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70% U.S. adults have taken at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine – CDC
(Reuters) - Nearly three out of four Americans above the age of 18 have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine as of Monday, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...
Aug 02, 2021
U.S. Senate infrastructure bill would boost revenue by $51 billion – committee
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Joint Committee on Taxation, the nonpartisan research arm of the U.S. Congress, projected the tax provisions of the bipartisan Senate infrastructure bill would increase the ...
Aug 02, 2021
U.S. comedian and non-smoker Kathy Griffin to undergo surgery for lung cancer
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - American comedian Kathy Griffin said on Monday that she had been diagnosed with lung cancer although she has never been a smoker. Griffin, 60, said in social media postings tha...
Aug 02, 2021
Pro-migrant groups go to court to block Biden border expulsion policy
By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Pro-migrant groups will restart litigation that aims to block the United States from expelling migrant families at the U.S.-Mexico border during the coronavirus pa...
Aug 02, 2021
FBI agent used photos of female office staff as bait in sex trafficking sting -report
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An FBI agent faces potential disciplinary measures after an investigation by the Justice Department's internal watchdog revealed he allegedly asked a female su...
Aug 02, 2021
Pelosi urges White House to reinstate expired COVID-19 eviction moratorium
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Monday again pressed the White House to extend an expired COVID-19 residential eviction moratorium after lawmakers failed to act. The White Ho...
Aug 02, 2021
COVID vaccine or test mandated for New York transport workers-governor
(Reuters) - The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority will require their workers to get the COVID-19 vaccine or get tested weekly, New York Governor A...
Aug 02, 2021
Thousands more Afghans can resettle in U.S. as refugees – State Dept
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Thousands of Afghans who may be targets of Taliban violence due to U.S. affiliations but are ineligible for a Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) will have the opportunity to resettle ...
Aug 02, 2021
U.S. Senate works to push $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill to passage
By Richard Cowan and David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate will try to complete work this week on a $1 trillion infrastructure investment bill that would bring long-awaited improvements ...
Aug 02, 2021
U.S. Republican report says coronavirus leaked from Chinese lab; scientists still probing origins
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A preponderance of evidence proves the virus that caused the COVID-19 pandemic leaked from a Chinese research facility, said a report by U.S. Republicans released on Monday, a c...
Aug 01, 2021
