Virus rules loosen as CDC hints at brighter days ahead
The CDC signals possible changes to mask guidance as declines in cases hospitalizations and deaths accelerate. Cities businesses and venues lift mandates with Philadelphia and Provincetown announcing relaxations while Disney World and CoachellaStagecoach move toward looser restrictions. Local officials highlight vaccination progress and ongoing risk-based masking for symptomatic individuals or those within 10 days of a COVID diagnosis.
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Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
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Walensky
CDC
Philadelphia
Disney World
Florida
Utah Jazz
Washington Wizards
Capitals
Washington
Seattle
Cheryl Bettigole
Bettigole
Provincetown
Massachusetts
Alex Morse
Morse
Johns Hopkins University
Jeff Zients
California
Indio
Coachella
Stagecoach
O’neals
Greg “Spoonie
Rand
Russia adds 70 troops near Ukraine border report says
A U.S. official says Russia increased forces near Ukraine by about 7 000 troops amid Moscow claims of pullback. Kyiv shows unity as Western warnings persist. Western estimates place Russian forces around Ukraine at over 150 000. Biden vows diplomacy but remains skeptical of Moscow's intentions.
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Ukraine
Moscow
U.S
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United States
Europe
Vladimir Putin
Joe Biden
Biden
Washington
Interior probe flags Zinke on Whitefish project ties
An Interior Department inspector general report says Ryan Zinke continued work with the Great Northern Veterans Peace Park Foundation in Whitefish after pledging to cut ties. It alleges he gave incomplete information to ethics staff and sought agency help while using his position for a commercial project, 95 Karrow, before resigning as foundation president.
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Ryan Zinke
Montana
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Whitefish
Congress
Great Northern Veterans Peace Park Foundation
Glacier National Park
Montana-Canada
Bnsf Railway Company
Foundation
Ottawa trucker blockade tensions rise amid police warning
Ottawa police warned drivers to leave immediately or face arrest as the three week trucker siege neared the Parliament precinct. Authorities confiscate permits, issue tickets, and threaten prosecutions under the Emergencies Act while border crossings reopen and officers consider clearing the downtown core.
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Ontario
U.S
Rig
Canada
Steve Bell
FBI says Arbery defendants used racial slurs in messages
FBI analyst testified that Travis McMichael and William Bryan exchanged dozens of messages filled with slurs and violent comments about Black people before Arbery’s killing. The trio pursued Arbery with a pickup and a video recorded the shooting, fueling a federal hate crimes case.
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Brunswick, GA
Arnaud Arbery
Amy Vaughan
Travis McMichael
William “Roddie” Bryan
Greg McMichael
Vaughan
McMichaels
Georgia
Bryan
Biden orders release of Trump White House logs to Congress
President Joe Biden orders the release of Trump era White House visitor logs to the House committee probing the Jan 6, 2021 riot. The logs detail appointment information for entrants on the day of the insurrection as the administration rejects executive privilege claims.
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