Biden calls school chiefs, lauds defiance of anti-mask rules
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — President Joe Biden has called school district superintendents in Florida and…
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2020 Census results show population increase in Yuma County
Results from the 2020 U.S. Census are officially in, and they’re showing a population increase in Yuma County. However, local leaders thought they…
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COVID-19 outbreak in local schools send children back to remote learning
COVID-19 outbreaks are already disrupting classes only a couple of weeks after students hit the books. Cases are up and children under 12 are still…
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100 new COVID-19 cases reported Friday, also one new death in Yuma County
COVID cases are once again on the…
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AWC to require masks indoors, despite Governor’s ban
Students required to…
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Mexico says 5.2 million dropped out of school in pandemic
Mexico’s president is on a drive to convince people to send their kids back to school in September, and the government has released some frightening…
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Vaccine mandates for workers are just getting started
By Matt Egan, CNN Business A growing number of major companies are exploring vaccine mandates for their employees as the Delta variant continues to…
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A parent sent their child to school after a positive Covid-19 test. More than 80 students may have been exposed, officials say
More than 80 students were potentially exposed to Covid-19 on the first day of class in Reno, Nevada, on Monday after a parent sent their child to…
Continue Reading Supreme Court blocks part of New York eviction moratorium
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter A divided Supreme Court granted a request from a group of New York landlords to block a part of the…
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The US has seen a 1,200% increase in orders for monoclonal antibodies to treat Covid-19, HHS says
As coronavirus case numbers spike, the US has seen a 1,200% increase in orders for monoclonal antibody treatments in the past month, the US Health…
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First major US city announces it will mandate proof of full vaccinations for certain indoor activities
By Amir Vera and Cheri Mossburg, CNN San Francisco became the the first major US city to mandate proof of full vaccinations for certain indoor…
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McGraw Elementary to return to remote learning
C.W. McGraw Elementary School will return to remote learning for 10 days due to a COVID-19…
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Educators share mixed feelings about California’s vaccine mandate
The latest mandate in California requires all teachers and school staff to show proof of full vaccination status. This has teachers across the…
Continue Reading Thousands of Mississippi students are quarantining just as the school year gets underway
By Madeline Holcombe and Hannah Sarisohn, CNN More than 4,400 students in Mississippi are quarantining after being exposed to Covid-19 in the first…
Continue Reading ‘I am frightened by what is coming’: Texas officials scramble to staff hospitals as Covid-19 surge continues
By Travis Caldwell, Keith Allen and Carma Hassan, CNN With the spread of the more transmissible Delta variant and lagging vaccination rates, states…
Continue Reading Rising Covid-19 case numbers in classrooms cause school districts to go virtual, change mask rules
By Mallory Simon, CNN Schools across the country are grappling with growing Covid-19 case numbers, forcing districts to rethink their strategies for…
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ASU and UA will require masks in all classrooms, some outdoor settings
(KYMA, KECY/AP News) – On Wednesday, officials at Arizona State University and the University of Arizona both announced the schools will require…
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Arizona National Guard to vaccinate all troops
The Adjutant General of the Arizona National Guard says all troops will be vaccinated for coronavirus by the September 15th deadline set out by the…
Continue Reading FDA expected to authorize Covid-19 vaccine booster shots for some immunocompromised people within the next 48 hours
By Kaitlan Collins and John Bonifield, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration is expected to announce within the next 48 hours that it is…
Continue Reading Southwest Airlines warns Delta variant is hurting its business
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business The Delta variant of Covid-19 is weighing on Southwest Airlines’ bottom line. The carrier said in a regulatory…
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