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Biden administration to deliver more than 25 million masks to health centers, food pantries – USA TODAY

Biden administration to deliver more than 25 million masks to health centers, food pantries  USA TODAY Biden says US, Canada ‘doubled down’ on efforts to fight climate change  Fox News Biden orders supply chain review for 4 industries  POLITICO Biden, Prime Minister Trudeau

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MealMe raises $900,000 for its food search engine

This morning MealMe.ai, a food search engine, announced that it has closed a $900,000 pre-seed round. Palm Drive Capital led the round, with participation from Slow Ventures and CP Ventures. TechCrunch first became familiar with MealMe when it presented as

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Judge indefinitely bans enforcement of Biden’s 100-day deportation pause

Biden proposed the 100-day pause on deportations during his campaign as part of a larger review of immigration enforcement and an attempt to reverse the priorities of former President Donald Trump.

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Lifestyle benefits startup Fringe gets a pandemic boost, raises seed round

Employers today often use perks to attract new talent in the form of discounts and deals, commuter funds, gym memberships, childcare, free lunches and more. But the pandemic has impacted what sort of in-office or other in-person perks employees can

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Biden administration to send 25 million masks to community health centers and food pantries – CNN

Biden administration to send 25 million masks to community health centers and food pantries  CNN Biden to sign executive order aimed at securing critical US supply chains  ABC News Biden administration to deliver more than 25 million masks to health centers, food

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Board Members Resign From Texas Electric Grid Operator After Mass Power Outages – NPR

Board Members Resign From Texas Electric Grid Operator After Mass Power Outages  NPR Five board members of Texas grid operator ERCOT resign in wake of massive power outages during winter storm  CNN Top board leaders resign after deadly Texas power outages  The Associated

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Landmark Verdict In Germany Sentences Syrian For Aiding Crimes Against Humanity

Eyad al-Gharib was convicted for sending protesters to a prison where they were tortured, in the first criminal trial against Syrians who served in President Bashar Assad’s government. (Image credit: Thomas Lohnes/AFP via Getty Images)

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Chinese Pharmaceutical Makers Seek Approval For New Coronavirus Vaccines

If approved, the new vaccine candidates would give China a total of four OK’d for general distribution. Even so, the country’s vaccine drive appears to be falling short. (Image credit: Mark Schiefelbein/AP)

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Madigan replacement Guerra Kodatt steps down 3 days after appointment – WGN TV Chicago

Madigan replacement Guerra Kodatt steps down 3 days after appointment  WGN TV Chicago Mike Madigan urges his successor to resign — two days after engineering his appointment  Chicago Sun-Times Just Days After Choosing Successor, Mike Madigan Says Rep. Edward Kodatt Should Go  CBS

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Ghana becomes first country to receive coronavirus vaccines from COVAX program

The arrival of 600,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine in the West African country marks the beginning of the largest vaccine procurement and supply operation in history, according to the World Health Organization and UNICEF.

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