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The House passes the Covid-19 relief bill and sends it to President Biden for his signing into law.

Wed, 2021-03-10 17:55 — mike kraft
Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 bill wins final approval in House The House of Representatives gave final approval on Wednesday to one of the largest economic stimulus measures in U.S. history, a sweeping $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill that gives President Joe Biden his first major victory in office. Susan Cornwell, Makini Brice U.S.
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Texas ends its face mask rule; here is list/map of the other states that don't require them

Wed, 2021-03-10 08:32 — mike kraft
Most states still require face masks to reduce the spread of Covid-19. These are the ones that don't While health officials agree face masks help prevent the spread of Covid-19, state and local governments have varied widely on implementation of mask rules. Leah Asmelash, Nakia McNabb and Amanda Watts, CNN CNN
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Poll: A quarter of Americans now say someone close to them died of COVID-19; political and racial divides continue

Tue, 2021-03-09 10:14 — mike kraft
Yahoo News/YouGov poll: One year into pandemic, a quarter of Americans say someone close to them has died from COVID-19 One year ago, on the eve of the eventful day that signaled the start of the COVID-19 pandemic — March 11, 2020 — a plurality of Americans (44 percent) said the threat of the virus had been “exaggerated,” according to a Yahoo News/YouGov poll conducted at the time. YahooNews
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Study on how coronavirus skeptics and anti-maskers use sophisticated graphs and charts--MIT

Mon, 2021-03-08 20:01 — mike kraft
When more Covid-19 data doesn’t equal more understanding MIT researchers found that Covid-19 skeptics on Twitter and Facebook — far from being “data illiterate” — often use sophisticated data visualization techniques to argue against public health precautions like mask mandates. MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Governors defended easing Covid restrictions as health officials voice caution

Mon, 2021-03-08 11:19 — mike kraft
Governors defend easing statewide Covid restrictions as health officials warn Americans to stay vigilant A number of governors on Sunday defended easing Covid-19 restrictions in their states against top health officials' warnings that Americans should remain vigilant against highly transmissible variants and that the US could see another spike in cases. Chandelis Duster, CNN CNN
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Americans flocking to movies, bars and ballparks as winter wories fade

Mon, 2021-03-08 11:10 — mike kraft
From Florida to 'Frisco, Americans flock to movies, bars and ballparks after winter of worry From the crack of the baseball bat in Florida to clinking of cocktails in San Francisco bars, the sounds of spring are in the air as Americans start to return to many of the beloved pastimes they were forced to abandon 12 months ago. Saundra Amrhein, Alexandra Ulmer U.S.
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OVERVIEW: Number of Americans vaccinated surpasses reported cases, spring break prompts concerns

Mon, 2021-03-08 11:00 — mike kraft
Spring break heats up pandemic concerns in Florida; are more Americans vaccinated than have been infected? Live COVID-19 updates The number of Americans now completely vaccinated for COVID-19 has surpassed the number of reported cases of the virus. Latest COVID-19 news. John Bacon and Elinor Aspegren USA TODAY
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More people are dropping their hesitancy to take Covid-19 vaccines.

Sat, 2021-03-06 14:56 — mike kraft
Amount of people hesitant to get Covid-19 vaccine dropping rapidly The release of Johnson & Johnson's Covid-19 vaccine and its partnership with Merck means that President Joe Biden expects the US to have enough Covid-19 vaccines delivered to cover every adult by the end of May. Analysis by Harry Enten, CNN CNN
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States that have repealed COVID restrictions, Disneyland to reopen

Sat, 2021-03-06 14:09 — mike kraft
These states have repealed Covid restrictions in 2021 Texas, Mississippi, Alabama and West Virginia all moved to end statewide pandemic restrictions like mask mandates and indoor capacity caps. NBC News
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States go own way on Covid rules despite cautions and spreading variants

Fri, 2021-03-05 11:37 — mike kraft

Despite President Biden’s sharp criticism of Texas and Mississippi for abruptly removing mask mandates, states and cities are aggressively going their own ways on Covid-19 restrictions as they decide when and how to reopen their economies.

The change in presidents has brought nearly diametrical federal responses to the pandemic, but the country is facing a patchwork of rules, state to state and city to city, similar to what was seen when the virus arrived a year ago and during the last months of the Trump administration.

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