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News Wrap: CDC says evidence shows in-person classes can be done safely

In our news wrap Friday, the CDC says evidence shows in-person classes can be done safely during the pandemic with the proper measures in place, the Biden administration will permit 25,000 asylum-seekers stranded in Mexico to enter the U.S. during…

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U.S. distances itself from Trump attempts to ban WeChat

By Tali Arbel, Associated Press

The Commerce Department is reviewing recent actions, such as the rules undermining TikTok and WeChat, to ensure that efforts by the Trump administration to ban them based on claimed national-security threats were justified.

China bans BBC news broadcasts in apparent retaliatory move

By Associated Press

The BBC already is generally not viewable in China outside of some hotels, businesses and residential compounds for foreigners. It wasn't immediately clear if the ban would affect reception in those facilities.

India, China begin troop withdrawal from contested border

By Aijaz Hussain, Associated Press

China and India are pulling back front-line troops from disputed portions of their mountain border where they have been in a standoff for months, both countries said.

Biden backs off on TikTok ban in review of Trump China moves

By Tali Arbel, Matt O'Brien, Associated Press

A court filing Wednesday said the U.S. Commerce Department is reviewing whether Trump's claims about TikTok's threat to national security justified the attempts to ban it from smartphone app stores and deny it vital technical services.

News Wrap: Georgia prosecutor opens probe into Trump’s efforts to influence election

In our news wrap Wednesday, a Georgia prosecutor opened a criminal investigation into former President Trump's efforts to influence the state’s presidential vote count, the CDC reported that wearing two face masks is more effective against COVID-19, President Biden ordered…

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WATCH: White House press secretary Jen Psaki holds news briefing

By Associated Press

Press secretary Jen Psaki is expressing concern that China has not been outspoken against what the White House is describing as a coup in Myanmar.

Next stop Mars: 3 spacecraft arriving in quick succession

By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press

After hurtling hundreds of millions of miles through space since last summer, three robotic explorers are ready to hit the brakes at Mars. The stakes — and anxiety — are sky high.

China gives approval for broader use of Sinovac vaccine

By Huizhong Wu, Associated Press

Regulators gave conditional approval for Sinovac Biotech Ltd’s shot, CoronaVac, on Friday, clearing the way for general use, The National Medical Products Administration announced in a statement Saturday.