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The shortage of lifesaving medical equipment last year was a searing example of the government’s failed coronavirus response. As health workers resorted to wearing trash bags, one Maryland company profited by selling anthrax vaccines to the country’s emergency reserve.

Rajiv Nath’s family-run Hindustan Syringes bets it can help meet the pandemic need for billions of barrels and needles.

New proposals by the G.O.P.-controlled Legislature have targeted Sunday voting, part of a raft of measures that could reduce the impact of Black voters in the state.

President Biden says COVID-19 stimulus plan means $1,400 checks being sent this month  KCRA Sacramento Senate narrowly passes COVID relief bill after sleepless, tumultuous night  Fox News Unemployment benefits end next week. It may be too late for Congress to stop it,

Wall Street Journal: Third female former staffer accuses New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo of inappropriate conduct  CNN New former Cuomo aides accused Dem of sexual misconduct, reportedly inviting one to ‘dimly lit hotel room’  Fox News Cuomo’s behavior created ‘hostile, toxic’ workplace

Where Lisa Murkowski Is in Polls as Trump Vows to Campaign Against ‘Disloyal’ GOP Senator  Newsweek Trump says he’ll campaign against Murkowski in Alaska next year  CNN Trump vows to campaign against ‘disloyal’ Murkowski  POLITICO Trump vows to travel to Alaska to campaign

Man fatally shot near George Floyd Square in Minneapolis  Minneapolis Star Tribune Minneapolis prepares for potential unrest ahead of trial in the killing of George Floyd  NBC News The key question for jury selectors in the George Floyd trial  CNN Police Seek Suspect

Students are struggling to read behind masks and screens during COVID, but ‘expectations are no different’  USA TODAY Florida’s COVID-19 positivity rate drops below 5% as state reports 4,600 new cases  WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando Florida coronavirus: State reports 4690 new

Cybersecurity firm Check Point selects 3 winners in design competition to tackle workplace changes wrought by the pandemic, saying all companies should get on board

The prime-time TV appearance on Sunday marks the culmination of the couple’s effort to take control of how their life is portrayed in the media.