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Fauci warns against Super Bowl parties to avoid virus spread

The nation’s top infectious disease expert doesn’t want the Super Bowl to turn into a super spreader… Continue Reading

SpaceX flight gives St. Jude hospital a cosmic funding boost

SpaceX’s first all-civilian space flight set for late this year will provide an out-of-this-world fundraising opportunity for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital… Continue Reading

Fairfax County students to return to classroom

The school board in Virginia’s largest county has approved a return-to-school plan that phases in limited in-person learning in all grades over the next six weeks… Continue Reading

Virginia Senate passes bill requiring in-person school

The Democrat-controlled Virginia Senate passed a bill Tuesday that would require every local school division to make both virtual and in-person learning available to students… Continue Reading

Florida lawmakers challenge Silicon Valley over ‘censorship’

Florida lawmakers, including Gov. Ron DeSantis, intensified their battle with Facebook, Twitter and Silicon Valley when they announced new proposals Tuesday … Continue Reading

Jeff Bezos, Amazon’s founder, will step down as CEO

Jeff Bezos, who founded Amazon and turned into an online shopping behemoth, is stepping down as the company’s CEO, a role he’s had for nearly 30 years… Continue Reading

Senate confirms Pete Buttigieg as transportation secretary

Pete Buttigieg won Senate approval Tuesday as transportation secretary, the first openly gay person to be confirmed to a Cabinet post… Continue Reading

Georgia Senate GOP introduce bills to limit mail voting

Republicans in Georgia’s state Senate are moving quickly to limit who can vote and how… Continue Reading

Feds to start sending COVID vaccine to pharmacies next week

The Biden administration will begin shipping COVID-19 vaccines to U.S. pharmacies next week, ramping up vaccinations as new and potentially more serious virus strains are appearing… Continue Reading