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US borders with Canada, Mexico to remain closed to nonessential travel for another month

Thu, 2021-05-20 20:02 — mike kraft

US borders with Canada, Mexico to remain closed to nonessential travel through June 21 DHS confirmed the extension of border travel restrictions but noted it is "working closely with Canada & Mexico to safely ease restrictions." Jay

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Miami-Dade schools reinstate outdoor mask policy after teachers' union objects to relaxation

Thu, 2021-05-20 18:44 — mike kraft

Miami-Dade schools reinstate outdoor mask policy after backlash from teachers' union Miami-Dade County Public Schools paused its plans to relax outdoor masking rules for the rest of the school year after backlash from the teachers' union, which claimed that any changes needed to be agreed upon by them first. By James Griffiths and Adam Renton, CNN CNN

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Maryland, New York announce using lottery to encourage more vaccinations

Thu, 2021-05-20 17:16 — mike kraft

Maryland to offer lottery prizes for COVID-19 vaccinations Any Maryland resident at least 18 years old who gets vaccinated against COVID-19 will be eligible for a daily lottery drawing to win $40,000, Gov. Larry Hogan (R) announced Thursday. Nathaniel Weixel TheHill

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Hospitals Serving The Poor Struggled During COVID. Wealthy Hospitals Made Millions

Wed, 2021-05-19 17:44 — mike kraft

Hospitals Serving The Poor Struggled During COVID. Wealthy Hospitals Made Millions The financial gap between wealthy hospitals and safety-net hospitals, which take everyone who walks through their doors, has widened during the pandemic, an NPR and PBS Frontline investigation found. NPR.org

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One of America's largest hospital chains has been suing thousands of patients during the pandemic

Wed, 2021-05-19 10:10 — mike kraft

'It's been heart-sickening:' A major US hospital chain has sued thousands of patients in the last year One of America's largest hospital chains, Community Health Systems, has filed at least 19,000 lawsuits against patients in the last year, a CNN investigation finds. Casey Tolan, CNN CNN

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Nebraska lawmakers vote down protection bill for meatpacking plant workers

Tue, 2021-05-18 19:12 — mike kraft

Nebraska rejects mandated virus protections for meat workers

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska lawmakers rejected state-mandated coronavirus protections for meatpacking workers on Tuesday, with opponents arguing that slaughterhouses have already taken precautions and that the pandemic is nearly over.

Lawmakers voted, 25-18, to sideline the measure for the rest of the year, even though supporters said it was necessary to ensure that all plants are keeping their employees safe.

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G20 draft statement snubs COVID patent waiver, waters down pledge on WHO’s funding

Tue, 2021-05-18 11:47 — mike kraft

EXCLUSIVE G20 snubs COVID patent waiver, waters down pledge on WHO’s funding Leaders of the world's largest economies back "voluntary licensing" of COVID-19 vaccine patents, the draft conclusions of a summit show, watering down a U.S.

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In Depth: Vaccinating the world against Covid--the complications and challenge

Sun, 2021-05-16 14:36 — mike kraft

In delivering vaccines, pharmaceutical companies aided by monumental government investments have given humanity a miraculous shot at liberation from the worst pandemic in a century.

But wealthy countries have captured an overwhelming share of the benefit. Only 0.3 percent of the vaccine doses administered globally have been given in the 29 poorest countries, home to about 9 percent of the world’s population.

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Biden admin shifts billions in emergency stockpile and Covid-related funds to caring for refugees at souther border.

Sat, 2021-05-15 12:57 — mike kraft

Biden admin reroutes billions in emergency stockpile, Covid funds to border crunch The reshuffling illustrates the extraordinary financial toll that sheltering more than 20,000 unaccompanied children has taken on the department so far this year. Adam Cancryn POLITICO

The Department of Health and Human Services has diverted more than $2 billion meant for other health initiatives toward covering the cost of caring for unaccompanied immigrant children, as the Biden administration grapples with a record influx of migrants on the southern border.

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States and stores sort out how to adjust to new CDC mask guidelines

Fri, 2021-05-14 20:09 — mike kraft

States, business sort out what new CDC mask guidance means More than a dozen states quickly embraced new federal guidelines that say fully vaccinated Americans no longer need to wear masks indoors or out in most cases. AP NEWS

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