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USA news live: Biden, first lady will get Covid-19 booster shot
President Joe Biden says he and his wife will get a Covid-19 booster shot, following their first two doses in December. Stay here for real-time updates on news from across the US that you can't miss:
Republican US Sen. Roger Wicker has tested positive for Covid-19
Senator Wicker tested positive this morning for the Covid-19 virus after immediately seeking a test due to mild symptoms, his communications director, Phillip Waller, said in a statement. Senator Wicker is fully vaccinated against Covid-19, is in good health, and is being treated by his Tupelo-based physician.
Biden administration to review climate impacts of federal coal leases
The Biden administration on Thursday said it would conduct a formal review of coal sales on federal lands to study their impact on climate change and value to American taxpayers. Read full story<b/>
Alleged bomb threat near US Capitol: Police negotiating with man with possible explosives near US Capitol
Law enforcement officials were negotiating with a man who said he had a bomb in his pick-up truck near the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, causing nearby buildings to be evacuated as emergency vehicles rushed to the scene about a mile from the White House. Capitol Police Chief J. Thomas Manger told reporters that the man parked his vehicle on a sidewalk outside the U.S. Library of Congress and told an officer who approached him that he had a bomb while holding what appeared to be a detonator.
97 percent of small business owners won't pay more income taxes under Biden plan: US treasury
Wall Street's gains, more savings lift 401(k) balances
Solid stock market gains through much of the pandemic and workers putting more of their pay toward their golden years are paying off for many retirement savers.
US to erase student debt for those with severe disabilities
The Biden administration announced today it will automatically erase student loan debt for more than 300,000 Americans with severe disabilities that leave them unable to earn significant incomes. The move will wipe out more than $5.8 billion in debt, according to the Education Department, and it marks the start of a broader overhaul of a program that has been criticized for having overly burdensome rules.
US antitrust enforcers file new monopoly case against Facebook
US regulators Thursday refiled a lawsuit accusing Facebook of maintaining an illegal monopoly in social networking, two months after the case was dismissed by a judge. In the amended complaint, the Federal Trade Commission said Facebook's dominance "is protected by high barriers to entry," and that "even an entrant with a superior product cannot succeed against the overwhelming network effects enjoyed by an incumbent personal social network."
Alleged bomb threat near US Capitol: Washington law enforcement official says negotiations on with suspect
US Capitol Police are evacuating Cannon House Office Building after report of possible explosive in vehicle nearby
Amazon plans to open large physical retail stores in US
The incident came months after a pipe bomb was left at the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee and the Republican National Committee in Washington
The area was blocked off by police cars and barricades
The law enforcement officials said investigators on the scene were working to determine whether the device was an operable explosive and whether the man in the truck was holding a detonator
Police have also evacuated congressional staff offices nearby
Responding to a suspicious vehicle near the Library of Congress
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Police were investigating a report of a possible explosive device in a pickup truck outside the Library of Congress on Capitol Hill
Police probing report of explosive in truck near Capitol
Average weekly claims have fallen by more than half to below 378,000. It reflects the important progress we’re making in our economic recovery: Biden
Today we learned the number of Americans filing initial unemployment insurance claims fell to the lowest level since the pandemic began.
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4 of Florida's 5 largest school districts to require masks
As more large school districts defy Florida’s ban on strict mask mandates, worries that rapidly spreading infections could force them to close classrooms are no longer theoretical: Thousands of schoolchildren are already being sent home, only days after their school year began. Read full story