Vanessa Romo
Stories
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National
Columbus, Ohio, Officer Who Shot And Killed Andre Hill Is Fired
"This is what accountability looks like," Police Chief Tom Quinlan said Monday. "Mr. [Adam] Coy will now have to answer to the state investigators for the death of Andre Hill."
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National
Deborah Birx, White House Coronavirus Coordinator, To Retire After Biden Transition
"I will be helpful in any role that people think I can be helpful in, and then I will retire," Birx, who has spend more than three decades in public health service, told Newsy on Tuesday.
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Twitter To Remove Or Place Warning Labels On COVID Vaccine Conspiracy Tweets
The social media giant says it will not allow tweets containing "unsubstantiated rumors, disputed claims" or promotion of "out of context information" about the vaccine.
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Health Workers 'Feeling Good As Hell' As Hospitals Begin COVID Vaccine Injections
As the first doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine made their way across the country on Monday, hospital employees celebrated the long-awaited medicine.
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Wisconsin Supreme Court Rules Trump Election Challenge 'Unreasonable ... Meritless'
"Striking these votes now — after the election, and in only two of Wisconsin's 72 counties ... would be an extraordinary step for this court to take. We will not do so," Justice Brian Hagedorn wrote.
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House Oversight Committee Chair: Testimony Points To Political Interference At CDC
Rep. James Clyburn says the Trump Administration may have deliberately tried to "conceal and destroy evidence that senior political appointees interfered" with the CDC's coronavirus response.
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U.S. Hits Highest 1-Day Death Toll From Coronavirus With 3,054
The nation looks to the Food and Drug Administration this week as it considers authorizing emergency use of the vaccine developed by Pfizer.
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Law & Courts
Seattle Police Ruled In Contempt For Firing Less Lethal Weapons At BLM Protesters
A federal judge said "the court cannot ignore the clear violations" of an injunction limiting the police department's use of the weapons, but added some instances were in compliance.
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Judge Orders Trump Administration To Restore DACA As It Existed Under Obama
Federal Judge Nicholas Garaufis instructed the Department of Homeland Security to begin accepting new applications for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program as soon as Monday.
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U.S. Women's Soccer Team Settles Part Of Gender Discrimination Suit
The agreement is a partial victory for the World Cup champions, who will see an improvement in hotel accommodations, venues, travel and staffing. A dispute over pay has yet to be resolved.