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Biden, top Democrats swing behind bipartisan virus aid bill
Biden said the developing coronavirus aid package "wouldn’t be the answer, but it would be the immediate help for a lot of things.”
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CDC shortens its COVID-19 quarantine recommendations
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention trimmed its recommended quarantine for possible exposure — from 14 days to seven or 10, depending on test results and symptoms.
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‘These are deaths that could have been prevented,’ says researcher studying evictions
A federal moratorium on evictions is set to expire on Dec. 31. Kathryn Leifheit of UCLA says new data suggest evictions are linked to increases in COVID cases and deaths.
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Social distancing plummeted in lead up to fall surge, survey finds
Social distancing fell dramatically between spring and fall and the gap between Democrats and Republicans widened. But both ends of the political spectrum agree on some measur
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Millions face bitter winter if Congress fails to extend relief programs
A bipartisan group of Senators is proposing a nearly $908 billion compromise relief bill with millions of Americans about to fall off a cliff when benefits expire this month.
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Enrollment by international students in US colleges plummets
The pandemic is a major reason, but the number of international students has been falling for years.
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‘Someone’s going to get killed’: Ga. official blasts GOP silence on election threats
In a fiery Tuesday press conference, Gabriel Sterling had scathing words top Republican leaders who have been attacking Georgia's election system.
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Barr: No evidence of fraud that’d change election outcome
His comments come despite President Donald Trump's repeated claims that the election was stolen, and his refusal to concede his loss to President-Elect Joe Biden.
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More Americans pay rent on credit cards as lawmakers fail to pass relief bill
With their savings running out, many Americans are being forced to use credit cards to pay for bills they can't afford — even their rent.
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Virtual charter schools are booming, despite a checkered reputation
For-profit virtual charter schools have been dogged by complaints of low student performance, fraud and waste. Still, many are seeing a pandemic-induced enrollment surge.
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As hospitals fill with COVID-19 patients, medical reinforcements are hard to find
Last spring, nurses and doctors traveled to COVID hot spots to help overwhelmed hospitals. But with the virus spreading everywhere, hospitals have nowhere to turn for help.
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Moderna asking US, European regulators to OK its virus shots
Multiple vaccine candidates must succeed for the world to stamp out the coronavirus pandemic.
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Advocates push for resurrection of DOJ civil rights division under Biden
The incoming administration of President-elect Joe Biden says reinvigorating the Civil Rights Division at the Justice Department is a top priority come January.
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Biden gains votes in recount of Milwaukee County requested by Trump
The results offer unwelcome news for Trump, who lost to Biden in Wisconsin by roughly 20,000 votes and lost the national popular vote by more than 6 million.
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Biden breaks foot while playing with dog, to wear a boot
Biden was playing with Major, one of the Bidens’ two dogs. They adopted Major in 2018, and acquired their first dog, Champ, after the 2008 election.
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