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FILE - In this May 1, 2021, file photo, Maoula Jan, 52, receives his second dose of the Pfizer vaccine for coronavirus from volunteer Steve Kriss, at a vaccine center in the Swaminarayan School in Neasden, north London. Britain's Conservative government is hoping a combination of relatively high vaccination rates and common-sense behavior will keep a lid on coronavirus infections this fall and winter and avoid the need for restrictive measures. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)

UK counts on vaccines, 'common sense' to keep virus at bay

UK counts on vaccines, 'common sense' to keep virus at bay
FILE - In this May 1, 2021, file photo, Maoula Jan, 52, receives his second dose of the Pfizer vaccine for coronavirus from volunteer Steve Kriss, at a vaccine center in the Swaminarayan School in Neasden, north London. Britain's Conservative government is hoping a combination of relatively high vaccination rates and common-sense behavior will keep a lid on coronavirus infections this fall and winter and avoid the need for restrictive measures. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)
Closely fought German election ushers in post-Merkel era
FILE - In this Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021 file photo, People walk and drive past election posters of the three candidates for German chancellor , from right, Armin Laschet, Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Annalena Baerbock, German Green party (Die Gruenen) and Olaf Scholz, Social Democratic Party (SPD), at a street in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. Germany's closely fought election on Sunday will set the direction of the European Union's most populous country after 16 years under Angela Merkel, whose party is scrambling to avoid defeat by its center-left rivals after a rollercoaster campaign. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)
Nebraska billionaire, philanthropist Walter Scott dies at 90
FILE - Philanthropist Walter Scott, left, sits next to Leslie Jackson, wife of glass artist Dale Chihuly during a ceremony at the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center in Omaha, Neb., Friday, May 19, 2017. Billionaire Scott, the past top executive of Peter Kiewit Sons Inc. construction firm who helped oversee Warren Buffett's conglomerate and donated to various causes, particularly construction projects around Omaha, died, Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021. He was 90. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)
UK looks abroad to ease trucker shortage amid run on gas
A closed petrol station in Bristol, England, Saturday Sept. 25, 2021. The haulage industry says the U.K. is short tens of thousands of truckers, due to a perfect storm of factors including the coronavirus pandemic, an aging workforce and an exodus of European Union workers following Britain's departure from the bloc. BP and Esso shut a handful of their gas stations this week, and motorists have formed long lines as they try to fill up in case of further disruption. (Ben Birchall/PA via AP)
COVID-19 vaccine boosters could mean billions for drugmakers
FILE - In this March 2021 photo provided by Pfizer, a technician works on a line for packaging preparation for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at the company's facility in Puurs, Belgium. Billions more in profits are at stake for some vaccine makers as the U.S. moves toward dispensing COVID-19 booster shots to shore up Americans' protection against the virus. (Pfizer via AP)

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In this Sept. 20, 2021, photo Austin Moody poses for a photo as he sits a his home work station in Tampa, Fla. Moody, the Michigan native, got a scholarship from the Department of Defense that required working for the agency at least a year after graduating. Moody said he understands that state governments don't have the kind of money that federal agencies or private companies spend on recruiting and generous salaries. (AP Photo/Steve Nesius)
States at disadvantage in race to recruit cybersecurity pros
FILE - In this Monday, Aug. 27, 2018 file photo, demonstrators shout during a far-right protest in Chemnitz, Germany, after a man died and two others were injured in an altercation between several people of
Neo-Nazis are still on Facebook. And they're making money
Meng Wanzhou, chief financial officer of Huawei, prepares to read a statement outside B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver, British Columbia, Friday, Sept. 24, 2021. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
Canadians released after Huawei CFO resolves US charges
Mia Amor Mottley, Prime Minister of Barbados, addresses the 76th Session of the U.N. General Assembly at United Nations headquarters on Friday, Sept. 24, 2021. The General Assembly hall is equipped with a teleprompter, but few leaders used it Friday, with most opting for paper speeches. While reading speech texts from phones has become more common in general, the practice remains rare at the General Assembly. (UN WebTV via AP)
GLIMPSES: Phone in hand, Barbados PM dials into issues at UN
Gucci launches Vault vintage site during Milan Fashion Week
Vintage Gucci bags are displayed inside the new on-line concept store, called Gucci Vault, featuring refurbished vintage Gucci pieces and collections by young designers. The project was presented in Dazio del Ponente in Milan's Parco Sempione, where a sampling of the items on sale were displayed during the Milan Fashion Week, in Milan, Italy, Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
The Latest: NY teacher vaccine mandate temporarily blocked
FILE - In this May 3, 2021 file photo, a man holds his vaccination reminder card after having received his first shot at a pop-up vaccination site in the Little Havana neighborhood of Miami. Billions more in profits are at stake for some vaccine makers as the U.S. moves toward dispensing COVID-19 booster shots to shore up Americans' protection against the virus. Drugstore chains CVS Health and Walgreens could bring in more than $800 million each in revenue, according to Jeff Jonas, a portfolio manager with Gabelli Funds. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
Volcanic ash cloud closes La Palma airport; new vent emerges
Vehicles are covered by ashes from a volcano eruption at the island of La Palma in the Canaries, Spain, Friday, Sept. 24, 2021. A volcano on a small Spanish island in the Atlantic Ocean erupted on Sunday, forcing the evacuation of thousands of people. Experts say the volcanic eruption and its aftermath on a Spanish island could last for up to 84 days. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Huawei executive returns as China releases 2 Canadians
Police stand guard as supporters of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou gather at Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport in Shenzhen in southern China's Guangdong Province, Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021. China's government was eagerly anticipating the return of a top executive from global communications giant Huawei Technologies on Saturday following what amounted to a high-stakes prisoner swap with Canada and the U.S. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

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Icelanders vote with climate change on everyone's mind
People line-up to vote at a polling station in Gardabae, Iceland, Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021. Iceland is heading to the polls for general elections on Saturday with nine parties running for seats at the North Atlantic island nation's Parliament, or Althing. Polls suggest Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir's Left Green Party could face a poor outcome, ending the current coalition. (AP Photo/Brynjar Gunnarsson)
States at disadvantage in race to recruit cybersecurity pros
In this Sept. 20, 2021, photo Austin Moody poses for a photo as he sits a his home work station in Tampa, Fla. Moody, the Michigan native, got a scholarship from the Department of Defense that required working for the agency at least a year after graduating. Moody said he understands that state governments don't have the kind of money that federal agencies or private companies spend on recruiting and generous salaries. (AP Photo/Steve Nesius)
Biden: Budget talks hit 'stalemate,' $3.5T may take a while
President Joe Biden speaks about the COVID-19 response and vaccinations in the State Dining Room of the White House, Friday, Sept. 24, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Canadians released after Huawei CFO resolves US charges
Meng Wanzhou, chief financial officer of Huawei, prepares to read a statement outside B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver, British Columbia, Friday, Sept. 24, 2021. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
The Latest: Washington state to give Pfizer boosters to some
Jose Rivera, center, chants with other members of the Culinary Workers Union to bring attention to the 21,000 members who are still not back to work since the pandemic began, during a march, Friday, Sept. 24, 2021 on the Strip in Las Vegas. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP)
Residents seek healing as details emerge in grocery shooting
People pray during a vigil at the Collierville Town Hall, Friday, Sept. 24, 2021, in Collierville, Tenn. The vigil is for the person killed and those injured when a gunman attacked people in a Kroger grocery store Thursday before he was found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
He's a viral GIF. So he's using it to fundraise for charity
This GIF provided by Giant Bomb shows Drew Scanlon from a 2013 live-streaming event produced by the gaming site Giant Bomb. Scanlon's expression during a moment in the live stream became known across the internet to express disbelief or confusion. Scanlon is using the resulting GIF's fame for good, by soliciting donations for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society to aid with research and advocacy for the disease. (Giant Bomb via AP)
NY hospitals, schools fear staff shortage from vaccine rules
FILE - In this Wednesday, May 27, 2020 file photo, Medical personnel adjust their personal protective equipment while working in the emergency department at NYC Health + Hospitals Metropolitan in New York. Hospitals and nursing homes in New York are bracing for the possibility that a statewide COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers could lead to staff shortages when it takes effect Monday, Sept. 27, 2021. Doctors and nurses - and also support staff, like food service workers and cleaners - have been given until Sept. 27 to get at least their first vaccine shot in one of the nation's most aggressive plans to protect patients. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
Stocks end mixed on Wall Street, S&P 500 manages weekly gain
FILE - In this Jan. 27, 2021 file photo, pedestrians pass the New York Stock Exchange, in New York. Stocks are off to a weak start on Wall Street Friday, Sept. 24, losing momentum after a two-day rally. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

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