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Month: January 2021

More states report climbing Covid-19 numbers as CDC chief warns US Capitol riot was a likely ‘surge event’

On the heels of the country’s deadliest week since the Covid-19 pandemic’s start, state officials are warning of more alarming patterns following the holiday season. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said the state was seeing a “real and significant increase in cases and our positivity rate from people’s gatherings around the holiday.” “This surge that we’re

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Kim Jong Un says North Korea is developing tactical nukes, new warheads and a nuclear-powered submarine

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country is developing new weaponry including a nuclear-powered submarine, tactical nuclear weapons and advanced warheads designed to penetrate missile defense systems. In comments published Saturday, Kim said North Korea is pushing ahead with the armaments to deter the United States, comments that appear to show President Donald

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Nuevo gobierno se acerca a UABC

OPINIÓN | Una lección de historia sobre los presidentes que no asistieron a la toma de posesión de sus sucesores

Nota del editor: Thomas Balcerski enseña historia en Universidad Estatal del Este de Connecticut. Es el autor de «Bosom Friends: Bosom Friends: The Intimate World of James Buchanan and William Rufus King» (Oxford University Press). Puedes encontrarlo en Twitter @tbalcerski. Las opiniones expresadas en esta columna pertenecen exclusivamente al autor. Ver más artículos de opinión

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Exclusive: Biden will release nearly all available vaccine doses in break from Trump administration policy of holding back stock for second dose

President-elect Joe Biden will aim to release nearly every available dose of the coronavirus vaccine when he takes office, a break with the Trump administration’s strategy of holding back half of US vaccine production to ensure second doses are available. Releasing nearly all vaccine doses on hand could quickly ratchet up the availability of coronavirus

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