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National
White House Announces Expanded COVID-19 Testing, Manufacturing And Virus Sequencing
The administration says there will only be a few million doses of Johnson & Johnson's vaccine available to distribute right away, assuming the company gets FDA authorization in the next few weeks.
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Capitol Riot: 5 More People Allegedly Linked To Proud Boys Are Arrested
The Justice Department also announced said that two men associated with the Boogaloo Bois had been arrested in Kentucky for offenses there.
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National
Wisconsin Judge Denies New Arrest Warrant For Kyle Rittenhouse
Prosecutors asked the judge last week to issue a new warrant and raise Rittenhouse's bail by $200,000, arguing that he violated conditions of his release by not alerting them to his change of address.
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National
CDC Says Double-Masking Offers More Protection Against The Coronavirus
New research found that wearing a cloth mask over a medical mask significantly boosts protection against droplets that can transmit the virus. Tying knots on the ear loops of medical masks also helps.
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NTSB Says Pilot Had 'Spatial Disorientation' In Kobe Bryant Helicopter Crash
Also contributing to the accident, the safety board said Tuesday, was the pilot's likely "self-induced pressure" to please a high-profile client and a bias toward continuing with the established plan.
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Politics
The Number Of Hate Groups Declined Last Year — But Hate Did Not
"The far-right remains highly mobilized and extremely dangerous," with threat numbers as high as in the years before the Oklahoma City bombing, according to an expert at Southern Poverty Law Center.
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DHS Warns Of 'Heightened Threat Environment' From Domestic Violent Extremists
The bulletin did not cite any specific threat, but said that the risk of violence will persist for weeks. It warned that some extremists may be "emboldened" by the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
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Health
Some European Countries Move To Require Medical-Grade Masks In Public
Germany, Austria and France have announced new measures that push fabric masks aside. European leaders have tied the policy changes to efforts to fend off fast-spreading coronavirus variants.
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National
Biden Administration Will 'Speed Up' Efforts To Put Harriet Tubman On $20 Bill
Press secretary Jen Psaki said it's important that "our money ... reflect the history and diversity of our country." The effort to redesign the $20 bill foundered during the Trump administration.
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National
Airbnb Is Canceling All Reservations In Metro D.C. During Inauguration Week
The company also said it had banned "numerous individuals" that it found to be associated with hate groups or involved in criminal activity at the Capitol Building.