The latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the U.S. and the world.
Julia McCue
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The Latest: Fauci sees hope for vaccinating kids by late spring or the summer
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the U.S. and the world.
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Johnson & Johnson single-dose vaccine provides strong shield against COVID
Johnson & Johnson said within a week, it will file an application for emergency use in the U.S., and then abroad.
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State lawmakers are pushing to curb governors’ virus powers
State legislatures generally took on lesser roles after the pandemic hit, with many suspending work or adjourning. I
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The U.S. economy had its worst year since World War II, shrinking 3.5% in 2020
The pandemic’s blow to the economy early last spring ended the longest U.S. economic expansion on record – nearly 11 years.
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U.S. unemployment claims drop, but remain historically high
Overall, nearly 4.8 million Americans are continuing to receive traditional state unemployment benefits.
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The Latest: Coronavirus variant first seen in South Africa identified in South Carolina
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the U.S. and the world.
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U.S. terrorism alert warns of domestic politically motivated violence
The Department of Homeland Security does not cite any specific plots, but points to ‘a heightened threat environment across the United States’ that it believes ‘will persist’ for weeks.
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Shark populations dropped 71% since 1970, study says
Sometimes sharks are intentionally caught by fishing fleets, but more often they are reeled in incidentally as “ bycatch,” in the course of fishing.
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States lift restrictions gradually amid fears of new variant
Although the COVID-19 death toll is close to all-time highs at nearly 3,350 a day on average, new cases and hospitalizations have dropped in the U.S.