Wednesday and allegedly deported to New York from Delhi airport. Singh’s family members told Indian Express that he was visiting India for a family reunion and was “sent back because of his work”.

Newslaundry · Aug 25, 2022

Heart of the Primaries 2022, Republicans-Issue 36 (August 25, 2022)

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Ballotpedia · Aug 25, 2022

Bella Hadid calls to end carriage horse abuse after animal collapsed in New York City: ‘Barbaric’

‘This has been going on for WAY too long in this kind of environment’

The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2022

Heart of the Primaries 2022, Republicans-Issue 36

August 25, 2022

Ballotpedia · Aug 25, 2022

Weinstein conviction appeal to be heard by highest NY court

New York’s highest court has agreed to hear an appeal from Harvey Weinstein over his 2020 rape conviction

The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2022