Biden orders sweeping vaccine mandates for millions
President Biden announced broad federal vaccine requirements affecting private sector employers with over 100 workers health care facilities receiving Medicare or Medicaid and federal contract workers. The plan also tightens mask rules and expands testing while pushing up to date vaccine access and at home test kits.
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Biden expands vaccine mandates for federal workers and employers
The administration plans broad vaccine and testing rules affecting up to 100 million Americans. Large venues may require vaccines or negative tests. OSHA will issue a rule with 14,000 dollar penalties and paid time off for vaccination. CMS will extend required vaccination to hospitals and other care settings. Head Start and DoD and Bureau of Indian Education programs will mandate vaccines for about 300,000 employees.
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U S Department Sues Texas Over Abortion Ban And Kabul Flight Shift
The Justice Department sues Texas arguing the abortion ban defies the Constitution and seeks to void the law. In Kabul, about 200 foreigners including Americans left on a Qatar Airways flight aided by the Taliban, the first major exit since U S forces withdrew. House Democrats push a 3.5 trillion plan with paid leave, climate, and education over multiple committees amid intra party splits. In France and at MIT, researchers report milestones in nuclear fusion magnets, including a huge magnet and a high temperature superconducting magnet testing.
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County study targets ending chronic homelessness by 2023
County and city officials, joined by housing and homelessness groups including Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center Catholic Charities DCCCA Family Promise Kansas Statewide Homeless Coalition Habitat for Humanity Justice Matters Lawrence Community Shelter Tenants to Homeowners and Willow Domestic Violence Center, plan a seven phase assessment to map short and long term strategies for using federal funds to reach a housing first goal. The KU Center for Research will coordinate with agencies and clients to gather data to guide public and private investments, and the county waived purchasing procedures to move quickly amid urgency to address homelessness.
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