Washington Sen. Chuck Grassley returned to his Senate office Monday after testing positive for Covid-19 and completing a quarantine earlier this month, and he called on Congress to pass additional coronavirus relief legislation.
Pence has tried to reach Capitol Police officer who led rioters away from Senate chambers to offer thanks
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Washington Vice President Mike Pence reached out to Capitol Police officer Eugene Goodman late last week to thank him for his efforts during the attack on the US Capitol, a person close to Pence told CNN, but they ha...
Brazil authorizes two Covid-19 vaccines for emergency use
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Sao Paulo, Brazil Amid a devastating resurgence of the coronavirus in parts of Brazil, federal health officials have finally voted to authorize two vaccines for emergency use. Sunday, Brazilian regulatory agency Anvi...
Biden on track to take office without key Cabinet roles in place
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President-elect Joe Biden is on track to take office without key Cabinet members being confirmed on the day of his inauguration, a result of the Republican-led Senate moving much more slowly to schedule confirmation...
People want the Covid-19 vaccine, but the government is failing
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It's been over a month now since the first Covid-19 vaccines were distributed in the United States, and we still haven't reached the initial goal set out for 20 million Americans to be vaccinated -- one initially se...
How empty stadiums proved useful during the Covid-19 pandemic
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On March 11, sports in the United States came to terms with the arrival of the coronavirus. An NBA player tested positive shortly before tipoff in Oklahoma City, forcing the game's cancellation. Within days, every ...
Kamala Harris to resign Senate seat Monday
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Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will officially resign Monday from her US Senate seat, ending her four-year Senate career, according to a Harris aide. The move comes two days before she's inaugurated on Wednesday...
Some states are seeing higher numbers of Covid-19 cases as others ease restrictions
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While some states are seeing improving outlooks in their battle against Covid-19, other parts of the nation are hitting tragic records. "Things will get worse before they get better," President-elect Joe Biden said,...
Covid-19 vaccines are given with organ music at UK’s historic Salisbury Cathedral
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London England's historic Salisbury Cathedral was transformed into a Covid-19 vaccination center on Saturday, with patients vaccinated while organ music was played in the picturesque building. Local GPs invited pati...
Australian Open: 47 players In quarantine after positive Covid-19 tests on two charter flights
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Preparations for the Australian Open hit a major stumbling block on Saturday after 47 players were told they couldn't train or practice after some passengers on two charter planes arriving in Melbourne returned posi...
States look for more Covid-19 vaccine doses as the nation’s death toll nears 400,000
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States are racing to get Covid-19 vaccine supplies and distribution in order as the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned Friday of more contagious variants of coronavirus potentially exacerbati...
Country music legend Willie Nelson gets his Covid-19 vaccination
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Country music legend Willie Nelson received the Covid-19 vaccine at a drive-through facility in Texas this week, according to a post he shared on Facebook. "Getting your COVID vaccine is Willie cool!," said Family H...