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Written by By MATT O'BRIEN AP Technology Writer

Published: 11 August 2021

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In parts of the U.S., you might have to carry your COVID-19 vaccine card or a digital copy to get into restaurants, bars, nightclubs and outdoor music festivals.

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Written by By KANTELE FRANKO Associated Press

Published: 10 August 2021

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Changes to standards and curricula happen slowly, but the pandemic is already leaving its fingerprints on the education of future teachers

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Written by By PATTY NIEBERG Associated Press/Report for America

Published: 10 August 2021

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The U.S. government has not approved booster shots against the virus, saying it has yet to see evidence they are necessary. But Welch and an untold number of other Americans have managed to get them by taking advantage of the nation’s vaccine surplus and loose tracking of those who have been fully vaccinated.

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Written by By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent

Published: 10 August 2021

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the Senate approved a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure plan on Tuesday, a rare coalition of Democrats and Republicans joining to overcome skeptics and deliver a cornerstone of President Joe Biden’s agenda.

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Written by MARINA VILLENEUVE Associated Press

Published: 10 August 2021

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In a televised address, the 63-year-old Democrat emphatically denied intentionally showing any disrespect toward women

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Written by By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer

Published: 09 August 2021

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Businesses large and small, from McDonald’s and Home Depot to local yoga studios, are reinstituting mask mandates as U.S. coronavirus cases rise. Bars, gyms and restaurants across the country are requiring vaccines to get inside.

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Written by LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent

Published: 09 August 2021

 

Backed by Biden and a sizable coalition of business, farm, labor and public interest groups, the package  seeks to inject nearly $550 billion in new spending on roads, bridges, broadband internet, water pipes and other public works systems undergirding the nation

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Written by PHILIP MARCELO and GERALD HERBERT Associated Press

Published: 08 August 2021

 

Immigrant detainees waiting to have their cases decided in ICE detention centres face abuses and inhumane treatment

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Written by The Associated Press

Published: 07 August 2021

 

The seven-day average for daily new deaths has also increased from about 270 deaths per day to nearly 500 a day as of Friday

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Written by THALIA BEATY Associated Press

Published: 06 August 2021

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A woman who accused Gov. Andrew Cuomo of groping her breast at the governor's state residence filed a criminal complaint against him which could lead to his arrest.