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4 ex-cops indicted on US civil rights charges in Floyd death
All four officers are charged for their failure to provide Floyd with medical care. Chauvin was also charged in a second indictment, stemming from the arrest of a 14-year-old.
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COVID’s US toll projected to drop sharply by the end of July
Experts warn that a “substantial increase” in hospitalizations and deaths is possible if unvaccinated people do not follow basic precautions such as wearing a mask.
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Chauvin’s lawyer seeks new trial, impeachment of verdict
Derek Chauvin was convicted last month of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the May 25 death of George Floyd.
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Biden aims for vaccinating 70% of adult Americans by July 4
Already more than 56% of adult Americans have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine and nearly 105 million are fully vaccinated.
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Why lagging COVID vaccine rate at rural hospitals ‘needs to be fixed now’
When it comes to persuading people to get a COVID-19 vaccine, health care professionals are influential. In some rural communities, hospital staff themselves are hanging back.
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Children now account for 22% of new U.S. COVID cases. Why is that?
A year ago, COVID-19 cases in children made up less than 3% of the U.S. total. On Monday, the American Academy of Pediatrics said children represented 22.4% of new cases.
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Biden quadruples Trump refugee cap after delay backlash
Refugee resettlement agencies have waited for Biden to quadruple the number of refugees allowed into the United States this year since Feb. 12.
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Separated families to reunite in the U.S., as immigrant advocates push for more
Four migrant families that were separated at the border by the Trump administration will be allowed to reunify in the U.S. this week, per the secretary of Homeland Security.
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TSA extends mask mandate aboard flights through summer as travel increases
Even as COVID-19 cases decrease and more Americans get vaccinated, the TSA is keeping strict regulations on mask-wearing when traveling domestically.
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Biden wants to go tough on Wall Street. The response? The best rally since FDR
The S&P 500 surged 11% in President Biden's first 100 days, the best performance since Franklin D. Roosevelt started his first term in 1933.
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COVID ‘doesn’t discriminate by age’: Serious cases on the rise in younger adults
With older adults vaccinated, doctors say a growing share of COVID-19 patients are in their 20s, 30s, 40s and 50s, as more contagious variants circulate.
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Number of Americans fully vaccinated tops 100 million
Thirty-nine percent of the nation's adult population has been fully vaccinated, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Biden to visit Philly today to celebrate Amtrak, promote sweeping infrastructure plan
Biden is pushing a plan to significantly expand the safety net, provide more resources for education, and invest heavily in infrastructure and green energy.
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Big government is back, and 3 other takeaways from Biden’s address to Congress
Biden made the pitch for a larger federal role, framed new programs aiding kids as essential for the middle class, and marked history in the House chamber with two top women.
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Watch live: Biden delivers first speech to joint session of Congress
President Biden is addressing Congress Wednesday, in a speech where he is expected to say that his administration's work shows that "America is on the move again."
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