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Earth spiked a bit of a fever in 2020, partly because of cleaner air from the pandemic lockdown, a new study found. For a short time, temperatures in some places in the eastern United States, Russia and China were as much as half to two-thirds of a … [Continue reading] about Study: Pandemic’s cleaner air added heat to warming planet
If you’re even THINKING about retiring this year, or next, two things! First, welcome to the club. Lots of people have been delaying retirement (some for years) due to a variety of factors. Now some experts are saying conditions are right for the … [Continue reading] about Rough spots on the 2021 road to retirement
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration announced Tuesday that it is moving to expand access to COVID-19 vaccines, freeing up more doses for states and beginning to distribute them to retail pharmacies next week. The push comes amid … [Continue reading] about Biden boosting vaccine allotments, financing for virus costs
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s top election official spent the past year in the hot seat as she oversaw the vote in a swing state where the margin between presidential candidates would end up being barely 80,000 votes out of nearly 7 million … [Continue reading] about Pivotal election figure leaving job under an unrelated cloud
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government says it won’t be making routine immigration enforcement arrests at COVID-19 vaccination sites. Vaccination sites will be considered “sensitive locations” and generally off limits for enforcement actions, the … [Continue reading] about US won’t make immigration arrests at virus vaccination sites
