Biden pushes vaccines as delta threat grows across U S
The White House accelerates efforts to vaccinate younger Americans as delta variant spreads beyond 20 percent of U S infections. Biden will miss July 4 vaccination benchmarks but cites progress and urges continued uptake while regions differ in pace of reopening.
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Biden
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Michigan Reopens After 15 Months of COVID Rules Lifted
Michigan ends capacity limits for venues and removes indoor mask rules for the unvaccinated. Large gatherings are unrestricted and teen athlete testing ends as Gov. Whitmer aims for 70 percent vaccination with about 61 percent having one shot. The move comes as business groups push for full reopening.
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Michigan
Gretchen Whitmer
Birthday parties linked to COVID surges in study findings
A study links household birthday parties to higher COVID-19 positive tests, with 15.8 more cases per 10 000 in joint households and 5.8 more in adult birthday events. Researchers used birth dates as a proxy for gatherings amid the pandemic. Houston Methodist fired or accepted resignations of 153 workers over vaccine mandates after federal court upheld the policy.
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USA Today
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Biden aides leave talks without infrastructure deal
White House negotiators failed to clinch a framework on a 579 billion dollar plan for roads bridges and other projects as divisions over funding methods persist. Senate leaders Portman and Sinema held talks with Deese Ricchetti and Terrell amid calls for Biden to back the bipartisan framework.
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GOP governors press for early Census redistricting data release
Fifteen Republican governors led by Iowa’s Kim Reynolds urge U S Census Bureau to publish redistricting data as soon as possible. They warn mid-August delays risk drawing lines before the 2022 election cycle and complicate state and national redistricting efforts.
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