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Month: August 2021

Louisiana reinstates indoor mask mandate, including in schools, as Covid-19 surges

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana is reenacting a statewide mask mandate for both vaccinated and unvaccinated residents across all indoor locations, including schools and colleges. Gov. John Bel Edwards’ announcement Monday came as the state struggles with a fast-growing fourth surge of Covid-19 driven by the delta variant. The Democratic governor’s mandate takes effect

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A vital Memphis bridge shut down since May due to a structural crack has fully reopened

By Tina Burnside, CNN A major bridge connecting Memphis, Tennessee, to Arkansas reopened to traffic in both directions on Monday afternoon, nearly three months after a crack forced its closure, the Arkansas Department of Transportation announced in a tweet. The Hernando DeSoto Bridge, which carries Interstate 40 over the Mississippi River, was shut down for

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Florida A&M becomes the latest HBCU to forgive student debt, totaling over $16M, for the 2020-21 graduating class

By Lauren M. Johnson, CNN Florida A&M University students got a welcome surprise when the university announced it would be paying off student financial balances for the 2020-2021 school year. President Larry Robinson broke the news at the commencement for 2020 graduates Saturday. “This is an indication of our commitment to student success and our

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FBI used ‘provocative photos’ of female office staff to catch sexual predators, watchdog says

By Marshall Cohen FBI agents posted provocative photos of female coworkers online without formal authorization as part of sting operations against sex trafficking, according to a new watchdog report. The Justice Department’s inspector general said in a report released Monday that some FBI agents “sometimes used photographs of young female support staff employees to pose

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Weightlifter Laurel Hubbard becomes first ​out transgender woman to compete at the Olympics, fails to register a lift

By Aleks Klosok and George Ramsay, CNN New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard became the first ​out transgender woman to compete in the 125-year history of the Olympics on Monday as she failed to register a lift in the women’s super-heavyweight +87kg category. Hubbard’s three failed attempts in the snatch — one at 120kg and two

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A Long Island county’s legislature will vote on bill that would allow police to sue protesters and seek damages up to $50,000

By Sahar Akbarzai, CNN The Nassau County, New York, legislature will vote on a bill Monday that would allow anyone who harasses or injures a first responder, including police officers, to be fined up to $50,000 as well as give first responders the ability to sue the person directly. If the bill passes, first responders

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Estas son las medidas contra el covid-19 en algunos destinos turísticos de playa en México

Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — Debido al crecimiento acelerado de contagios de covid-19 en México en plena temporada vacacional del verano boreal, algunos de los principales destinos de playa en México reforzaron medidas para evitar que continúe la rápida propagación del nuevo coronavirus. Jalisco cerrará bares para controlar casos de covid-19 3:20 Las

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Y después de la consulta popular sobre exfuncionarios en México, ¿qué es lo que sigue? Esto dice un experto

urielblanco (CNN Español) — Faltan dos días para que se lleve a cabo un ejercicio democrático sin precedentes en México: la consulta popular que preguntará a los mexicanos si están de acuerdo o no en que se lleven a cabo investigaciones contra todos aquellos actores políticos (incluidos los expresidentes) por decisiones tomadas en el pasado.

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White House says CDC was ‘unable’ to find authority to revive expired eviction moratorium, calls on states to act

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says that Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was “unable to find legal authority for a new, targeted eviction moratorium.” It asks that states and local governments put in policies to keep renters in their homes. Mass evictions could potentially worsen the recent spread of the Covid-19 delta variant.

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Expungement clinic coming to Saginaw Aug. 5

By STEPHEN BOROWY Click here for updates on this story     Saginaw, MI (WNEM) — An expungement clinic is coming to Saginaw to help eligible residents clear their past offenses. Great Lakes Bay Michigan Works! will be working with the Legal Services of Eastern Michigan, Saginaw County Clerk Vanessa Gurra, and Saginaw County Sheriff William Federspiel

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San Francisco reinstates mask mandate for indoor settings as Covid Delta variant surges

SAN FRANCISCO, California — Health officials in San Francisco and six other Bay Area counties announced Monday that they are reinstating a mask mandate for all indoor settings as Covid-19 infections surge because of the highly contagious delta variant. The new mandate — which applies to everyone, regardless of their vaccination status — will take

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