National News
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918National Agriculture Day to be Observed March 23
Virtual events planned nationwide
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723So You’re Vaccinated Against Covid. Now What?
Ill-advised behavior or a mutant strain of the virus could still ignite another surge
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897How Covid Survivors Are Finding Their Way Into Politics
Many people with lives upended by Covid-19 have turned to political action
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1.3KAdvanced Cancers Are Emerging, Doctors Warn, Citing Pandemic Drop in Screenings
Hundreds of thousands fewer cancer screenings were performed last year than in 2019
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871Can Vaccination and Infection Rates Add Up to Reach Covid Herd Immunity?
There seems to be hope that the pandemic’s end may be in sight
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770Where’s My Stimulus Payment? Maybe in Your Account (Finally!)
Some 90 million payments are landing in bank accounts via direct deposit
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917Biden Tells Nation There Is Hope After a Devastating Year
President Joe Biden promised all adults would be eligible for a vaccine by May 1
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874For Covid ‘Long Haulers,’ Battling for Disability Benefits Adds Aggravation to Exhaustion
Many Covid “long haulers” have no laboratory proof of infection
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786More Contagious Variant Is Spreading Fast in U.S., Even as Overall Cases Level Off
More contagious variant has likely grown to account for more than 20% of new U.S. cases
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791Biden Signs Stimulus Bill Ahead of Prime-Time Address
Relief package includes direct payments of $1,400 per individual
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769One Year In: How Covid’s Toll Compares With Other Causes of Death
Covid-19 has become country’s third-leading cause of death
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796U.S. Releases New COVID-19 Guidance for Nursing Homes, Permitting Indoor Visits
Guests can go inside regardless of vaccination status
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676Fully Vaccinated People Can Have Small Gatherings Indoors, CDC Says
CDC says fully vaccinated people may visit indoors with unvaccinated people
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666A Leading Critic of Big Tech Will Join the White House
During his campaign, Biden said he would be open to breaking up big tech companies
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875Treasury to Invest $9 Billion in Minority Communities
Effort aims to address how fallout from pandemic is exacerbating U.S. inequality
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875Why Vaccines In Use Elsewhere Are Still on Hold in America
Critics say the Food and Drug Administration is moving too slowly
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1.3KPeople Who Have Had COVID Should Get Single Vaccine Dose, Studies Suggest
New study may offer clues on how to make a single vaccine for all coronavirus variants
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1.2KStates Are Expanding Access to Vaccines. The Supply Isn’t Keeping Up.
State officials ready to administer more shots every day—if they could get them
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1.1K‘Cruel’ Digital Race For Vaccines Leaves Many Seniors Behind
Enormous demand has overwhelmed cumbersome, inconsistent scheduling systems
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Can the US Keep Covid Variants in Check? Here’s What It Takes
Several variants began drawing scrutiny at end of 2020
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941Huge Gaps in Vaccine Data Make It Next to Impossible to Know Who Got the Shots
Health officials are struggling to collect critically important information such as race, ethnicity and occupation
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1.1KWhy Even Presidential Pressure Might Not Get More Vaccine to Market Faster
President Joe Biden plans to invoke Defense Production Act to provide more vaccines
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936Biden’s Covid Challenge: 100 Million Vaccinations in the First 100 Days. It Won’t Be Easy.
States still aren’t sure how much vaccine they’ll get
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1.1KJimmy Panetta on Impeaching Trump Twice and Threats to Democracy
Letter from El Salvador highlights the stakes for U.S. democracy
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790Biden’s Debt Forgiveness Plan Would Help Millions of California Students
Roughly 3.9 million Californians owe combined $140 billion in federal student debt
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1.7KWhy Employers Find It So Hard to Test for Covid-19
New state rules would require employers to provide testing to all workers exposed to an outbreak on the job
