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NEW YORK (AP) — Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant couldn’t start a game and then couldn’t finish it, removed in the third quarter because of the NBA’s health and safety protocols. Durant wasn’t available at the beginning of Friday night’s game against … [Continue reading] about Durant can’t start, can’t finish game for virus protocols
BOSTON (AP) — Leaders of the federal agency overseeing election administration have quietly weakened a key element of proposed security standards for voting systems, raising concern among voting-integrity experts that many such systems will remain … [Continue reading] about Activists complain of weakened voting security standard
JESÚS DE MACHACA, Bolivia (AP) — In Bolivia’s highlands, a dozen Aymara students on bicycles, covered from head-to-toe in protective suits, hats and face masks, arrive at their school for the start of the 2021 school year amid an uptick in … [Continue reading] about Bolivian students return to class in protective suits, masks
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Thursday that the city was reviewing the teachers’ union latest proposal on COVID-19 safety protocols to return to classrooms, a development hours after her demand for a deal by the end of the day. … [Continue reading] about Chicago mayor demands teachers return, union offers proposal
WASHINGTON (AP) — With more than half of America reluctant or flatly opposed to getting a COVID-19 vaccine, a VIP-filled video call on Thursday targeted the nation’s military families with an urgent plea: Get the shot. “We need your help,” first lady … [Continue reading] about US leaders urge military to get vaccine shots
