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Month: January 2021

States adding Covid-19 vaccination sites, but governors complain the feds need to give them more doses

States are ramping up their Covid-19 vaccination programs so more people can be protected against the virus, but some governors are confused and angry because they don’t know how much vaccine the federal government will send them. Though the Trump administration announced this week that it would release all available Covid-19 vaccine doses instead of

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Aftershocks rattle quake-hit Indonesian island as search for survivors continues

Rescue workers on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island continued the grim search for survivors trapped in rubble on Saturday, after a 6.2-magnitude earthquake flattened buildings — including a hospital — and left at least 46 people dead. The island continues to be rattled by aftershocks, including a 5.0-magnitude quake early Saturday, with authorities warning more are expected.

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Washington Post: Capitol Police intelligence report warned of violence targeting ‘Congress itself’ three days before attack

An internal Capitol Police intelligence report produced three days before rioters breached the US Capitol cautioned that violent supporters of President Donald Trump could zero in on “Congress itself,” the Washington Post reported Friday, citing obtained portions of the 12-page memo. “Supporters of the current president see January 6, 2021, as the last opportunity to

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No plans to test most National Guard for Covid-19 before they deploy across DC

The overwhelming majority of the more than 20,000 National Guard members expected in Washington for President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration will not be tested for coronavirus before they are deployed from states around the country or upon their arrival in the nation’s capital, a National Guard spokesperson tells CNN. The Pentagon has authorized up to 25,000

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Legisladores quieren condecorar al policía del Capitolio que alejó a los agitadores de los recintos del Senado

(CNN) — El agente de la policía del Capitolio Eugene Goodman ha sido aclamado como un héroe estadounidense por alejar a una turba creciente de los recintos del Senado durante el ataque de la semana pasada. Ahora, un trío bipartidista de legisladores quiere reconocer a Goodman con una Medalla de Oro del Congreso por potencialmente

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