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Harry Reid, former Senate majority leader, dies at 82

Harry Reid, former Senate majority leader, dies at 82

Reid died Tuesday, “peacefully” and surrounded by friends “following a courageous, four-year battle with pancreatic cancer,” Landra Reid said of her husband in a statement.
by The Associated Press

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New CDC isolation guidelines raise concerns among health experts

New CDC isolation guidelines raise concerns among health experts

Cutting the isolation for positive cases to five days could lead to more infections if people don't take masking seriously. Experts including Minnesota infectious disease specialist Michael Osterholm say a testing requirement would have made the policy safer.
by Pien Huang and Catharine Richert

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Former Gov. Cuomo won't face charges from allegations by 2 women

Former Gov. Cuomo won't face charges from allegations by 2 women

Westchester County District Attorney Mimi Rocah said that while there was evidence to conclude the conduct the women described did occur, the office could not pursue criminal charges.
by The Associated Press

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Minnesota Jan. 6 defendant faces new felony charge

Minnesota Jan. 6 defendant faces new felony charge

Authorities charged Daniel Eugene Johnson of Austin in June with four misdemeanors, including remaining in a restricted building. Now the 29-year-old is facing a new felony count of interfering with U.S. Capitol Police during the Jan. 6 insurrection.
by Matt Sepic

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Colorado's first lawmaker to use a wheelchair will finally get to wield the gavel

Colorado's first lawmaker to use a wheelchair will finally get to wield the gavel

State Rep. David Ortiz was paralyzed from the waist down while serving in Afghanistan. To give him access to the House podium, legislative staff say they have built the first lift of its kind.
by Bente Birkeland

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Biden signs $768.2 billion defense spending bill into law

Biden signs $768.2 billion defense spending bill into law

President Joe Biden has signed the National Defense Authorization Act into law, authorizing $768.2 billion in military spending, including a 2.7 percent pay raise for service members, for 2022.
by The Associated Press

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States send kids to foster care and their parents the bill — often one too big to pay

States send kids to foster care and their parents the bill — often one too big to pay

In every state, governments charge parents for the cost of foster care when children are taken away. When that happens, NPR found, poor parents can't make ends meet, so families are kept apart longer.
by Joseph Shapiro, Teresa Wiltz, POLITICO and Jessica Piper

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Sarah Weddington, lawyer who argued Roe v. Wade, dies at 76

Sarah Weddington, lawyer who argued Roe v. Wade, dies at 76

Sarah Weddington, a Texas lawyer who at 26-year-old successfully argued the landmark abortion rights case Roe v. Wade before the U.S. Supreme Court, has died.
by The Associated Press

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Federal program offers families cash to cover COVID-19 funeral costs

Federal program offers families cash to cover COVID-19 funeral costs

Families who have lost loved ones to COVID can apply for reimbursement from the federal government for up to $9,000 in funeral expenses. It’s clear many families who are eligible for reimbursement have yet to take advantage of the benefit.
by The Associated Press

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