Employees will soon be able to skip masks in the workplace, but only if every employee in the room is fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
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Artists record songs honoring Juneteenth
The 20-song playlist includes Chloe x Halle, Black Thought of the Roots, H.E.R., and country singers Kane Brown and Jimmie Allen.
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The Pompidou, Paris’ temple of modern art, plans New Jersey branch
It plans to open a satellite museum in what is now a gutted industrial building in Jersey City.
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Hong Kong vigil organizer arrested on anniversary of Tiananmen crackdown
Chow Hang Tung is a member of the committee that puts together the annual candlelight vigil for the victims of the 1989 military crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in Beijing.
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Pence talks of Jan. 6 events during visit to New Hampshire
The former vice president says he’s not sure he and former President Trump will ‘ever see eye to eye on that day.’
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Bidens mark first lady’s 70th birthday with leisurely bike ride
The president and Jill Biden, in a rare midweek getaway from the White House, cycled the paved Cape Henlopen State Park trail near their Delaware beach home.
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No ‘provoking’: Israeli official vows quieter tone with U.S.
On a visit to Washington, Defense Minister Benny Gantz stops short of openly opposing the Biden administration’s efforts to get the U.S. back into a deal limiting Iran’s nuclear program.
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Slow to start, China now vaccinating at a staggering pace
As of Wednesday, the nation, whose population is 1.4 billion, had given out more than 704 million doses – nearly half of those in May alone.
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Alarm in Africa: Virus surges, vaccines grind to ‘near halt’
South Africa alone saw a more than 60% rise in new cases last week as the country with the highest coronavirus caseload on the continent faced delays in its effort to roll out the single-dose J&J vaccine.
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Military service leaders wary of changes in sexual assault policy
They strike a note of caution as momentum builds toward changing a military justice system that has come under increasing criticism.