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A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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President Joe Biden is marking a key moment in civil rights history with an executive order to promote voting access. The order is being issued on the anniversary of “Bloody Sunday,” when marchers were beaten by state troopers in Selma, Alabama, in 1965. https://t.co/RWR9FSRSEP
— The Associated Press (@AP) March 7, 2021
The Biden administration is preparing to launch the first of several Covid-19 testing hubs to coordinate and oversee a $650 million expansion of testing in K-8 schools and congregate settings like homeless sheltershttps://t.co/ANt40p740P
— POLITICO (@politico) March 7, 2021
WATCH: Dr. Anthony Fauci told “Face The Nation” he expects high school students will likely be vaccinated before the start of the fall semester, with elementary school students projected to receive their shots in early 2022. pic.twitter.com/NkVxygVZr0
— CBS News (@CBSNews) March 7, 2021
About 100 protestors burned masks outside Idaho's Capitol in Boise on Saturday as a statement against pandemic restrictions, authorities say. https://t.co/s2YYpfytxP
— NBC News (@NBCNews) March 7, 2021
On March 1, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the first COVID-19 case in the state.
— ABC News (@ABC) March 7, 2021
By March 6, 10 states confirmed their first cases as the virus began to jump at alarming rates—as did the hospitalizations and deaths in the U.S. https://t.co/RhdGVBPkuz pic.twitter.com/QXTk8ZyNJS
U.S. pushes new peace effort, may withdraw all forces from Afghanistan after May 1: letter https://t.co/5xGzA9rSJg pic.twitter.com/cwYPAzHiMz
— Reuters (@Reuters) March 7, 2021
Sen. Joe Manchin said he is open to altering the Senate filibuster to make it more “painful” for the minority party to wield, while reiterating his opposition to ending the procedural hurdle altogetherhttps://t.co/Bw6hzyBMmP
— POLITICO (@politico) March 7, 2021
NEW: NY Gov. Cuomo makes clear he will not be resigning, saying that demands from politicians that he do so are "anti-democratic," after 2 additional women accused him of behaving inappropriately when they worked for him. https://t.co/Tq3sGxz4gh
— NBC News (@NBCNews) March 7, 2021
Fortified fencing, barbed wire and concrete barricades have gone up around the courthouse and police stations in Minneapolis in preparation for the landmark murder trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin for the death of George Floyd. https://t.co/gUcyk7CwcU
— ABC News (@ABC) March 7, 2021
This year's Iditarod precautions call for a shortened course, big tents and a new starting line. That doesn't mean "The Last Great Race" will be any easier. https://t.co/UL3RJHPvzJ
— NPR (@NPR) March 7, 2021