The B.1.1.7 variant, first identified in Britain, is now the source of most new coronavirus infections in the United States, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.
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FEMA Will Provide More Money for Covid Funeral Expenses
Billions of dollars from two Covid relief measures will be used to soften the financial blow for grieving families by reimbursing funeral and related expenses.
Likely Legal, ‘Vaccine Passports’ Emerge as the Next Coronavirus Divide
Businesses and universities want fast, easy ways to see if students and customers are vaccinated, but conservative politicians have turned “vaccine passports” into a cultural flash point.
Democrats Push Biden to Take Harder Line on Saudi Arabia
Lawmakers have continued to press for harsher action and a wholesale rethinking of the American stance toward the kingdom.
Michigan Man Files Lawsuit Challenging ‘No-Fly List’
The plaintiff, a Lebanese-American, says he was barred from flying after refusing to become an F.B.I. informant.
Devastation from Storms Fuels Migration in Honduras
Honduras has barely begun to recover from two hurricanes that hit late last year. With relatively little disaster relief from the U.S., many are heading for the border.
Fully Vaccinated Americans Can Travel With Low Risk, C.D.C. Says
They should still wear masks but no quarantines are necessary, the agency said in new guidance that cited growing data about the effectiveness of the shots.
U.S. and Iran Agree to Indirect Talks on Returning to Nuclear Deal
The countries will negotiate next week through intermediaries in Vienna to try to bring both back into compliance with the 2015 nuclear agreement.
State Dept. Reverses Trump Policies on Reproductive and Religious Freedoms
Even as Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken similarly condemned abuses and oppression from China to Syria to Venezuela, he overturned aspects of the Trump administration’s human rights agenda.
Biden Urges States to Restore Mask Mandates
“I am asking you to just hold on a little longer, to get vaccinated when you can, so that all of those people that we all love will still be here when this pandemic ends,” the C.D.C. director, Dr. Rochelle Walensky said.