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Supreme Court Halts COVID-19 Vaccine Rule for U.S. Businesses

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has stopped the Biden administration from enforcing a requirement that employees at large businesses be vaccinated against COVID-19 or undergo weekly testing and wear a mask on the job. At the same time, the court

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An N95 Is the Best Mask for Omicron. Here’s Why

As health officials scramble to minimize spread of the highly contagious Omicron variant, many experts have recommended that people switch from cloth or surgical masks to more-protective N95 and KN95 masks. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC)

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WATCH: White House reacts to SCOTUS ruling on vaccine mandates – PBS NewsHour

WATCH: White House reacts to SCOTUS ruling on vaccine mandates  PBS NewsHour

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Biden to announce three more Federal Reserve nominees

Former Treasury official Sarah Bloom Raskin and economists Lisa Cook and Philip Jefferson are the three nominees Biden is expected to announce for the Fed board on Friday. (Image credit: Andy Wong/AP file photo)

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Sinema Rejects Changing Filibuster, Dealing Biden a Setback

Senator Kyrsten Sinema’s comments came after the House approved a set of voting rights measures on a party-line vote of 220 to 203.

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US: Only ‘a few weeks left’ to save Iran nuclear deal, we’re eyeing ‘other options’

Secretary of State Blinken says negotiations ‘very short on time’ as Iranian program advances toward ability to produce a weapon

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US Supreme Court blocks Biden’s workplace vaccine mandate – BBC News

US Supreme Court blocks Biden’s workplace vaccine mandate  BBC News Supreme Court Blocks COVID Vaccine Requirement for Large Businesses, Allows Health Care Mandate  KPIX CBS SF Bay Area Supreme Court blocks Biden OSHA vaccine mandate, allows rule for health care workers  Fox Business

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How Biden swung for filibuster reform — and missed with Manchin and Sinema – POLITICO

How Biden swung for filibuster reform — and missed with Manchin and Sinema  POLITICO Sinema, Manchin doom Biden’s voting-rights push  Reuters Sinema doubles down on filibuster support, dealing likely fatal blow to Dems’ election bills  Fox News Sen. Kyrsten Sinema talks out of

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33 years after classic bar mitzvah episode, revamped ‘Wonder Years’ revisits ritual

TV show broke ground with 1989 episode showing Jewish ceremony; new version of series tackles race and adolescence in 1960s Alabama

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Supreme Court Blocks Biden’s Vaccine Mandate for Large Employers

But the justices allowed a vaccination requirement for health care workers at facilities that receive federal money.

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