Restaurants, museums, theaters, retail stores and other businesses will be allowed to reopen at full capacity, as long as 6 feet of social distancing space is maintained.
Katherine Lee
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Biden EPA proposes rule cutting climate pollutants in refrigerators, air conditioners
The proposed rule follows through on a law Congress passed in December authorizing a 15-year phaseout of HFCs.
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Restaurants hope for survival as $28.6 billion in federal grants begin
Thousands of restaurants and bars decimated by COVID-19 have a better chance at survival as the government begins handing out $28.6 billion in grants.
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New York Times, Washington Post, NBC correct articles on Giuliani
The corrections take back reports that the former New York City mayor had been warned by the FBI that he was the subject of a Russian operation to influence the American election.
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Biden quietly preparing for food stamp increase without Congress
A review of the so-called Thrifty Food Plan, ordered by Biden two days after he took office, could trigger an automatic increase in benefits as soon as Oct. 1.
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U.S. sets pandemic-era high for air travel, over 1.6 million
The number was still 35% below the number of airport travelers reported on the comparable Sunday in 2019.
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Eyeing 2024, Pence says he’ll push back on ‘liberal agenda’
The choice of South Carolina for the former vice president’s first public address since the end of the Trump administration has definite political overtones.
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Longtime allies Biden and Carter reconnect in Georgia
President Joe Biden has visited former President Jimmy Carter in Plains, Georgia, where the 96-year-old and his wife, Rosalynn, have lived most of their lives.
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St. Louis couple who waved guns at protesters back in court
A St. Louis grand jury indicted Mark and Patricia McCloskey in October on felony charges of unlawful use of a weapon and tampering with evidence.
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Most Americans give thumbs-up to Biden’s first 100 days, polls show
Biden continues to get credit for bringing stability to the coronavirus crisis — and for not being Trump — but there are signs that goodwill only goes so far.