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Nurse Kathe Olmstead, right, gives volunteer Melissa Harting, of Harpersville, N.Y., an injection as the world's biggest study of a possible COVID-19 vaccine, developed by the National Institutes of Health and Moderna Inc., gets underway Monday, July 27, 2020, in Binghamton, N.Y. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)

With Limited COVID-19 Vaccine Doses, Who Would Get Them First?

A CDC advisory committee is debating this issue Tuesday. Half of U.S. adults could be considered high priority, yet the initial supply is likely to be only enough for 3% to 5% of the population.

In this image made from UNTV video, U.S. President Donald Trump speaks in a pre-recorded message which was played during the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020, at the United Nations headquarters in New York. The U.N.'s first virtual meeting of world leaders started Tuesday with pre-recorded speeches from some of the planet's biggest powers, kept at home by the coronavirus pandemic that will likely be a dominant theme at their video gathering this year. (UNTV via AP)

In U.N. Speech, Trump Blasts China And WHO, Blaming Them For Spread Of COVID-19

In a speech to the U.N. General Assembly, the president once again sought to blame China for the COVID-19 pandemic and called on Beijing to be punished for its handling of the disease.

Tompkins County Undersherrif Jennifer Olin (top, center) said the pandemic was likely a reason for the increase in welfare check calls. (Celia Clarke/WSKG)

Pandemic Leads To Rise in 'Welfare Check' Calls In Tompkins County

"Throughout this pandemic I think mental illness, depression, anxiety has increased."

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf speaking to the press outside York Grace Brethren Church in York, on Tuesday, Sept. 15. Wolf was urging immediate legislative action on voting rules ahead of the presidential election Nov. 3. Commonwealth Media Services

Republicans Ask Top State Court To Suspend Its Vote-By-Mail Order

“[The ruling] jeopardizes the security and integrity of our elections and will potentially put Pennsylvania in the middle of a disastrous national crisis."

Unemployment Dips Below 10% For Most Metro Areas In NY

ROCHESTER, NY (WXXI) - The unemployment rate in most of the state’s metro areas in New York dipped below 10% in August for the first time since March,…

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 22: U.S. President Donald Trump exits the Oval Office and walks to Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on September 22, 2020 in Washington, DC. President Trump is traveling to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for a campaign event. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Trump Expands Ban On Racial Sensitivity Training To Federal Contractors

The president signed an executive order to combat "race and sex stereotyping and scapegoating." The training cited includes references to white privilege and systemic racism.

First lady Michelle Obama speaks during an event with the cast of the Broadway play "Hamilton" in the State Dining Room of the White House, on Monday, March 14, 2016, in Washington. From left, actor Lin-Manuel Miranda, actor Daveed Diggs, Obama, and actor Christopher Jackson, and actress Phillipa Soo. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

'Hamilton' Cast Re-imagines Show's Lyrics To Promote Voter Registration Day

The performance was part of a virtual voter turnout event hosted by former first lady Michelle Obama and the nonprofit When We All Vote.

A protester wears a gas mask during a standoff with Rochester police outside City Hall on September 16 CREDIT MAX SCHULTE/WXXI NEWS

Protesters Report Menstrual Changes After Tear Gas Exposure

In fact, there is scant research on the potential effects of tear gas exposure and reproductive health in general.

People react after a decision in the criminal case against police officers involved in the death of Breonna Taylor, who was shot dead by police in her apartment, in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S., September 23, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Barria TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC2H4J93XL5Y

Kentucky Grand Jury Indicts 1 Of 3 Officers Over Breonna Taylor Killing

The grand jury did not announce charges against the other two officers involved. Demonstrators have long called for the officers to face criminal charges.

Jackson Pollock’s “Red Composition” (1946). CHRISTIE’S AUCTION HOUSE

Syracuse Art Museum Takes ‘Big Risk’, Selling $18 million Jackson Pollock Painting

The museum is making the sale to buy more work from artists of color, women and other marginalized groups.

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