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GM extends recall to cover all Chevy Bolts due to fire risk

General Motors is recalling all Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicles sold worldwide to fix a battery problem that could cause fires… Continue Reading

Florida orders school boards to relax mask rules or risk pay

Florida officials are threatening to withhold funds equal to the salaries of school board members if school districts in two counties don’t immediately do away with strict mask mandates… Continue Reading

Man who claimed to have bomb near US Capitol held in jail

A man who claimed he had a bomb in a pickup truck near the U.S. Capitol, prompting evacuations and an hourslong standoff with police… Continue Reading

Biden pledges to Americans in Kabul: ‘We will get you home’

President Joe Biden is pledging to Americans still trapped in Afghanistan: “We will get you home”… Continue Reading

US appeals court refuses to end CDC’s eviction moratorium

A federal appeals court on Friday allowed the COVID-19-related pause on evictions imposed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to remain in place… Continue Reading

UVA: Students who didn’t meet vaccine mandate disenrolled

More than 200 University of Virginia students who didn’t comply with the school’s COVID-19 vaccine requirement have been disenrolled ahead of the fall semester… Continue Reading

Biden to address chaotic Kabul evacuation, flights ‘paused’

Evacuation flights at the Kabul airport had stopped for several hours as of Friday afternoon Washington time because of a backup at a transit point for the refugees… Continue Reading

Fairfax County Public Schools mandate vaccines or regular testing for employees

The Fairfax County Public School system’s the latest in the D.C. metro area to mandate vaccines for teachers and other employees or regular testing.… Continue Reading