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Kristin May, an EMT with the Seattle Fire Dept., gives the first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to a patient at a City of Seattle community COVID-19 testing and vaccination clinic in Seattle's Rainier Beach neighborhood in February 2021. CREDIT: Ted S. Warren/AP

CDC Says It’s Safe For Vaccinated People To Do These Activities, Should Continue Masking In Public

The new guidance is specific to freedoms that vaccinated people can resume in their own homes, but the agency warns that everyone – even those who are vaccinated – should continue to follow recommended guidelines in public settings, including masking. Continue Reading CDC Says It’s Safe For Vaccinated People To Do These Activities, Should Continue Masking In Public

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States Look To Ramp Up Wolf Kills Following Previous Administration’s Move To Ease Protections

The timing of the Wisconsin hunt was bumped up following a lawsuit that raised concerns President Joe Biden’s administration would intervene to restore gray wolf protections. The group behind the suit has close links to Republican political circles including influential donors the Koch brothers and notable Trump loyalists — Kris Kobach, a former U.S. Senate candidate from Kansas, and rock star and gun rights advocate Ted Nugent. Continue Reading States Look To Ramp Up Wolf Kills Following Previous Administration’s Move To Ease Protections

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U.S. Capitol Police push back rioters trying to enter the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6. CREDIT: Jose Luis Magana/AP

Former State Department Aide Charged In Connection With Capitol Riot

The FBI has arrested a former mid-level State Department aide in the Trump administration for allegedly assaulting police officers while storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. Federico Klein, who also worked on the 2016 Trump campaign, was taken into custody on Thursday in Virginia. He is facing several charges, including obstructing an official proceeding, obstructing law enforcement and assaulting an officer with a dangerous weapon. Continue Reading Former State Department Aide Charged In Connection With Capitol Riot

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National Guard troops keep watch Thursday, March 4, 2021 at the Supreme Court. J. Scott Applewhite/AP

Supreme Court Makes It Harder For Undocumented Immigrants To Fight Deportation

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday made it more difficult for undocumented immigrants who have lived in the U.S. for a long time to fight deportation. The court’s 5-to-3 ruling came in the case of a man who had lived in the U.S. for 25 years but who had used a fake Social Security card to get a job as a janitor. Continue Reading Supreme Court Makes It Harder For Undocumented Immigrants To Fight Deportation

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A health care worker holds a vial of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine at South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore, N.Y., on Wednesday. CREDIT: via Getty Images

Some U.S. Faith Leaders Express ‘Moral Concerns’ About Johnson & Johnson Vaccine

Unlike the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines, the Johnson & Johnson vaccine was produced in part through the use of cell lines derived from an aborted human fetus. In a statement released this week, leaders of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said that this feature of the vaccine raises questions about its permissibility. Continue Reading Some U.S. Faith Leaders Express ‘Moral Concerns’ About Johnson & Johnson Vaccine

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