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This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 5 LONDON (AP) — After light years in space, actors Sonequa Martin-Green and Kate Mulgrew are meeting up on Earth to compare “Star Trek” stories. Martin-Green, as Michael Burnham, is at the helm of “Star Trek: Discovery” which is headed for a fifth season. While Mulgrew was the first woman to lead a series on ’90s “Star Trek: Voyager” and has returned to her character, Kathryn Janeway, albeit as a hologram, in the new animated series “Star Trek: Prodigy.” Both shows are on Paramount+. In a joint interview, both captains talk about inspiring women and why hair styles can be important in deep space. Responses have been edited for brevity and clarity. AP: Is there a support group or WhatsApp group for “Star Trek” captains? MARTIN-GREEN: I should start one because I’m going to get (Mulgrew’s) number for sure. We’ve seen each other a couple of times here lately doing press … [Read more...] about Martin-Green, Kate Mulgrew, compare ‘Star Trek’ stories

U.S. regulators told COVID-19 vaccine makers Thursday that any booster shots tweaked for the fall will have to add protection against the newest omicron relatives. The Food and Drug Administration said the original vaccines would be used for anyone still getting their first series of shots. But with immunity waning and the super-contagious omicron family of variants getting better at dodging protection, the FDA decided boosters intended for fall needed an update. The recipe: Combination shots that add protection against the omicron relatives named BA.4 and BA.5 to the original vaccine. Those mutants together now account for just over half of new U.S. infections. It's still a gamble as there's no way to know if an omicron relative still will be a threat as cold weather approaches or if a newer mutant will take its place. And the current Pfizer and Moderna vaccines still offer strong protection against COVID-19's worst outcomes as long as people have gotten already recommended … [Read more...] about Tweaked COVID boosters in US must target newer omicron types

President Joe Biden held a trilateral meeting with the leaders of Japan and South Korea – Prime Minister Kishida Fumio and President Yoon Suk-yeol, respectively – in Spain on Wednesday in which the two conservatives pressed Biden to prioritize the threat from communist North Korea. The meeting, on the sidelines of the ongoing NATO summit in Europe, was a rare moment in which Biden was outnumbered as a leftist on the world stage. The public remarks by both Kishida and Yoon emphasized their mutual concern over rogue state neighbor North Korea and suggested anxiety about the fact that Biden has not implemented any meaningful North Korea policy since becoming president. Kishida also appeared to signal concerns over potential military belligerence on the part of communist China, North Korea’s closest ally, remarking that the conferences in Europe this week should work to ensure that no country “draws the wrong lessons” from Russia’s escalation in February of its eight-year-old … [Read more...] about Conservative Japan, S. Korea Leaders Press Biden to Act on N. Korea