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These 'vaccine hunters' are getting their shots ahead of schedule by gaming the system
If she'd waited to get vaccinated until it was her "tier's" turn, Isabela Medina wouldn't have gotten the Covid-19 vaccine until late summer.
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A huge piece of California's Highway 1 near Big Sur collapsed into the ocean
A huge piece of California's Highway 1 was washed out this week by a winter storm that brought heavy rain and snow.
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Comparing the Biden and GOP stimulus plans
President Joe Biden and a group of 10 Republican senators have very different ideas for the next coronavirus relief bill.
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This audio-only social app has Twitter on alert
For months, people have been clamoring to get access to Clubhouse, a buzzy invite-only social media app where members join virtual rooms to have live, unscripted discussions. Topics range from the "future of San Francisco," with the city's district attorney participating, and Kanye West to startup pitch events and various off color conversations. Unlike other social networks, the platform is audio-based — not text — making it feel like an interactive podcast (or a conference call).
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There is No Place Like the Music City – Nashville, TN
In a city that is packed with unique taste, sounds and experiences, Nashville, Tennessee is definitely a destination that you will want to embark on for yourself. Known as the “Country Music Capital of the World,” Nashville is renowned for its music and honky-tonks. Although music influences nearly every aspect of this cosmopolitan city, Nashville has a rich history and is known for its diverse background.
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How one city missed warning after warning until its health system collapsed
It's waiting hours in line to buy an oxygen tank -- only to find there's none left. For some, it's rushing from hospital to hospital with a sick spouse or parent -- only to find there are no beds available. For others, it's waiting outside of hospitals for news of a loved one -- only to hear they could not be saved.
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Biden replaces controversial White House physician
President Joe Biden has replaced the controversial White House physician who offered misleading information about President Donald Trump's coronavirus diagnosis last fall.
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Rand Paul's ridiculous answer on whether the election was 'stolen'
Even now -- after the inauguration of Joe Biden as the 46th president, after the January 6 riot at the US Capitol, after the myriad lawsuit dismissals -- Rand Paul can't bring himself to say that the 2020 election was not, in fact, stolen.
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In the nearly 232-year history of the US Senate there have only been 11 Black senators
Congress set a new diversity record this year with its highest-ever number of women and racial minorities, including 60 Black lawmakers.
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Stimulus checks, unemployment and more: Here's the aid that's coming from Washington -- and what might be coming soon
There's lots of talk of all the federal assistance going to Americans and small businesses in need. But while some is already approved, not all of it is out the door yet -- and some of it is still just at the proposal stage.
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Why the Trump impeachment trial is crucial
How does a country recover from four years of virulent acrimony? The urgent need to heal America's divisions, to "end this uncivil war," stood at the center of President Joe Biden's stirring inaugural speech. He implored Americans to "open our souls instead of hardening our hearts."
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Volatility hits Wall Street as stocks tumble across the board
It's a volatile day on Wall Street, where stocks suddenly tumbled mid-morning. Investors have a lot on their minds: President Joe Biden's stimulus plan is facing criticism from lawmakers concerned about the deficit, a deluge of corporate earnings is on tap and drug maker Merck pulled its Covid-19 vaccine plans.
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Biden readies moves to get checks and food aid to low-income Americans -- plus a federal pay raise
President Joe Biden is expected to sign two more executive orders on Friday -- one focused on expanding food assistance and delivering stimulus checks to very low-income Americans, and the other on raising the minimum wage to $15 for the federal workforce -- as he continues his swift efforts to overturn his predecessor's policies.
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Texas Democrats On The Joe Biden and Kamala Harris Inauguration
Texas Democrats are ecstatic Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have been inaugurated as the President and Vice President of the United States. But today is not simply a win for Democrats. Today we celebrate as Americans. After a difficult and dark four years, we have proven that our democracy has held, that the arc of justice bends towards the good, and that we are on the path to restoring the soul of our nation.
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Amanda Gorman Calls On America To “Leave Behind A Country Better Than The One We Were Left” In Powerful Poem
Amanda Gorman, the nation’s first-ever youth poet laureate, challenged Americans Wednesday to “leave behind a country better than the one we were left” and unify together as she delivered a stirring inauguration poem.
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Biden's Inauguration Offers New Hope and New Energy
On Monday, we marked Dr. Martin Luther King's 91st birthday; on Wednesday, Joe Biden will be inaugurated as president, promising change after a dark period of division. Dr. King's relationship with John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson offers instructive lessons for today's movement for justice.
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President Joe Biden Takes Executive Action On Day One – With The Stroke Of His Pen
Every president has their own agenda with their pressing issues in rank order. Each one comes to the office ready to get to work immediately but they do take time to enjoy the spoils of their inauguration participating in parades, attending countless balls, and taking in every unbelievable moment as it sinks in that they are the leader of the free world. However, Joe Biden didn’t have that luxury. He had the misfortune to have to fix everything that Donald Trump destroyed immediately while also executing his own agenda to make America better. Never before has a president come into office with so many problems and so much pressure to do what is right in government and what is right by the citizens of the country. Good thing is this is something Biden knew when he declared his candidacy and its something that he has prepared for taking executive action on his first day in office.
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Joe Biden’s Inaugural “We Are One” Event Celebrates The Resilience Of Black Culture And Heroism
There are at least three times in the Holy Bible where it speaks to a divide house – Matthew 12:25, Mark 3:25, and Luke 11:17. If a house is not equal, it is not stable or solid. At the first sign of trouble, the house will crack. It cannot weather any storm. This is why a house must be unified. There is strength in numbers and most definitely strength in stability. This is the America President Joe Biden is trying to restore.
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Start of Trump's impeachment trial remains unsettled as Pelosi won't say when she'll send over article
The timing of former President Donald Trump's Senate impeachment trial is still unsettled while Senate leaders haggle over how a power-sharing agreement will govern a 50-50 Senate.
