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Stacey Abrams comes under fire for not wearing a mask in now-deleted photos with masked schoolchildren

By Sarah Fortinsky, CNN A since-deleted tweet featuring photos of a mask-less Stacey Abrams posing among masked schoolchildren has prompted swift backlash from political opponents who chastised the Georgia Democrat for what they describe as hypocritical behavior after she championed more stringent masking policies in schools. The photos were originally tweeted Friday by the school’s

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Deleted Abrams tweet shows her maskless at Glennwood Elementary School on Friday Feb 4.

Stacey Abrams comes under fire for not wearing a mask in now-deleted photos with masked schoolchildren

By Sarah Fortinsky, CNN A since-deleted tweet featuring photos of a mask-less Stacey Abrams posing among masked schoolchildren has prompted swift backlash from political opponents who chastised the Georgia Democrat for what they describe as hypocritical behavior after she championed more stringent masking policies in schools. The photos were originally tweeted Friday by the school’s

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The nation’s top health official has been a background player for much of his tenure. He says that’s about to change.

By Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN Stung by accusations that he’s been absent during a once-in-a-century public health crisis, Xavier Becerra — the country’s top health official — tells CNN he’s looking to step into a bigger public role as part of a reset a year into dealing with the dominant issue in his portfolio. President Joe

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Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra speaks during a World AIDS Day commemoration in the East Room of the White House in Washington on December 1

The nation’s top health official has been a background player for much of his tenure. He says that’s about to change.

By Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN Stung by accusations that he’s been absent during a once-in-a-century public health crisis, Xavier Becerra — the country’s top health official — tells CNN he’s looking to step into a bigger public role as part of a reset a year into dealing with the dominant issue in his portfolio. President Joe

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The US government will protect American athletes participating in the Winter Olympic Games in Beijing and their freedom of speech

‘We will be there to protect them’: Biden official vows protection of US athletes in Beijing for Winter Olympics

By Chandelis Duster, CNN The US government will protect American athletes participating in the Winter Olympic Games in Beijing and their freedom of speech, US Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield affirmed on Sunday. “I can reassure US athletes that the United States government will be standing with them in China and we will

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