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TSA extends mask mandate aboard flights through summer as travel increases

TSA extends mask mandate aboard flights through summer as travel increases

Even as COVID-19 cases decrease and more Americans get vaccinated, the Transportation Security Administration is keeping strict regulations on mask-wearing when traveling domestically.
by Elena Moore

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'It made my heart broke': Marshall first-graders, parents grieve loss of classmate to COVID-19

'It made my heart broke': Marshall first-graders, parents grieve loss of classmate to COVID-19

School community members this week grieved the loss of a first grader at Park Side Elementary School in Marshall. Many families navigated the loss — and helped their children try to make sense of it.
by Hannah Yang

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Flush with cash, Americans are buying everything from iPhones To Teslas

Flush with cash, Americans are buying everything from iPhones To Teslas

Personal income jumped by a record 21 percent last month, largely thanks to those $1,400 relief payments. The extra cash helped fuel a jump in spending that should continue in the months to come.
by Scott Horsley

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MN rental assistance program to soon begin payouts

MN rental assistance program to soon begin payouts

State officials are highlighting a new rental assistance program that uses federal money to help people behind on their rent due to the pandemic. Some landlords say it’s taking too long to get the program running.
by Tim Pugmire

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U.S. officials: Anxiety drove vaccine reactions in 5 states

U.S. officials: Anxiety drove vaccine reactions in 5 states

 U.S. health officials have concluded that it was anxiety — and not a problem with the coronavirus vaccine — that caused fainting, dizziness and other short-term reactions in dozens of people earlier this month. Experts say the clusters are an example of a phenomenon that’s been chronicled for decades from variety of different vaccines.

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