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News Wrap: Crowds strike against Lukashenko in Belarus
In our news wrap Monday, factory workers, students and businesses in Belarus staged a one-day national strike as President Alexander Lukashenko again defied calls to resign. Crowds filled the streets of Minsk in solidarity against Lukashenko and thousands of protester…
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News Wrap: U.S. officially passes 200,000 pandemic deaths
In our news wrap Tuesday, the United States has officially passed 200,000 deaths in the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Johns Hopkins University. About two-thirds of the fatalities were over age 65, but young people are driving increased infections in some…
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News Wrap: Dozens of wildfires still burning on West Coast
In our news wrap Monday, dozens of wildfires are still burning on the West Coast. Southern California’s Bobcat Fire has doubled in size over the past week, fanned by high winds. Flames have scorched 165 square miles of Los Angeles…
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News Wrap: CDC rescinds guidance about not testing asymptomatic people
In our news wrap Friday, the CDC rescinded guidance that discouraged coronavirus testing for people who have no symptoms. The New York Times reported officials at the Department of Health and Human Services had posted the language on the CDC…
In our news wrap Thursday, New York City has again postponed in-person schooling for more than 1 million students. Mayor Bill de Blasio made the announcement, saying schools need more time to implement the “gold standard” in COVID-19 protocols. Also,…
In our news wrap Wednesday, dozens of wildfires are still burning across the Pacific Northwest and California. President Trump declared a federal disaster in Oregon, where several small towns have been razed. But improved weather is helping fire crews, some…
Coping with intense and prolonged wildfire smoke is difficult, both physically and mentally. Smoke is an environment hazard to be respected, not a personal challenge to be overcome.
In our news wrap Tuesday, new efforts are underway to get another pandemic aid package through Congress. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said her chamber will stay in session until there’s a deal. A bipartisan group of lawmakers endorsed spending $1.5…
Nearly all of the dozens of people reported missing after a devastating blaze in southern Oregon have been accounted for, authorities said, as crews continued to battle wildfires that have killed at least 33 victims from California to Washington state.
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