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200 million shots: Biden doubles goal of COVID vaccines

200 million shots: Biden doubles goal of COVID vaccines

President Joe Biden opened his first formal news conference Thursday with a nod toward the improving picture on battling the coronavirus, doubling his original goal by pledging that the nation will administer 200 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines by the end of his first 100 days in office.
by The Associated Press

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MN Supreme Court reverses rape conviction because woman wasn't forced to get drunk

MN Supreme Court reverses rape conviction because woman wasn't forced to get drunk

The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that the state's definition of "mentally incapacitated" does not include victims who consumed alcohol voluntarily. Survivors of sexual assault are urging Minnesota lawmakers to close what they say is a big loophole in state law.
by Matt Sepic

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Rachel Levine makes history as 1st openly trans federal official confirmed by Senate

Rachel Levine makes history as 1st openly trans federal official confirmed by Senate

Levine, a doctor who was previously Pennsylvania's secretary of health, is the first openly transgender federal official to win Senate confirmation. She's the new assistant secretary for health.
by Laurel Wamsley

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Women's soccer stars join Biden to promote closing pay gap

Women's soccer stars join Biden to promote closing pay gap

President Joe Biden is making the case that the pay disparity between men and women has hurt the economy. This Wednesday marks “Equal Pay Day” — which is how far into the year women must work on average to make up the pay disparity between what men and women earned the prior year.
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First dogs return to White House after Major Biden causes minor injury

First dogs return to White House after Major Biden causes minor injury

Champ and Major Biden are back in Washington, D.C., after spending some time in Delaware, where Major underwent remedial training after causing a "minor injury" at the White House earlier this month.
by Rachel Treisman

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