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Biden launches community corps to boost COVID vaccinations

Biden launches community corps to boost COVID vaccinations

Seeking to overcome vaccine hesitancy, the Biden administration on Thursday stepped up its outreach efforts to skeptical Americans, launching a coalition of community, religious and celebrity partners to promote COVID-19 shots in hard-hit communities.
by The Associated Press

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Inside the CDC's battle to defeat the virus

Inside the CDC's battle to defeat the virus

A year into the pandemic, the agency's staffers reflect on what it's been like to fight the biggest public health battle in their history and how they're working to rebuild public trust in science.
by Pien Huang

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'I live with Standing Rock in my heart': Massive pipeline protest resonates 5 years later

'I live with Standing Rock in my heart': Massive pipeline protest resonates 5 years later

Tribal members who gathered at a small protest camp near the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation in North Dakota were trying to stop the Dakota Access pipeline from crossing under the Missouri River nearby. The camp grew to thousands, and became an international movement. Its influence is still felt at pipeline and climate change protests, and in the lives of those who were at the camp.   
by Dan Gunderson

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Pentagon releases new policies enabling transgender people to serve in the military

Pentagon releases new policies enabling transgender people to serve in the military

President Joe Biden signed an executive order repealing the Trump transgender ban in his first week in office, directing the Pentagon to begin the process to allow transgender people to serve openly.
by Laurel Wamsley

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AP interview: EPA head committed to 'scientific integrity'

AP interview: EPA head committed to 'scientific integrity'

The new head of the Environmental Protection Agency is taking steps to restore what he calls “scientific integrity” at the EPA. And one way Michael Regan is trying to do that is by reversing Trump administration actions that sidelined many academic scientists as advisers in favor of industry figures.
by The Associated Press

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Wisconsin Supreme Court strikes down mask mandate

Wisconsin Supreme Court strikes down mask mandate

The 4-3 ruling from the conservative-controlled court is the latest legal blow to attempts by Gov. Tony Evers to control the coronavirus. It comes after Republicans in the Legislature voted to repeal the mask mandate in February, only to see Evers quickly reissue it.
by The Associated Press

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Here's what's in President Biden's $2 trillion infrastructure proposal

Here's what's in President Biden's $2 trillion infrastructure proposal

The proposal would overhaul roads, transit, utilities, internet access and more in the name of creating jobs. It's also intended to combat climate change, racial inequality and competition from China.
by Scott Detrow

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