Tracking the 2026 U.S. Measles Outbreaks | Health News

Measles infections in the U.S. this year are on pace to easily eclipse 2025, when the country reported the most annual cases in over three decades. U.S. News is tracking the outbreak, which includes more than 1,480 cases and 14 new outbreaks. Over 30 jurisdictions have reported measles infections to the Centers for Disease Control …

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Russia Thwarts Protests Over the Blocking of a Popular Messaging App, but Frustration Persists

In one Russian city, officials blocked a rally due to a “tree inspection.” Elsewhere, they blamed snow removal problems or still-existing COVID-19 restrictions. And in one location, administrators argued that the reason for the protest didn’t exist. Authorities in nearly a dozen Russian regions in recent weeks cited various excuses to prevent demonstrations against internet …

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DOJ Seeks to Drop Criminal Case Tied to Police Killing of Breonna Taylor in 2020

WASHINGTON, March 20 (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department on ⁠Friday ⁠moved to drop a criminal case against ⁠two former police officers in Louisville, Kentucky, who were accused of falsifying a search ​warrant that led colleagues to fatally shoot Breonna Taylor, a Black medical worker, in 2020. In a court filing, DOJ lawyers said ‌they …

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