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US Should've Spied on Chinese Health Officials Who Were Hiding What They Knew About COVID, Congress Says
A report from Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee also says U.S. intelligence agencies have failed to fix shortcomings and aren’t prepared for the next pandemic.
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National Test Scores Show Historic COVID Setbacks for Kids Across US
New national test results show that the pandemic spared no part of the country as it caused historic learning setbacks for America’s children.
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CDC Director Announces Agency Overhaul to Respond Faster to Public Health Threats
The head of the nation’s top public health agency is shaking up the organization with the goal of making it more nimble.
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CDC Relaxes COVID-19 Guidelines
On Thursday, the CDC released adjusted guidelines for the public, dropping some social distancing and quarantine recommendations but still encouraging masking and testing if exposed to COVID-19.
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Our Worst Fears Realized: Inflation Driving Up Price of Beer, Craft Beverages
Your next six pack might cost you a little more. Inflation is costing breweries more to make and bottle their drinks, and some of those costs are being passed on to you.
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LA Businesses Criticize Looming Return of Mask Mandate, Saying It Should Be Voluntary
An alliance of businesses are calling the indoor mask mandate return in LA County a mistake, and that it should be voluntary.
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World Faces ‘An Unprecedented Reversal' in Progress Combating Global Poverty: UN Official
The head of the U.N. body promoting development is warning that the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change and the war in Ukraine have led to “an unprecedented reversal” of decades of progress in combatting global poverty and hunger and ensuring education for children everywhere.
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Micronesia Has 1st COVID Outbreak Since Start of Global Pandemic
Micronesia has likely become the final nation in the world with a population of more than 100,000 to experience an outbreak of COVID-19.
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Couples Derailed by Virus Get Mass ‘Re-Wedding' in NYC
The Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts hosted “Celebrate Love: A (Re)Wedding” on Sunday in the pavilion outside the center.
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Pharmacists Can Now Prescribe Drug That Curbs Symptoms Directly to COVID-19 Patients
The Pfizer pill, Paxlovid, is intended for people with COVID-19 who are more likely to become seriously ill. Previously only doctors could prescribe the drug
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LA County Reports 15,413 New COVID Cases Over Holiday Weekend
LA County health officials report thousands of new COVID-19 cases and 18 deaths linked to the spike over the Fourth of July holiday weekend.
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WHO Chief: the COVID Pandemic Is ‘Most Certainly Not Over'
The head of the World Health Organization has warned that the COVID-19 pandemic is “most certainly not over” despite a decline in reported cases since the peak of the omicron wave. He told governments on Sunday that “we lower our guard at our peril.” The U.N. health agency’s director-general told officials gathered in Geneva for the opening of the WHO’s...
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Fauci Says U.S. Is Transitioning Out of ‘Pandemic Phase' of COVID-19
The nation’s top infectious disease expert says the coronavirus appears to be making a transition to becoming an endemic disease — occurring regularly in certain areas
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Watch: Video Shows Exact Moment Plane Mask Mandate Lifted in the Middle of Flights
Airline mask mandates are no longer in effect — and some plane passengers received that news with cheers in the middle of their flights. Watch the video here.
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COVID Pandemic's End May Bring Turbulence for US Health Care
When the end of the COVID-19 pandemic comes, it could create major disruptions for U.S. health care.