Multiple cities resist guidance to reopen in-person learning. The president’s administration has pledged to reopen schools within his first 100 days in office. However, city mayors and local…
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FHA Issues Waivers for Mortgage Processing
Allows for remote interaction rather than usual in-person contact. The Department of Housing and Urban Development announced waivers of certain provisions in the Federal Housing Administration to allow…
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CDC Extends Order Regarding Evictions
Director Walensky signs extension through the end of March. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced at the end of last month an extension of the health…
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President Addresses National Prayer Breakfast
Calls for a focus on faith and unity. On Thursday, President Biden addressed the National Prayer Breakfast for the first time since taking office. Every president has attended…
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Unemployment Drops Below 780,000
Restaurants and bars hiring as COVID restrictions ease. The Labor Department released their most recent data on unemployment in the United States. The findings of the report were…
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NIH Director Cautions Against Super Bowl Gatherings
Fauci recommends “laying low.” On Wednesday, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases cautioned Americans to avoid large gatherings this coming weekend for the…
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Overflow Facility for Migrant Children to Re-Open
Will house unaccompanied minors 13 years and older. The Department of Health and Human Services said it is re-opening an overflow facility for unaccompanied migrant children at Carrizo…
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CDC Says Vaccinating Teachers not Required
Schools can safely open without vaccinations for teachers. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has continued to encourage the safe reopening of schools, stating that it is…
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COVID Variant Spreads to 32 States
CDC reports new strain from UK is “more transmissible.” Rochelle Walensky, the new director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said the COVID-19 variant from the…
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Defense Department Pledges to Protect Service Members
Pentagon reverses course on vaccinating Guantanamo Bay prisoners. Over the weekend the Pentagon announced that it would roll back its plan to begin vaccinating prisoners at Guantanamo Bay.…
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