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Coronavirus: The Hill and the Headlines, May 2021 # 10

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In Washington: According to the Wall Street Journal, an undisclosed U.S. intelligence report says three researchers at the Wuhan Institute of Virology became sick enough to require hospitalization a month before the...more

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Coronavirus: The Hill and the Headlines, May 2021 # 3

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In Washington: Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday called for the World Health Assembly (WHA), a decision-making body of the World Health Organization (WHO), to allow Taiwan to participate as an observer in its...more

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Coronavirus: The Hill and the Headlines, March 2021 # 13

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In Washington: The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is planning to extend the tax-filing deadline to mid-May, according to two top House Democrats. A news release Wednesday from House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard...more

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Coronavirus: The Hill and the Headlines, February 2021 # 19

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In Washington: The House of Representatives was set to pass its $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package (H.R. 1319), late Friday night over solid Republican opposition. The passage is a key step toward giving President Joe...more

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Coronavirus: The Hill and the Headlines, February 2021 # 18

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In Washington: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned that gym users should wear masks when exercising, even if they are more than six feet apart, and gyms need to improve ventilation. A new agency report...more

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Coronavirus: The Hill and the Headlines, February 2021 # 15

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In Washington: The U.S. surpassed 500,000 deaths from COVID-19 on Monday, in a pandemic that has lasted almost a year. The nation’s total virus toll is higher than in any other country globally, and it means that more...more

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Coronavirus: The Hill and the Headlines, February 2021 # 8

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In Washington: The Senate resumed former President Trump’s impeachment trial Wednesday. House impeachment managers presented a step-by-step timeline of the January 6 assault on the Capitol aided by new evidence. Senators saw...more

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Coronavirus: The Hill and the Headlines, February 2021 # 7

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In Washington: The Senate began former President Trump’s second impeachment trial Tuesday afternoon, voting to affirm its own jurisdiction to hear the case. Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) led the House managers’ presentation of an...more

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Coronavirus: The Hill and the Headlines, January 2021 # 13

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In Washington: On Friday, President Biden signed an executive order expanding the scope of nutrition assistance programs, an effort to address a growing hunger crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, and heightening worker...more

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Coronavirus: The Hill and the Headlines, January 2021 # 12

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In Washington: On Jan. 20, Joe Biden became the 46th President of the United States as he and Kamala Harris were sworn into office in front of the Capitol building that only two weeks prior was the scene of the Jan. 6 Capitol...more

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Coronavirus: The Hill and the Headlines, January 2021 # 11

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In Washington: The incoming Biden administration will reverse President Trump's last-minute order to lift COVID-19 related travel restrictions, Jen Psaki, the incoming White House press secretary, tweeted. Trump lifted for...more

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Exiting Trump officials create confusion and stoke anger on vaccination plans

President Trump’s health leaders, racing toward the exits after their boss incited an end-of-term insurrection at the Capitol, acted to sow their own destructive confusion....more

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Coronavirus: The Hill and the Headlines, January 2021 # 10

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In Washington: President-elect Joe Biden has announced a coronavirus vaccination plan that will expand the federal government's response to the pandemic. Biden detailed the $20 billion effort in a Friday speech. Biden's...more

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Going from Bad to Worse: Evidence for Neuro-COVID Infections

The COVID-19 pandemic has spread throughout the globe, infecting more than 90 million people and causing almost two million deaths (see "Tracking coronavirus’ global spread"). SARS-CoV-2 infection is the cause of the COVID-19...more

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Biden Unveils American Rescue Plan

On Thursday, Jan. 14, President-elect Joe Biden unveiled the American Rescue Plan (ARP)—a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief proposal his administration will pursue shortly after taking office on Wednesday, Jan. 20. The...more

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Coronavirus: The Hill and the Headlines, January 2021 # 8

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In Washington: The House voted 232-197 to impeach President Trump for a second time on a charge of inciting insurrection over the Jan. 6 siege on the U.S. Capitol that left five people, including a Capitol Police officer,...more

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Coronavirus: The Hill and the Headlines, January 2021 # 7

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In Washington: The Trump administration will no longer hold back the second dose of a coronavirus vaccine in order to speed up inoculations. The changes are a departure from current policy and align with a plan unveiled by...more

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Coronavirus: The Hill and the Headlines, January 2021 # 6

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In Washington: House Democrats on Monday introduced an article of impeachment against President Trump, charging him with inciting a mob of his supporters to carry out last week’s violent attack on the Capitol. Majority Leader...more

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Coronavirus: The Hill and the Headlines, January 2021 # 5

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In Washington: The White House Coronavirus Task Force is warning that there may be a new fast-spreading U.S.A. variant of the coronavirus. "This fall/winter surge has been at nearly twice the rate of rise of cases as the...more

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Coronavirus: The Hill and the Headlines, January 2021 # 4

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In Washington: The House and Senate early Thursday morning affirmed President-elect Joe Biden’s victory. The joint session to count electoral votes was delayed hours by a violent insurrection at the Capitol after President...more

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Coronavirus: The Hill and the Headlines, December 2020 # 17

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In Washington: On Tuesday evening, President Donald Trump threatened to turn a month’s worth of negotiations and passage of the COVID-19 and FY2021 omnibus appropriations bills upside down by suggesting that he might veto...more

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Coronavirus: The Hill and the Headlines, December 2020 # 15

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In Washington: After months of not reaching an agreement on a coronavirus stimulus package, congressional leaders announced Sunday evening they have agreed to a roughly $900 billion COVID-19 relief package. ...more

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Coronavirus: The Hill and the Headlines, December 2020 # 14

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In Washington: With only hours to spare, House and Senate lawmakers were forced to pass a last-minute short-term extension of government funding (H.J. Res. 107) to stave off a government shutdown while congressional...more

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Coronavirus: The Hill and the Headlines, December 2020 # 13

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In Washington: Top Senate Republicans indicated on Thursday that Congress is increasingly likely to need a brief stopgap government funding bill lasting several days to clinch a spending and coronavirus relief deal. Friday...more

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Coronavirus: The Hill and the Headlines, December 2020 # 10

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In Washington: A bipartisan group of lawmakers is splitting its $908 billion coronavirus relief proposal into two packages. The plan reportedly will include a $160 billion proposal that ties together the two most...more

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