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News Wrap: COVID may claim 100,000 U.S. lives by year's end

News Wrap: COVID could claim 100,000 more U.S. lives by end of 2021

08/26/2021

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News Wrap: COVID may claim 100,000 U.S. lives by year's end

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News Wrap: COVID could claim 100,000 more U.S. lives by end of 2021

In our news wrap Thursday, a top COVID-19 model projected nearly 100,000 more deaths in the U.S. by December 1. Meanwhile, Texas' Republican Gov. Greg Abbott imposed a ban on state or local mandates requiring vaccinations. Seven U.S. Capitol Police officers sued former President Trump for inciting the January 6 assault on the Capitol. Tropical Storm Ida may hit the U.S. Gulf Coast this weekend.

08/26/2021

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