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Covid aid small business loan program to be revised to reach smaller, minority firms

Mon, 2021-02-22 10:17 — mike kraft

Biden to revise small business loans to reach smaller, minority firms U.S. President Joe Biden will launch changes on Monday to the main U.S. coronavirus aid program for small businesses to try to reach smaller, minority-owned firms and sole proprietors left behind in previous rounds of aid. Reuters Staff U.S.

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Biden administration changes Trump administration priorities for vaccine distribution

Mon, 2021-02-22 10:10 — mike kraft

Biden upends Trump's calculation of who gets federal vaccination help This time, vaccines and supplies are going to underserved communities. "Anything Trump did, we're doing the opposite," said one official. NBC News

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Three ways of visualizing the coronavirus 500,000 death toll in the U.S.

Mon, 2021-02-22 10:03 — mike kraft

500,000 dead, a number almost too large to grasp A little less than a year ago, covid-19 had killed just a handful of people in the United States. Now, the pandemic’s official death toll equals the size of a major city, more than the population of Kansas City and nearly as many as Atlanta or Sacramento. It can be hard to grasp the enormity — half a million people, gone. What if we imagined them traveling as one group? Or killed in action?

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U.S. on verge of half a million coronavirus deaths. Ceremony planned for tonight

Mon, 2021-02-22 09:50 — mike kraft

US coronavirus death toll approaches milestone of 500,000 The U.S. stood Sunday at the brink of a once-unthinkable tally: 500,000 people lost to the coronavirus. A year into the pandemic, the running total of lives lost was about 498,000 — roughly... AP NEWS

The U.S. stood at the brink of a once-unthinkable tally: 500,000 people lost to the coronavirus.

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WHO panel to recommend 'deeper' study in China of early Covid-19 clues

Sun, 2021-02-21 15:26 — mike kraft

CNN Exclusive: WHO panel to recommend 'deeper' study of early Covid-19 clues The World Health Organization's preliminary report into the origins of the novel coronavirus will recommend more extensive contact tracing of the first known patient with Covid-19 in Wuhan, China, as well as the supply chain of nearly a dozen traders in the Huanan seafood market, which is thought to have played a role in the early spread of Covid-19 in late 2019, according to investigators familiar with the draft report. Sandi Sidhu and Nick Paton Walsh, CNN CNN

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UK speedup: All adults to get 1st vaccination shot by July 31

Sun, 2021-02-21 14:59 — mike kraft

UK speeds up vaccinations: All adults get 1st jab by July 31 LONDON (AP) — The British government declared Sunday that every adult in the country should get a first coronavirus vaccine shot by July 31, at least a month earlier than its previous target, as... AP NEWS

LONDON (AP) — The British government declared Sunday that every adult in the country should get a first coronavirus vaccine shot by July 31, at least a month earlier than its previous target, as it prepared to set out a “cautious” plan to ease the U.K.’s lockdown.

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Texas freeze led to release of tons of air pollutants as refineries shut

Sun, 2021-02-21 14:46 — mike kraft

Texas freeze led to release of tons of air pollutants as refineries shut The largest U.S. oil refiners released tons of air pollutants into the skies over Texas this week, according to figures provided to the state, as one environmental crisis triggered another. Laura Sanicola, Erwin Seba U.S.

NEW YORK/HOUSTON (Reuters) - The largest U.S. oil refiners released tons of air pollutants into the skies over Texas this week, according to figures provided to the state, as one environmental crisis triggered another.

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After COVID-19 vaccination: Don’t shed masks yet

Sun, 2021-02-21 14:26 — mike kraft

What’s safe after COVID-19 vaccination? Don’t shed masks yet

You’re fully vaccinated against the coronavirus — now what? Don’t expect to shed your mask and get back to normal activities right away.

That’s going to be a disappointment, if not a shock, to many people...

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OPINION: Despite problems, America's vaccine rollout has been among the best in the world

Sun, 2021-02-21 12:52 — mike kraft

America's vaccine rollout has been among the best in the world It hasn't been perfect. It could be a whole lot worse. Dave Lawler Axios

America’s much-maligned vaccine rollout is actually going relatively well, at least compared to other wealthy countries.

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Employer incentives COVID-19 vaccinations could prompt legal issues

Sun, 2021-02-21 11:50 — mike kraft

Employer perks for COVID-19 vaccinated workers could draw legal challenges A growing number of companies have dangled legally untested bargains, from extra compensation to paid time off, to entice employees to get the coronavirus vaccine. Yahoo

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