The CIA staff is well-vaccinated, but some agencies in the 18-member intelligence community have as much as 40% of their workforce unvaccinated.
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New York Marathon returns from pandemic pause for 50th running
A limited field of 33,000 runners will jog off the Verrazzano Bridge and wind its way toward Central Park on Sunday.
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Democrats end deadlock, House sends $1 trillion infrastructure bill to Biden
Under the deal, progressives end their roadblock of the package of road, water and other projects while moderates will back the president’s $1.85 trillion Build Back Better plan later this month if official estimates of its cost are in line with expectations.
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New Hampshire, 10 other states file suit against Biden’s business vaccine mandate
The lawsuit argues that the authority to compel vaccinations rests with the states, not the federal government.
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Pfizer says COVID-19 pill cut hospitalizations, death by 89% in high-risk people
Competitor Merck’s pill is already under review at the Food and Drug Administration after showing strong initial results.
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Witness says shooting victim threatened to kill him and Rittenhouse
Kyle Rittenhouse, now 18, is charged with killing two men in the summer of 2020 during violent protests that broke out over the police shooting of a Black man in Wisconsin.
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Despite a mixed finish, S&P 500 and Nasdaq notch records
More companies in the S&P 500 fell than rose, but gains by several big technology companies helped outweigh losses elsewhere in the market.
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Many women have left the workforce. When will they return?
Millions are sitting out the job market recovery while caring for relatives, searching for affordable child care, reassessing their careers or shifting their work-life priorities.
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Royal jewels, Kobe Bryant’s sneakers set for Geneva auction
Among the items going under the hammer in the lakeside Swiss city will be a diamond bracelet that once belonged to France’s Marie Antoinette.
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Capitol rioter who bragged she wouldn’t go to jail is sentenced
The Texas real estate agent, who said she would be spared because she is white and has blond hair and a good job, gets two months behind bars.