Two sisters are being held on attempted first-degree murder charges in Illinois for allegedly stabbing a store security guard after being told they needed to wear a mask and use hand sanitizer.
One Arizona county has so many vaccine doses, it’s now able to offer them to anyone over 18
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Concerned that there weren't enough people signing up to get vaccinated against Covid-19, officials in one small Arizona county changed the vaccine eligibility requirement to encourage more people to make appointmen...
Here’s *exactly* how dumb the mask debate has become
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In case you've been on another planet this week -- in which case, can I come along!?!? -- know that Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves lifted the mask mandates in their states. They did so again...
West Virginia man charged with stealing C-SPAN employee equipment during Capitol riot
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Federal prosecutors have charged Eric Gene Barber of West Virginia in connection to the Capitol riot, alleging he stole C-SPAN employee equipment while participating in the January 6 insurrection. Barber, a former c...
Alabama governor says she won’t extend mask mandate past April 9
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Alabama's statewide mask mandate to curb the coronavirus is being extended to April 9 -- but it won't be extended after that, Gov. Kay Ivey said Thursday. Ivey's remark came as she announced that the state's broader...
Texas Gov. Abbott stalled federal offer to test migrants then blamed them for spreading Covid
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is stalling efforts by the Biden administration to provide federal funds for Covid-19 tests for migrants released from custody, a senior Homeland Security official tells CNN. After relaxing st...
US Capitol Police request two-month extension of National Guard deployment in Washington
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US Capitol Police have requested a two-month extension of National Guard troop support at the US Capitol which is now under review at the Department of Defense, according to two defense officials. National Guard su...
Internal review of Capitol security recommendations being shared with lawmakers
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Lt. Gen. Russel Honore has shared his independent review of security at the US Capitol with Congress and submitted recommendations for sweeping changes to bolster protections for lawmakers after the January 6 insurr...
Senior diplomatic security official removed from Afghanistan role after declaring ‘death of America’ when Trump lost election
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Washington The top State Department diplomatic security official in Afghanistan was removed from his role for declaring the "death of America" and making racist comments about Kamala Harris in a post on his Facebook ...
DC National Guard commander says ‘unusual’ Pentagon restrictions slowed response to Capitol riot
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The commanding general of the Washington, DC, National Guard testified Wednesday that he did not need authorization from Pentagon leaders before deploying troops in response to protests at the nation's capital last ...
Greg Abbott’s head-scratching, anti-science decision to end the Texas mask mandate
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As coronavirus case across the country are dropping, cases in Texas actually increased by 5% over the last two weeks, according to statistics from Johns Hopkins University. Which makes this a very odd time for Texas...
An exhausted Texas ICU nurse says she’s scared about an end to the state’s mask mandate
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Brittany Smart has spent months tending to the Covid-19 patients who poured into Texas hospitals as the virus raged across the state -- and the country. It has been devastating, the ICU nurse told CNN's Chris Cuomo...
Lawmakers raise concerns over reports of National Guard troops being served ‘raw, moldy food’ at Capitol
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Washington A bipartisan group of members of Michigan's congressional delegation sent the chief of the National Guard a letter Tuesday complaining about the food being provided to members of the state's National Guard...