It means that people are contracting the virus at a rate that is not much slower than it takes to read this sentence.
Category: Politics
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Congress won’t block Trump’s order to strip civil service protections from many federal workers
The bill also opens the door for President Trump to finalize the 1 percent federal raise for January that he earlier proposed before changing course.
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Young conservatives mingled maskless at Mar-a-Lago and partied with a money cannon
Turning Point sold thousands of tickets to a Saturday summit at a Florida convention center that officials say disregarded coronavirus restrictions.
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Televangelist Pat Robertson says it’s time for Trump to accept Biden’s win and ‘move on’
One of Trump’s staunchest backers, Robertson described Trump as “very erratic,” said he lives in an “alternate reality,” and urged him not to run again in 2024.
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Congress cuts deal to shield patients from unexpected medical bills
The first federal protections for surprise billing are part of the pandemic relief package.
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More than 1.3 million Georgians have already voted in the Senate runoffs, rivaling general election turnout
The pair of Jan. 5 runoff elections will determine control of Congress.
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The Trailer: Your most burning campaign questions, answered
How will the media cover Trump after inauguration, what’s going on in Georgia and other reader queries.
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How Trump drove the lie that the election was stolen, undermining voter trust in the outcome
Flanked by pro-Trump media outfits and an assortment of state lawmakers and lawyers who gave oxygen to debunked allegations, the president persuaded millions of Americans that the vote was rigged.
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Biden nominees mount charm offensive amid tough confirmation landscape
Confirmation battles over the president-elect’s Cabinet picks are set to begin even before he is inaugurated, posing an early test of the post-Trump political world and setting the tone for Joe Biden’s presidency.
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Trump says he spoke with Sen.-elect Tuberville, who has hinted at backing electoral college challenge next month
“You see what’s coming. You’ve been reading about it in the House. We’re going to have to do it in the Senate,” the newly elected Alabama Republican said last week.
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Front-line essential workers and adults 75 and over should be next to get the coronavirus vaccine, a CDC advisory group says
The recommendations, which come two days after regulators authorized a second coronavirus vaccine, will guide state authorities in deciding who should have priority to receive limited doses of vaccines made by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna.
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Henry Haller, longest-serving White House executive chef, dies at 97
In a career spanning five presidents, he planned and executed extravagant banquets, wedding receptions and more than 250 state dinners.
