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CDC delays publishing report showing covid vaccine benefits

By Lena H. Sun
Apr 09, 2026 3:36 pm - The acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has delayed publication of a CDC report showing the covid-19 vaccine cut the likelihood of emergency department visits and hospitalizations for healthy adults last winter by about half, according to two scientists familiar with the decision.
Pro-Iran groups have used AI to troll Trump and try to control the war narrative

By SAM McNEIL
Apr 09, 2026 3:30 pm - Pro-Iran groups have used artificial intelligence to create slick internet memes in English to try to shape the narrative during the war against the U.S. and Israel and f...
First major Atlantic hurricane season outlook calls for below-average activity

By Matthew Cappucci
Apr 09, 2026 3:23 pm - The first major outlook for the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season was released Thursday morning as researchers at Colorado State University forecast a near- or below-average...
Artemis II astronauts describe their lunar voyage as surreal and profound ahead of Earth return

By MARCIA DUNN
Apr 09, 2026 3:18 pm - HOUSTON — Drawing ever closer to Earth, the Artemis II astronauts tidied up their lunar cruiser for its upcoming “fireball” return and reflected on their historic journey...
Melania Trump delivers statement at White House denying ties to Epstein and knowledge of his crimes

The Associated Press
Apr 09, 2026 1:52 pm - First lady Melania Trump is denying ties to Jeffrey Epstein and knowledge of his crimes, saying Thursday that the “stories are completely false” and calling online accusations that she was somehow involved “smears about me.”
Rutte the ‘Trump whisperer’ faces a fresh test as the US leader turns on NATO over Iran

By LORNE COOK
Apr 09, 2026 1:12 pm - NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte declined to say Thursday whether President Donald Trump had repeated his threat to quit the military organization, saying only that the U.S. leader was disappointed in some allies for being too slow to help with the Iran war.
Average US long-term mortgage rate eases to 6.37% after rising five weeks in a row

By ALEX VEIGA
Apr 09, 2026 12:41 pm - The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate eased this week, a modest relief for prospective homebuyers who have been facing higher borrowing costs as mortgage rates climbed to the highest level in nearly seven months.
Key inflation gauge remains elevated in February before Iran war

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
Apr 09, 2026 12:39 pm - A key measure of inflation stayed high in February, before the war in Iran spiked gas prices, a sign that everyday costs were elevated even before the conflict began.
Lebanon digs for survivors after Israeli attack kills over 300, as surprise word of talks emerges

By SALLY ABOU ALJOUD
Apr 09, 2026 9:18 am - Lebanon reeled Thursday after the deadliest day of the renewed war between Israel and the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militant group, with the death toll exceeding 300 people as more remains were pulled out of the rubble and bodies identified at hospitals.
US filings for jobless aid jump to 219,00 last week but remain within stable range of past few years

By MATT OTT
Apr 09, 2026 8:14 am - U.S. applications for unemployment benefits rose last week before Iran, Israel and the U.S. announced a two-week ceasefire deal that injected a degree of optimism into a still-clouded global economic picture.

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