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Hong Kong's leader says fully-vaccinated residents could soon be allowed to form "vaccination bubbles" that would allow socializing in larger groups during the pandemic, as part of incentives to encourage more people to get inoculated.
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Driver slowed or stopped before crash killed 13 migrants
The driver of an SUV packed with migrants stopped or slowed before getting slammed by a tractor-trailer in one of the deadliest border-related crashes in U.S. history, according to testimony released Monday.
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Charles Booker forms exploratory committee for US Senate run
Democrat Charles Booker, whose unabashedly progressive campaign in Kentucky came up just short in last year's Senate primary, said Monday that he's forming an exploratory committee as he weighs a follow-up race in 2022 against Republican incumbent Sen. Rand Paul.
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Judge refuses to sequester jury in George Floyd murder case
The judge in the George Floyd murder case refused a defense request to immediately sequester the jury Monday, the morning after the killing of a Black man during a traffic stop triggered unrest in a suburb just outside Minneapolis.
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Drivers wanted: Record demand at Uber as vaccinations rise
Uber is offering sign-up bonuses and other incentives for drivers as it faces record demand for rides and meal delivery.
