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[TRENDING NEWS] Massachusetts expands access to boosters for all adults, joining several other states.

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Author: BY DAN LEVIN - Publish Date: November 19, 2021 at 02:19AM Federal regulators are considering granting requests for Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna boosters to be authorized for all adults as early as this week.

[TRENDING NEWS] Bye, Maryland? Lawmakers in 3 Counties Float a Plan to Secede From the State.

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Author: BY MICHAEL LEVENSON - Publish Date: October 23, 2021 at 12:00AM The proposal to join West Virginia seems destined to go nowhere. But it has tapped into deep-seated feelings of alienation in western Maryland, a mountainous panhandle wedged against the Mason-Dixon line.

[TRENDING NEWS] The U.S. says Texas’ ban on school mask mandates may violate disabled children’s rights.

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Author: BY AMANDA MORRIS - Publish Date: September 30, 2021 at 11:45PM The Department of Justice filed a court brief saying that the ban runs afoul of federal law if, as parents claim, it is preventing their disabled children from safely attending public schools.

[TRENDING NEWS] Covid-stricken Alabama had more deaths than births last year, a first in its recorded history.

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Author: BY EDUARDO MEDINA - Publish Date: September 19, 2021 at 03:50AM “Our state literally shrunk in 2020,” said Dr. Scott Harris, the state’s health officer.

[TRENDING NEWS] Delta Variant Widens Gulf Between ‘Two Americas’: Vaccinated and Unvaccinated

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Author: BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI AND BENJAMIN MUELLER - Publish Date: July 15, 2021 at 12:51AM Data from overseas, particularly Britain, suggest the spread of the virus will set vaccinated and unvaccinated communities on very different paths.

[TRENDING NEWS] Texas Democrats Plan to Flee State to Highlight G.O.P. Voting Restrictions

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Author: BY REID J. EPSTEIN AND NICK CORASANITI - Publish Date: July 12, 2021 at 11:51PM The move would be an attempt to become national symbols in the fight for voting rights, as Republicans in the state move ahead with a bill that would impose new limits on casting a ballot.

[TRENDING NEWS] Delta, as expected, is now the dominant virus variant in the U.S., the C.D.C. estimates.

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Author: BY EMILY ANTHES - Publish Date: July 8, 2021 at 12:59AM Research suggests that most vaccines still provide good protection against it and remain highly effective at preventing hospitalizations and deaths. New cases and deaths, as well as hospitalizations, are significantly down across the country from the devastating peaks during previous national surges.

[TRENDING NEWS] Vermont is the first state to partially vaccinate at least 80 percent of its eligible population.

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Author: BY DANIEL E. SLOTNIK - Publish Date: June 15, 2021 at 02:56AM The state has done so well with vaccination that it can now safely drop its pandemic restrictions, Gov. Phil Scott said on Monday.

[TRENDING NEWS] Want to Win $5 Million? Get Vaccinated, New Mexico Says.

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Author: BY AZI PAYBARAH - Publish Date: June 2, 2021 at 06:58AM As states scramble to persuade people to get coronavirus vaccines, New Mexico announces one of the biggest cash awards as an incentive.

[TRENDING NEWS] Their Own Private Idaho: Five Oregon Counties Back a Plan to Secede

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Author: BY KIRK JOHNSON - Publish Date: May 22, 2021 at 07:03AM In nonbinding elections, parts of eastern Oregon said they wanted to join Idaho. The conservative region has long felt alienated from the liberal politics of Oregon’s population centers.

[TRENDING NEWS] Unemployment Pay May Again Require a Job Search. Is It Too Soon?

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Author: BY SYDNEY EMBER - Publish Date: May 16, 2021 at 02:00PM The requirement, eased because of the pandemic, is being reimposed. Some say it presents an undue hardship.

[TRENDING NEWS] Why the Right Loves Public School Culture Wars

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Author: BY MICHELLE GOLDBERG - Publish Date: May 4, 2021 at 07:03AM Biden doesn't rile up the grassroots. Critical race theory does.

[TRENDING NEWS] Did the 2020 Census Undercount the Hispanic Population?

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Author: BY REID J. EPSTEIN AND JENNIFER MEDINA - Publish Date: April 29, 2021 at 06:05AM Officials from both parties say the census numbers released this week raise questions about the totals, with Democrats contending that the Hispanic population was undercounted.

[TRENDING NEWS] C.D.C. Eases Outdoor Mask Guidance for Vaccinated Americans

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Author: BY SHERYL GAY STOLBERG AND RONI CARYN RABIN - Publish Date: April 28, 2021 at 06:38AM “Go get the shot,” President Biden declared Tuesday, hailing an easing of federal guidance on outdoor mask wearing as a step toward post-pandemic normalcy.

[TRENDING NEWS] How the Pandemic Did, and Didn't, Change Where Americans Move

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Author: BY JED KOLKO, EMILY BADGER AND QUOCTRUNG BUI - Publish Date: April 20, 2021 at 09:07AM As disruptive as the pandemic has been, for the most part it hasn’t altered the underlying forces shaping where people want to live.

[TRENDING NEWS] Biden Pushes Mask Mandate as C.D.C. Director Warns of ‘Impending Doom’

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Author: BY SHARON LAFRANIERE AND SHERYL GAY STOLBERG - Publish Date: March 30, 2021 at 06:56AM The administration is stepping up the pace of vaccinations and expanding access to shots, but it remains in a race against a virus on the upswing.

[TRENDING NEWS] Do You Think You Can Tell How a Neighborhood Voted Just by Looking Around?

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Author: BY EMILY BADGER, JOSH KATZ, KEVIN QUEALY AND RUMSEY TAYLOR - Publish Date: March 29, 2021 at 08:56AM An interactive, street-level tour of America’s full political landscape.

[TRENDING NEWS] Greet Spring With a Visit to a Public Garden

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Author: BY CAMERON WALKER - Publish Date: March 21, 2021 at 09:41AM These eight gardens, located across the country, welcome visitors with a range of beloved blooms, traditional collections and experiential outdoor spaces.

[TRENDING NEWS] How the Pandemic Has Transformed the Idea of Home

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Author: BY SARA ARIDI - Publish Date: March 14, 2021 at 11:19AM Lockdowns and restrictions have forced millions of people around the world to adapt to their spaces and exist within the confines of four walls. We asked readers how their relationship to their homes was affected.

[TRENDING NEWS] Sorry About Your Sleep

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Author: BY ALAN YUHAS - Publish Date: March 13, 2021 at 12:01PM A group of U.S. senators has joined the ranks of those who want to abolish daylight saving time, which has roots in cost-cutting strategies of the late 19th century.