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Economy Government Health 

California Leaders Shredded for Giving Less Covid Aid to Small Communities

January 19, 2021January 19, 2021 NICK CAHILL
Audit, California, coronavirus

Sixteen more populous California counties received nearly twice as much federal Covid relief money than counties with fewer than 500,000 people — even though the smaller counties often saw far higher rates of transmission.

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Health International Science 

Panel: China, WHO Should Have Acted Quicker to Stop Pandemic

January 19, 2021January 19, 2021 ASSOCIATED PRESS
China, coronavirus, United Nations

A panel of experts commissioned by the World Health Organization has criticized China and other countries for not moving to stem the initial outbreak of the coronavirus earlier and questioned whether the U.N. health agency should have labeled it a pandemic sooner.

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Health International 

Oxygen-Starved City in Brazil’s Amazon Starts Immunization

January 19, 2021January 19, 2021 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Brazil, coronavirus, vaccines

The Amazonian city of Manaus in Brazil began administering vaccines against the coronavirus, providing a ray of hope for the rainforest’s biggest city whose health system is collapsing amid an increase in infections and dwindling oxygen supplies.

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Government National 

Biden Says His Advisers Will Lead With ‘Science and Truth’

January 16, 2021January 16, 2021 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Biden administration, coronavirus

In a dig at the outgoing Trump administration, President-elect Joe Biden said the team of scientific advisers he introduced Saturday will lead with “science and truth. We believe in both.”

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Appeals Government Health Law 

Recall Petition

January 15, 2021January 19, 2021 BRIEF
coronavirus, Law Enforcement, recall, sheriffs, Washington state

Four out of five recall charges filed against Snohomish County Sheriff Adam Fortney are legally sufficient, the Supreme Court of Washington ruled. Fortney stated that he would not enforce Governor Jay Inslee’s Covid-19-related “Stay Home – Stay Healthy” proclamation.

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Appeals Civil Rights Government Health Religion 

Ninth Circuit Considers if Total Ban on Indoor Worship Is Constitutional

January 15, 2021January 19, 2021 BIANCA BRUNO
California, churches, coronavirus, religious freedom

Asked a second time to rule on the constitutionality of California’s pandemic-induced ban on indoor worship in as many weeks, the Ninth Circuit Friday considered whether churches should be treated as “essential services.”

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Courts Health 

California Courts Covid Update

January 15, 2021January 15, 2021 COURTHOUSE NEWS STAFF
California, coronavirus

California Court Accessibility During Covid-19, Jan. 15, 2021 Edition San Diego County San Diego County Superior Court Jan. 15, 2021:

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Health National Science 

More Transmissible Virus Strain Expected to Take Over US by March

January 15, 2021January 15, 2021 NINA PULLANO
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, coronavirus, Research

A new CDC report models how the new strain and existing ones will spread over the next several months, showing explosive numbers without widespread vaccination.

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Government Health Politics 

Biden Unveils Plans for Covid Vaccine Blitz

January 15, 2021January 15, 2021 MATTHEW RENDA
Biden administration, coronavirus, Trump administration, vaccines

During a Friday speech, President-elect Joe Biden called for more federal involvement in creating vaccination sites, mobile clinics and getting more shots in the arms of frontline workers and people over the age of 65.

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Health Regional 

LA Turns Dodger Stadium Into Mass Covid Vaccine Site

January 15, 2021January 19, 2021 NATHAN SOLIS
coronavirus, Los Angeles County, stadiums, vaccines

Los Angeles health officials hope mass vaccination sites like the one opened Friday at Dodger Stadium will turn the tide in a county ravaged by the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Government Health International 

Global Pandemic Death Toll Hits 2 Million

January 15, 2021January 15, 2021 CAIN BURDEAU
coronavirus, United Nations, vaccines

The death toll from the novel coronavirus pandemic surpassed 2 million on Friday and the World Health Organization warned the global health crisis may get even worse as people weary of restrictions let down their guard and contagious strains of the virus spread around the globe.

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Health National Technology 

Online Sign-Ups Complicate Vaccine Rollout for Older People

January 15, 2021January 15, 2021 ASSOCIATED PRESS
computer, coronavirus, senior citizens, vaccines

As states across the U.S. roll out the Covid-19 vaccine to people 65 and older, senior citizens are scrambling to figure out how to sign up to get their shots.

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Appeals Business Financial Health International 

UK Supreme Court Rules Insurers Must Compensate Firms Over Lockdown Losses

January 15, 2021January 15, 2021 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
coronavirus, Insurance, small business, United Kingdom

Britain’s Supreme Court on Friday ruled that insurers must compensate small businesses forced into last year’s initial coronavirus lockdown, potentially a total payout of $1.6 billion.

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Courts Health 

California Courts Covid Update

January 14, 2021January 14, 2021 COURTHOUSE NEWS STAFF
California, coronavirus

California Court Accessibility During Covid-19, Jan. 14, 2021 Edition Nevada County Nevada County Superior Court Jan. 8, 2021: Implementation of

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Economy Education Government Health Politics 

Biden Readies $1.9 Trillion Covid Relief Plan

January 14, 2021January 14, 2021 MATTHEW RENDA
Biden administration, coronavirus

President-elect Joe Biden wants Congress to pass a $1.9 trillion Covid stimulus package that will include $1,400 checks for every American and money for vaccination programs and the effort to reopen schools.

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Government Health Regional 

Georgia Hospitals Filling Up Amid Spike in Virus Cases

January 14, 2021January 14, 2021 AIMEE SACHS
coronavirus, Georgia, hospitals, vaccines

Ten months into the coronavirus pandemic, the spread of Covid-19 shows no signs of slowing down in Georgia, with cases and deaths reaching record highs over the past week.

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Economy Health 

Sharp Rise in Jobless Claims as Pandemic Bites Again

January 14, 2021January 14, 2021 AMANDA PAMPURO
coronavirus, Labor Department, Unemployment

Following months of slow recovery amid the Covid-19 pandemic, the U.S. reported a spike in claims for jobless benefits.

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National 

Risky Driving: US Traffic Deaths Up Despite Virus Lockdowns

January 14, 2021January 14, 2021 ASSOCIATED PRESS
automotive, coronavirus, crash, highways

The number of people killed on the nation’s highways rose 4.6% in the first nine months of 2020 despite coronavirus lockdowns that curtailed driving early in the year.

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Government Health International Politics 

Somber Tunisia Marks 10 Years Since Revolution in Lockdown

January 14, 2021January 14, 2021 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Africa, coronavirus

Tunisia on Thursday commemorated the 10th anniversary since the flight into exile of iron-fisted President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, pushed from power in a popular revolt that foreshadowed strife and civil war in the region, known as the Arab Spring.

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Health International Science 

WHO Team Arrives in Wuhan to Investigate Pandemic Origins

January 14, 2021January 14, 2021 ASSOCIATED PRESS
China, coronavirus, investigation, United Nations

A global team of researchers arrived Thursday in the Chinese city where the coronavirus pandemic was first detected to conduct a politically sensitive investigation into its origins amid uncertainty about whether Beijing might try to prevent embarrassing discoveries.

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