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Leaders and businesses say masks are essential as Texas and Mississippi lift restrictions
Leaders and businesses across the US are pushing back against states lifting mask mandates by doubling down on their commitment to enforcing Covid-19 precautions as variants continue to cause concern.
[ cnn.com ]China dodged a recession last year. Now it needs to pick up the pace
China bucked the global recession in 2020, and in doing so narrowed the economic gap with the United States. Now its leaders are about to reveal how they plan to accelerate the pace of growth this year.
[ cnn.com ]Fauci calls loosening Covid-19 restrictions inexplicable as variants threaten another surge
While tens of thousands of Americans are infected with the coronavirus each day and more research suggests variants threaten another surge, some state leaders are loosening Covid-19 restrictions against the recommendations of health experts.
[ cnn.com ]Colbert pokes fun at Neil Degrasse Tyson for vaccination photo
Do bare-chested leaders getting vaccinated deserve their own calendar? CNN's Jeanne Moos reports on hunky vaxxers.
[ cnn.com ]Some Church leaders are discouraging followers from taking Johnson & Johnson's vaccine due to its use of cells descended from fetal tissue.
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[ cnn.com ]DC National Guard general says 'unusual' Pentagon restrictions slowed response to Capitol riot
The commanding general of the Washington, DC, National Guard testified Wednesday that he did not need authorization from Pentagon leaders before deploying troops in response to protests at the nation's capital last summer but that changed in the days before the January 6 insurrection.
[ cnn.com ]Experts are warning of a potential Covid-19 surge
For weeks, public health leaders across the US have stressed that now is not the time to ease Covid-19 restrictions and let up on safety measures, warning that another potentially dangerous surge, fueled by variants, could come soon.
[ cnn.com ]Military leaders are prepared to defend Pentagon response to Capitol riot at hearing
The Pentagon is ready to defend itself if necessary at a Senate hearing Wednesday against accusations it delayed or hindered the deployment of the National Guard on January 6, a senior defense official said, as two competing narratives emerge about the response to US Capitol riot.
[ cnn.com ]See what these upscale communities have in common
Leaders in Florida are raising alarms that Covid-19 vaccine doses are finding their way into the arms of mostly White citizens while other hard-hit communities are left in the cold. CNN's Rosa Flores reports.
[ cnn.com ]John Kerry has a warning for Big Oil
John Kerry had some tough talk for the leaders of Big Oil. The message: embrace clean energy or get left behind.
[ cnn.com ]Vernon Jordan, civil rights leader and Clinton adviser, dies
Vernon Jordan, a civil rights leader and close adviser to former President Bill Clinton, died Monday evening, multiple sources close to the family tell CNN.
[ cnn.com ]McConnell says GOP will back Murkowski's reelection despite Trump's threat
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell committed on Monday that Senate Republicans will support GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski's reelection bid in 2022 despite former President Donald Trump advocating that the GOP "get rid of" the 17 Republicans in Congress who voted against him during his second impeachment.
[ cnn.com ]Senate Democratic leaders want members to hold firm against 'lethal' GOP amendments on relief bill
Senate Democratic leaders are urging their caucus to stick together and fend off GOP amendments that could alter key elements of the $1.9 trillion relief plan when it heads to the floor later this week, a plea aimed at keeping together a fragile Democratic coalition in order to send the bill to President Joe Biden's desk by mid-March.
[ cnn.com ]Aung San Suu Kyi hit with another charge as defiant protesters return to Myanmar streets
Myanmar's ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi was hit with another charge Monday, as protesters returned to the streets in a show of defiance following the deadliest day since the military seized power in a coup in early February.
[ cnn.com ]Psaki: 'More effective ways' to hold Saudi Arabia accountable for Khashoggi's murder
• The Khashoggi report, annotated • Biden doesn't penalize crown prince despite promise to punish senior Saudi leaders
[ cnn.com ]The President while on the campaign trail had promised to punish senior Saudi leaders for the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi
Read the declassified report, annotated
[ cnn.com ]50 prominent men join push to pay moms for 'unpaid labor at home'
Fifty prominent men, including business leaders, athletes and actors, are backing a proposal that would pay moms $2,400 a month for their "unpaid labor at home," as record numbers of women have left the workforce due to the coronavirus pandemic and the economic crisis.
[ cnn.com ]Proud Boys leader has no sympathy for lawmakers targeted by Capitol riot
• Ex-Proud Boys member on what it's like in the far-right group
[ cnn.com ]University of Tennessee, Knoxville, renames 2 dorms for Black civil rights leaders
Two dorms at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, will now bear the names of two Black civil rights leaders in the state "whose fight for equity and social justice transformed the state's higher education system and the university," according to a news release from the school.
[ cnn.com ]McConnell says he'll 'absolutely' support Trump in 2024 if he's the GOP nominee
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday he would "absolutely" support former President Donald Trump if he became the GOP presidential nominee in 2024, a notable commitment following his recent blistering critiques of the former President.
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