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Jul 28 2021
Headline Roundup
Perspectives: Should Vaccinated People Mask Up Again?
After the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended Tuesday that some vaccinated people return to wearing masks indoors, commentators across the spectrum revived the sharp left-right divide over mask-wearing. The new CDC guidance says everyone should wear masks indoors in COVID-19 hotspots and in schools for grades K-12. The CDC initially dropped its mask recommendation in
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Sep 20 2022
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NYC Mayor Announces End of Private Sector COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate
New York City will end its private sector COVID-19 vaccine mandate starting Nov. 1.
Mayor Eric Adams announced the news Tuesday while receiving his second COVID-19 booster shot, and said that "because we've been so successful" with distributing vaccines, "it's time to move on to the next level of fortifying our city." Adams also said that the vaccine mandate for public sector employees
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Oct 23 2020
Headline Roundup
Fact Checking the Final 2020 Presidential Debate
President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden debated Thursday night in their final faceoff before the presidential election on Nov. 3. Each candidate made several statements that were portrayed as false by fact-checkers throughout the media.
Coverage from right-rated sources concentrated more on Biden's purported lies in regards to environmental policy and the New York
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Jul 23 2020
Headline Roundup
Visa Restrictions Lead to Potential Complications for US Industries
Technology, healthcare and other industries could reportedly suffer worker shortages as a result of the Trump administration suspending the issuance of high-skilled foreign worker visas. When the restrictions were announced last month, President Donald Trump cited them as a way to potentially open up job opportunities for Americans left unemployed during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.
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Jan 20 2021
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U.S. COVID-19 Death Toll Reaches 400,000, Daily New Hospitalizations Dip Slightly
On Tuesday, the United States reported 400,000 deaths from COVID-19 since the pandemic began, while new daily hospitalizations from the virus dipped slightly to 174,589, according to John Hopkins University. The numbers come as President Joe Biden issues a mask mandate for federal properties as one of his first presidential actions. The U.S. vaccine rollout has met several delays, partially
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Jan 28 2021
Headline Roundup
Cuomo Administration Underreported COVID-19 Nursing Home Deaths, NY AG Report Says
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration may have underreported COVID-19 nursing home deaths by as much as 50%, according to a 76-page report released Thursday by N.Y. Attorney General Letitia James. This was in part due to a New York Department of Health policy of not counting nursing home occupants who died after transferring to a hospital. New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio reacted to
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May 18 2021
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US House Passes COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act, Sends to Biden's Desk
The U.S. House passed passed legislation to address hate crimes against Asian Americans Tuesday. Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) introduced the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act in March to combat violence and discrimination against Asian Americans amid the coronavirus pandemic. The legislation includes provisions for a position at the Justice Department to review of COVID-19-related hate crimes; aims to
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Jun 10 2022
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Panel Investigating COVID-19's Origins Releases First Report
The World Health Organization (WHO) panel assigned to probe COVID-19's origins released a preliminary report Thursday.
The report states that "currently available epidemiological and sequencing data suggest ancestral strains to SARS-CoV-2 have a zoonotic origin," but also that "neither the virus progenitors nor the natural/intermediate hosts or spill-over event to humans have been
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Mar 06 2021
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Senate Approves $1.9 Trillion Stimulus Bill
The U.S. Senate passed the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package early Saturday morning, after a 27-hour marathon overnight session. Senators voted 50-49, with every Republican voting against the bill, and with one Republican absent. The package kept $1,400 in direct payments for Americans under a certain income threshold and $350 billion to help state and local governments reopen, but scaled
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Jul 23 2020
Headline Roundup
Senate GOP Crafts $1T Virus Relief Bill; Dems Stick to $3T Plan
Senate Republicans are working on a $1 trillion COVID-19 coronavirus relief bill, while Democrats seem committed to their $3 trillion HEROES Act proposal, which passed through the House of Representatives in May. The Republican proposal is expected to include more stimulus checks, boosted funding for testing and schools, and continued but reduced unemployment benefits. Prominent Democrats have
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