Biden announced in September that all federal workers were required to undergo vaccination, with no test-out option, unless they secured an approved medical or religious exemption.
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Wisconsin man accused of killing 5 by plowing SUV into parade had just left domestic dispute
Police were drawing up 5 charges of intentional homicide against the Milwaukee man as at least 9 patients – most of them children – were listed in critical condition Monday.
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Expect to pay more for Christmas trees, experts say
Experts said tree buyers should expect to pay between 10 percent and 30 percent more for both live trees and artificial trees this year.
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Jury begins deliberations in ‘Unite the Right’ civil trial
The jury in Charlottesville is being asked to decide whether 2 dozen white supremacists, neo-Nazis and white nationalist organizations are responsible for violence during 2 days of demonstrations in 2017.
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California wildfires this year torched thousands of giant sequoia trees
Intense fires that burned hot enough and high enough to kill so many giant sequoias – trees once considered nearly fire-proof – puts an exclamation point on the impact of climate change.
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Attempted breach of Ohio county election network draws FBI and state scrutiny
Data obtained in Ohio and in a similar incident in Colorado were distributed at a symposium hosted by an ally of Donald Trump who has pushed false claims of election fraud.
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Kyle Rittenhouse acquitted of all charges in Kenosha shootings
He was charged with homicide, attempted homicide and reckless endangering after killing two men and wounding a third in the shootings that became a flashpoint in the nation’s debate over guns, vigilantism and racial injustice.
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Census doesn’t show a mass migration of city folks moving to country homes
Contrary to popular belief, there has been no great migration in the U.S. during the pandemic
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FBI looks at land near New Jersey landfill for Jimmy Hoffa’s remains
The former Teamsters boss was last seen on July 30, 1975, when he was to meet with a reputed Detroit mob enforcer and an alleged New Jersey mob figure at a restaurant in suburban Detroit.
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Interior secretary seeks to remove derogatory U.S. place names
In the 1960s and 1970s, the Board of Geographic Names took action to eliminate the use of derogatory terms for Blacks and Japanese.