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Month: January 2021

California revamps Covid-19 vaccine delivery system amid criticism over slow rollout

California is revamping its coronavirus vaccine delivery system amid criticism over the slow and inefficient rollout of doses, the California Department of Public Health announced Tuesday. The new system aims to simplify eligibility, standardize information and data, and address the available supply of doses by streamlining the process, the department said. California has been hit

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Sen. Patrick Leahy home from brief hospitalization after presiding over opening of Trump’s impeachment trial

Sen. Patrick Leahy returned home Tuesday night from the hospital after seeking treatment out of an abundance of caution, according to a spokesman. Leahy had been hospitalized just hours after presiding over the opening of former President Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial. A spokesman said he was not feeling well and the Capitol physician recommended

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SpaceX, Amazon spat pits world’s richest men against each other over space real estate

SpaceX and Amazon — companies run by the two richest men in the world — are sparring over their competing satellite-based internet businesses, with SpaceX accusing Amazon of “stifling competition” and Amazon accusing SpaceX of looking to “smother competition in the cradle.” Elon Musk, the CEO of SpaceX, has an estimated net worth of $209

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Sen. Patrick Leahy taken to hospital ‘out of abundance of caution’ after presiding over opening of Trump’s impeachment trial

Sen. Patrick Leahy was hospitalized out of an abundance of caution on Wednesday, just hours after presiding over the opening of former President Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial. “This evening, Senator Leahy was in his Capitol office and was not feeling well. He was examined in the Capitol by the Attending Physician,” his spokesperson David

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Newark and New Jersey officials reach settlement in yearslong lawsuit over lead contamination of city drinking water

The city of Newark, New Jersey, resolved yearslong litigation Tuesday in connection to its water crisis, in which city drinking water was contaminated with illegally high levels of lead. Officials from the city and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) reached an agreement with the Natural Resources Defense Council and the Newark Education

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Justice Department officially rescinds policy that led to family separations

The Justice Department formally rescinded the Trump administration’s controversial “zero tolerance” policy that called for the criminal prosecution of adults crossing the border and led to the separation of thousands of families, according to a memo obtained by CNN. The policy was ended by former President Donald Trump in June 2018 after mounting criticism, but

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Democrats weigh whether they need witnesses to make a visceral case against Trump at impeachment trial

Facing highly skeptical Republican senators, House impeachment managers are preparing a case to show the visceral evidence of the Capitol insurrection and how former President Donald Trump’s words and actions motivated the rioters to breach the Capitol, according to sources familiar with the deliberations. The Senate’s 55 to 45 procedural vote Tuesday is not deterring

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Everyday activities are more dangerous now that new Covid-19 variants are circulating, expert says

Health officials are “extremely” worried about the new coronavirus variants that have been detected in the United States and what they could mean over the coming months, one expert said Monday night. “We’ve seen what happens in other countries that have actually had coronavirus under relatively good control, then these variants took over and they

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