America currently has so little of the genetic sequencing needed to detect mutated versions of coronavirus - like those first discovered in Britain and South Africa - that such variants are likely proliferating quickly, undetected.
France will seal its borders for travelers coming from outside the European Union and close large shopping centers as part of a fresh set of measures aimed at preventing the spread of Covid-19 and avoiding a more draconian shutdown of the economy.
The 45-year-old suspect is accused of killing an HR manager in northeast France on Tuesday, and a job center advisor and another HR manager about on Thursday in the southeastern city of Valence, about 310 miles away.
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Democratic Lawmakers Push for Recurring $2,000 Stimulus Checks. According to a letter sent to President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on Jan. 28. Reps. Ilhan Omar, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib and over 50 other House members are pushing for the relief measure. One more check is not enough during this public health and economic crisis... Many families cannot afford to wait for eight months between payments, Via Jan. 28 Congressional Letter. The letter itself didn't request a specific recurring amount, but Rep. Omar tweeted a desire for $2,000 checks. The current $1.9 trillion-relief plan being debated in Congress would only provide a third stimulus check of $1,400. Qualifying individuals have only received two direct payments up to this point: . a $600 check at the beginning of Jan. 2021 and a $1,200 check last spring. Recurring direct payments until the economy recovers will help ensure that people can meet their basic needs, provide racially equitable solutions and shorten the length of the recession, Via Jan. 28 Congressional Letter
Greene, a Republican from Georgia, posted a video on Friday of her yelling at Democratic Rep. Cori Bush, who demanded she wear a mask in the Capitol.
Britain's 200m world champion Dina Asher-Smith equalled her personal best over 60m as she clocked 7.08 seconds in winning the women's final at Karlsruhe's indoor meet on Friday in her first race for well over a year. "I was really, really happy," Asher-Smith told The Daily Telegraph having just missed the British record. "It's been a strange year for us all and been quite a long time since I've competed on the international stage so I wasn't...
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem and former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo are scheduled to headline the Conservative Political Action Conference in late February, marking the unofficial kickoff of the 2024 presidential campaign for aspiring Republicans.
COVID-19 cases in California prisons and jails began to dramatically surge late last year, but there is no way to get an accurate picture of the pandemic inside these facilities because officials use different approaches to count in-custody deaths tied to the coronavirus. Using public records, inewsource uncovered reporting mistakes and delays in Southern California and at the state level in tracking inmate deaths from the virus, including in...