However, the money is welcome assistance for districts that have had to spend enormous sums on ventilation systems, laptops and protective equipment.
Katherine Lee
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Two thousand attend Boulder vigil for victims of supermarket shooting
Attorneys for the shooting suspect asked that he receive a mental health evaluation before the case against him proceeds.
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‘Arrested Development’ actor Jessica Walter dies at 80
Walter played the scheming matriarch Lucille Bluth in TV’s ‘Arrested Development.’
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Supreme Court ruling gives OK to more suits against police for excessive force
The Supreme Court is siding with a New Mexico woman who was shot by police as she drove away from them.
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Biden pledges 200 million doses in his 1st 100 days, doubling initial goal
The president left the door open to pushing for fundamental changes in Senate procedures to muscle through key elements of his agenda.
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Pope, citing pandemic effect, cuts pay for cardinals, others
The pope noted that the Holy See’s finances have been marked by several years of deficit, made worse by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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As senators debate voting rights act, Republicans try to make it hard to vote in many states
Despite no evidence of widespread fraud, Republicans are making their calls for restrictions under the banner of ‘voting integrity.’
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Colorado suspect bought assault weapon 6 days before shooting
The victims ranged in age from 20 to 65; the suspected gunman was 21 and was armed with an AR-15, a lightweight semi-automatic rifle, police said.
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Biden and Harris to focus on shootings in visit to Georgia
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris plan to meet with Asian American community leaders in Georgia in the wake of the deadly shootings at three Atlanta-area massage parlors
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Biden says as U.S. hits goal of 100 million vaccinations, it can help Canada and Mexico
The president has moved to speed up deliveries from Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson, and to expand the number of places to get shots and people who can administer them.