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CDC Cuts School Distancing to 3 Feet Amid Covid Concerns

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Some teachers are grappling with how to protect students and themselves against the coronavirus in light of new guidelines for returning to in-person classes issued by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Friday’s announcement relaxes recommendations for social distancing to 3 feet from 6 feet and relies heavily on

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Vaccine Access, Not Hesitancy, Drives Racial Inequity

Analysis by Harry Enten, CNN Poll of the week: A new CBS News/YouGov poll finds that 22% of Americans say they have gotten at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine. An additional 33% of Americans say they will get one when it is made available to them, while 22% say they may get it.

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Black-Asian Solidarity: A Shared History of Justice

Opinion by Van Jones On Friday, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris traveled to Atlanta to confront the racial hatred that is forcing millions of people of Asian descent to live in daily fear. The trip comes on the heels of Tuesday’s carnage — in which a White man in Atlanta killed eight

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Biden Moves to Strengthen Obamacare and Expand Coverage

By Tami Luhby, CNN President Joe Biden is wasting no time establishing his vision for the Affordable Care Act and reversing many Trump-era measures aimed at weakening it. In his first two months in office, Biden has taken several steps to bolster the landmark health reform law, which marks its 11th anniversary on Tuesday, and

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Julia Letlow Wins Louisiana 5th District Special Election

By Adam Levy and Ethan Cohen, CNN Republican Julia Letlow won the special election in Louisiana’s 5th Congressional District Saturday night, becoming the first Republican woman elected to Congress from the state. Letlow will take the seat that her late husband Luke, who won last year’s election but died in December after being diagnosed with

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MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY - MARCH 01: A nurse holds a vaccine vial at the Clinicas hospital during the first day of mass vaccination on March 1, 2021 in Montevideo, Uruguay. Despite being the last country in the region to receive doses, authorities expect to inoculate the population quickly due to the small size of the country and a developed health care system. (Photo by Ernesto Ryan/Getty Images)

US Nears 100M Vaccinations as Biden Speeds Covid Rollout

By Jen Christensen, CNN In December, then President-elect Joe Biden set a goal of getting 100 million people vaccinated against Covid-19 in the first 100 days of his presidency. At this rate, it looks like US will hit that mark on Friday, which is day 58. “These milestones are significant accomplishments, but we have much

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WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 15: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks in the State Dining Room of the White House on March 15, 2021 in Washington, DC. The administration announced on Monday that Gene Sperling, a former top economic official in the last two Democratic presidential administrations, will oversee the rollout of the $1.9 trillion coronavirus stimulus package that Biden signed into law last week. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Biden Eyes Tax Hikes on Wealthy to Fund Next Agenda

By Tami Luhby and Katie Lobosco, CNN Now that he’s signed the Democrats’ $1.9 trillion Covid relief package, President Joe Biden is turning to the next items on his legislative agenda — and laying the groundwork for raising taxes on wealthier Americans to pay for them. Biden doubled down on vows he made as a

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NCAA Slammed for Unequal Facilities at Women’s Tournament

By Mallika Kallingal and Jill Martin, CNN The NCAA has come under fire over the lack of amenities, notably the workout equipment, at the women’s basketball tournament compared with the men’s event this year. Both tournaments get underway this week, with the women’s tournament taking place at five sites in the host city of San

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President Joe Biden speaks about the American Rescue Plan, a coronavirus relief package, in the Rose Garden of the White House, Friday, March 12, 2021, in Washington. Vice President Kamala Harris is at right. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Biden, Harris Visit Georgia to Promote Relief and Unity

By Jeff Zeleny, Chief National Affairs Correspondent Democratic voters in Georgia may have helped deliver Joe Biden‘s long quest to win the White House, but they take even prouder ownership of their critical role in cementing an early chapter of his legacy through the passage of the American Rescue Plan. “You still just feel the

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A pedestrian walks past automated teller machines (ATM) at a Wells Fargo bank branch at night in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021. Wells Fargo & Co. is scheduled to release earnings figures on January 15. Photographer: Ting Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Report Exposes Racial Inequality in Banking Industry

By Chauncey Alcorn, CNN Business The banking industry has a race problem, and a new study is putting a spotlight on the inequalities within the nation’s largest financial institutions. For people of color, the chances of getting promoted to the highest levels of management or senior and executive leadership at some of the nation’s most

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