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Elias Melgar, 11, from Marina Del Rey Middle School, receives a vaccine against whooping cough at Mark Twain Middle School Aug. 7, 2012, in Los Angeles. The boosters, also called Tdap shots, are required of all seventh-graders before they can start school.(Photo: Kevork Djansezian, Getty Images)
Whooping cough vaccine's<span style="color: Red;">*</span>protection fades, study finds
Today's version of the whooping cough vaccine leaves teens vulnerable to infection as they age, says a new study out Friday. The current vaccine, which has been in use since the 1990s, is safer but less effective than the old version, says the study in Pediatrics. The findings could help explain why the USA has seen a resurgence of whooping cough. Children should get five doses of vaccine by kindergarten and a booster at age 11 or 12. The CDC also recommends adults ages 19-64 get a booster.
Ariana Pedraza, 10, gets a shot at the Yankees/Lincoln Hospital Back-to-School Immunization Fair in New York City. The annual health fair offered free vaccinations to protect children for the long term against diseases such as tetanus, diphtheria, whooping cough and hepatitis. Children received a free Yankee ticket.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: Spencer Platt, Getty Images)
WikiLeaks founder Assange 'arbitrarily detained'
The United Nations ruled Friday that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been "arbitrarily detained" by the United Kingdom and Sweden since he was arrested in 2010 and that he should be allowed to leave Ecuador's Embassy in London without facing arrest. The British and Swedish governments disputed the claim.
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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said Thursday that he would allow British police to arrest him if a United Nations panel rules against him in a non-binding legal case about his detention in London. USA TODAY
Tracy Morgan to embark on national comedy tour
Comedian Tracy Morgan<span style="color: Red;">*</span>is getting ready to bring on the laughs as he crosses the country in a nationwide standup comedy tour<span style="color: Red;">*</span>— his<span style="color: Red;">*</span>first since the<span style="color: Red;">*</span>2014 New Jersey accident in which his car was hit by a<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Walmart<span style="color: Red;">*</span>truck.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>The tour officially kicks off Friday at the Horseshoe Casino<span style="color: Red;">*</span>in Hammond, Ind., after a series of warm-up shows.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>The 2014 crash killed<span style="color: Red;">*</span>a close friend traveling with him and left Morgan in a coma for eight days.
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Tracy Morgan took some time out of his busy schedule to tour the Bronx Zoo with Jimmy Kimmel, and it was hilarious.
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It's six months to the Olympics in Rio<span style="color: Red;">*</span>— and Zika is top of mind
Friday marks six months until the opening of the<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 5, and the<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Zika virus<span style="color: Red;">*</span>is overshadowing the final preparations for the games. The mosquito-borne virus, linked to an<span style="color: Red;">*</span>epidemic of birth defects in Brazil, is spreading quickly throughout the<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Americas.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Rio organizers this week offered assurances that the games will be safe and that athletes are not at risk (unless they are pregnant).<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Organizers are already monitoring Olympic facilities to destroy breeding grounds for the<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Aedes aegypti<span style="color: Red;">*</span>mosquito that spreads the virus.
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Update on the Zika virus and how it may impact the Summer Olympics in Rio. USA TODAY Sports
Spike Lee's Michael Jackson documentary to make TV debut
Spike Lee's documentary Michael Jackson's Journey From Motown to Off The Wall, which chronicles the King of Pop's rise from child star to creator of the 1979 pop/R&B masterpiece Off The Wall,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>airs Friday night on Showtime. An avid Jackson fan,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Lee has chronicled Jackson previously, including the 2012 documentary pegged to the 25th anniversary of Bad, called Bad 25, and has<span style="color: Red;">*</span>hosted block parties for Jackson in Brooklyn in the years since his death.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>The film<span style="color: Red;">*</span>premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on Jan. 24.
Michael Jackson's 'Off The Wall' is the subject of an upcoming Spike Lee documentary.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: Steve Harvey)
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Weather:<span style="color: Red;">*</span>A morning snowstorm will whiten the Northeast Friday while another storm rolls into the Pacific<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Northwest.
Stocks:<span style="color: Red;">*</span>U.S. stock futures were higher Friday, as investors awaited U.S. job numbers that could influence how much the Federal Reserve raises interest rates this year.
TV Tonight:<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Wondering what to watch this weekend? TV critic Robert Bianco looks at the Super Bowl and, if you're not a football fan, some alternatives.
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