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the timing of the court's decision could have implications for the gerrymandering fight ahead of next year's midterm elections.

On this Thanksgiving travel weekend, travelers are being met by snow and chilly temperatures.

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The Food and Drug Administration says it intends to require stricter evidence that vaccines are safe and effective.

Commissioner Marty McCary says tougher regulation is needed because there's new evidence that COVID-19 vaccines cause the deaths of at least 10 children.

However, independent public health experts have doubts about such new evidence.

They say the Trump administration has a history of making unsupported and misleading statements about vaccines.

Pope Leo visited Istanbul's Blue Mosque today as part of the first trip of his papacy to Turkey and then Lebanon.

NPR's Ruth Sherlock is traveling with the first American pope.

Anthony Albanese got married today.

He's the first Australian Prime Minister to get married while in office.

His office issued a statement that the wedding took place at a small ceremony in Canberra, and the ring bearer was Toto, the Prime Minister's dog.

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Top officials at the Food and Drug Administration say they'll take a tougher approach to regulating vaccines.

They say new evidence shows at least 10 children have died from COVID-19 vaccines.

Independent public health experts say the administration has made up unsupported and misleading statements about vaccines in the past.

This is the biggest shopping weekend of the year in the U.S.