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WATCH: Education officials testify about supporting schools during COVID, School board group asks US for help policing threats

By News Desk and Carolyn Thompson, Associated Press

Education Secretary Miguel Cardona and Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra are expected to testify before a Senate committee on Thursday about schools during the pandemic.

YouTube bans false vaccine claims

By Amanda Seitz, Associated Press

The ban on vaccine misinformation comes as countries around the world continue to offer free immunizations for COVID-19 to a somewhat hesitant public.

WATCH: White House COVID task force holds briefing

By News Desk

White House COVID-19 coordinator Jeff Zients says an additional 1 million people have scheduled booster shots for the coming weeks. He adds: “We’re off to a very strong start with the booster campaign.”…

Japan to lift all coronavirus emergency steps nationwide

By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press

Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said the emergency will end Thursday and virus restrictions will be eased gradually "in order to resume daily lives despite the presence of the virus."…

State Department spokesperson tests positive for COVID-19 after U.N. General Assembly

By Matthew Lee, Associated Press

Price says he tested positive for coronavirus Monday morning after returning from New York, where he attended the annual U.N. General Assembly meeting with Secretary of State Antony Blinken last week.

Yemen uses U.N. speech to call for more COVID-19 vaccines

By Maggie Hyde, Associated Press

In a speech to the United Nations General Assembly on Monday, the foreign minister said the roughly 1 million doses Yemen was given are not enough to vaccinate even the most vulnerable portions of its population.

WATCH: Biden receives COVID-19 booster shot

By Zeke Miller, Associated Press

Speaking on Friday after the CDC and the FDA authorized the Pfizer booster, Biden told reporters, “It’s hard to acknowledge I’m over 65, but I’ll be getting my booster shot."…

'Moulin Rouge! The Musical' sashays home with 10 Tony Awards

By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press

Broadway looked back Sunday night to honor shows shuttered by COVID-19, mourn its fallen and also look forward to welcoming audiences again. “The Inheritance” by Matthew Lopez was named the best new play, and Charles Fuller’s “A Soldier’s Play” won…

WATCH: New Zealand prime minister calls COVID the 'ultimate disrupter'

By Associated Press

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern gave a pre-recorded speech to the United Nations General Assembly on Friday -- opting not to travel to the United States amid the pandemic.

WATCH: His country mired in crises, Lebanese leader calls for help

By Zeina Karam, Associated Press

Lebanon's president is asking the international community for assistance to help the country recover from one of the worst financial crises the world has seen in modern history.