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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President Meets with Senators on Virus Aid
Lawmakers propose one-third stimulus that President Biden supports. As the first month of 2021 came to a close with no new stimulus payments approved since December, President Biden…
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Defense Secretary Visits Guard Troops at Capitol
Calls increase for them to go home. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin visited troops from the National Guard who are protecting the Capitol. He spoke to them from the building’s…
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NIH Releases Phase 3 Results on New Vaccine
Johnson and Johnson’s one-dose vaccine “appears to be safe and effective.” The National Institutes of Health within the U.S. Health and Human Services Department has announced that “investigational…
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FEMA Requests DOD Aid in Vaccine Distribution
President aims to vaccinate 1.5 million people per day. The Defense Department announced on Friday that it had recently received a request from the Federal Emergency Management Agency…
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