5 things to know for April 27: Ukraine, Covid-19, Recession, Bitcoin, LGBTQ rights | News

Experts say a summer of travel chaos lies ahead with crowded planes and canceled flights as the industry struggles to cope in the face of decreased workforces.

Separately, scores of people are fleeing areas around the city of Kherson, Ukraine — a region that has been terrorized in the past week by Moscow’s offensive — as fears mount about a possible referendum Russia plans to hold today.

Recent studies found that the effectiveness of Pfizer’s vaccine for children ages 5 to 12 dropped substantially during the Omicron surge, falling from 68% to about 12% against Covid-19 infection.

The problem, according to the bank, is that while inflation may be peaking, it will take a “long time” before it gets back down to the Federal Reserve’s goal of 2%.

The legislation, which cleared the Oklahoma state legislature in recent weeks, states: “The biological sex designation on a certificate of birth issued under this section shall be either male or female and shall not be nonbinary or any symbol representing a nonbinary designation including but not limited to the letter ‘X’.” The law takes effect immediately because it was passed with an emergency designation.

For nearly 150 years — from the founding of the university in 1636 until Massachusetts abolished slavery in 1783 — Harvard presidents and others enslaved more than 70 people, the report says.

The US Preventive Service Task Force finalized its latest recommendations on low-dose aspirin regimens and now says people over 60 should not start taking a daily aspirin for primary prevention of heart problems, in most cases, because it may contribute to a risk of bleeding in the stomach or brain.

American sports are increasingly becoming a worldwide phenomenon as the NFL, NBA, NHL, and MLB attract more top-end international talent.

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