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New York Governor Cuomo hires defense lawyer in nursing home probe
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has retained a prominent white-collar criminal defense lawyer to represent his office in a federal investigation into the state's misreporting of CO...
Julia Bradley Mar 02, 2021 FILE PHOTO: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo speaks during a news conference at a vaccination site in the Brooklyn borough of New York, U.S., February 22, 2021. Seth Wenig/Pool via REUTERS/
Fauci says U.S. must stick to two-shot strategy for Pfizer, Moderna COVID-19 vaccines: paper
(Reuters) - The United States must stick to a two-dose strategy for the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines, top U.S. infectious disease official Anthony Fauci told the Washington Post newsp...
Julia Bradley Mar 02, 2021 FILE PHOTO: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Dr. Anthony Fauci stands by during an event to commemorate the 50 millionth coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination in the South Court Auditorium at the White House in Washington, U.S., February 25, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Senate to debate on COVID-19 bill this week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate will start debating President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill this week, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Monday after Democrats ba...
Dalton Kemper Mar 01, 2021 REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
Local COVID roundup 3/1: another backlog leads to high death count
PEORIA, Ill. -- Another data dump led Peoria City/County Health Department's Monday COVID-19 report to reflect 11 previously unreported virus-related deaths, some of which date back two months. A simi...
Rick Hirschmann Mar 01, 2021 Midwest Communications
State COVID roundup 3/1: More than 50,000 vaccines administered Sunday
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Monday reported 50,897 vaccines were administered Sunday in the state, bringing the state to more than 2,750,000 overall. The preli...
Dalton Kemper Mar 01, 2021 Midwest Communications
Scheduling COVID vaccinations is still too tough in certain places: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House COVID response coordinator Jeff Zients said on Monday that scheduling coronavirus vaccination appointments remains too difficult in many places. In a press briefing ...
Julia Bradley Mar 01, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Jeff Zients, U.S. President-elect Biden's choice to be coronavirus disease (COVID-19) czar to oversee the response to the pandemic, addresses a news conference as Biden listens at his transition headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., December 8, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
U.S. Senate Democrats drop minimum wage plan for $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Democrats, anxious for Congress to pass President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill within the next two weeks, have resolved a potential sticking point for ...
Julia Bradley Mar 01, 2021 FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Capitol dome is pictured ahead of a vote on the additional funding for the coronavirus stimulus economic relief plan, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Washington, U.S., April 21, 2020. Picture taken April 21, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner/File Photo
Peoria St. Patrick's Day parade cancelled
PEORIA, Ill. -- In a statement on their website, the St. Patrick's Society of Peoria said, "Considering these unprecedented times, along with minimal participants registering, we weighed the many opti...
Julia Bradley Mar 01, 2021 (St. Patrick's Society of Peoria)
State COVID roundup 2/28: Hospitalizations still trending downward
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 1,249 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, bringing the state to 1,186,696 total cases since the start of the pandemic. Sunday's report ...
Julia Bradley Mar 01, 2021 Midwest Communications
Trump targets disloyal Republicans, repeats election lies and hints at 2024 run
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former President Donald Trump hinted on Sunday at a possible presidential run in 2024, attacked President Joe Biden and repeated his fraudulent claims he won the 2020 election i...
Julia Bradley Mar 01, 2021 Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando, Florida, U.S. February 28, 2021. REUTERS/Joe Skipper
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