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Spain pardons 9 Catalan leaders for their roles in failed independence bid

By Al Goodman, CNN Spain’s government pardoned nine leaders serving prison sentences for their roles in Catalonia’s failed 2017 independence drive, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced Tuesday. The Prime Minister’s cabinet approved the pardons, which Sanchez said aim to foster reconciliation between Catalonia and the rest of Spain. “It’s best for Catalonia and for Spain

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A coronavirus outbreak hit a Florida government building. Two people are dead but a vaccinated employee wasn’t infected

By Jamiel Lynch, CNN Two people are dead and four of their coworkers were hospitalized after a Covid-19 outbreak swept through a government building in Manatee County, Florida. The outbreak began in the IT department, according to Manatee County Administrator Dr. Scott Hopes, who is also an epidemiologist. Another person who worked on the same

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A healthcare worker administers the vaccine as the Empire State Building Offers COVID-19 vaccines at its Observatory in New York City.

Unvaccinated Americans are at risk of a possibly more dangerous Covid-19 variant. These are the most vulnerable states

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Some states are making great strides in vaccinating their residents against Covid-19, but the ones that are not may soon be contending with a more transmissible variant, experts say. About 45.2% of the US population is fully vaccinated against Covid-19, CDC data showed, and in 16 states and Washington, DC, that

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