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Americans who got the updated COVID-19 booster shots are better protected against symptomatic infection than those who haven’t — at least for now, U.S. health officials said Tuesday.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — American consumers and nearly every industry will be affected if freight trains grind to a halt next month.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for the imminent handover of former President Donald Trump’s tax returns to a congressional committee after a three-year legal fight. The court, without comment, rejected Trump’s plea for an order that would have prevented the Treasury Department from giving six years of tax returns for Trump and some of his businesses to the Democraticcontrolled House Ways and Means Committee.

New York issues first licenses for legal pot dispensaries New York issued its first 36 cannabis dispensary licenses on Monday, taking a monumental step in establishing a legal — and lucrative — marketplace for recreational marijuana. The licenses approved by the state’s Cannabis Control Board were the first of 175 the state plans to issue, with many in the first round reserved for applicants with past convictions for marijuana offenses.

For people who have not had enough turkey yet this holiday weekend, the Unity in the Community organization will be offering a free Thanksgivingstyle dinner on Saturday in Leavenworth. Jermaine Wilson, CEO of Unity in the Community, said the event will provide a place to go this Thanksgiving weekend for local residents who do not have family members in the community.

Many people likely are heading to the stores today to take advantage of Black Friday deals. And the director of the Leavenworth Main Street Program is hoping shoppers will not forget about small businesses this weekend.