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Microsoft to unplug Internet Explorer as it seeks edge in browser war
05/20/2021
[reuters.com – 2021.05.20] Microsoft Corp is pulling the plug on its once omnipresent browser, Internet Explorer, next year as it prepares to battle market leader
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University of California Will No Longer Consider SAT and ACT Scores
05/15/2021
[NYTimes.com – 2021.05.15] The University of California will not take SAT and ACT scores into account in admissions or scholarship decisions for its system of
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Walmart, Costco, Trader Joe’s, Publix no longer require masks for vaccinated customers
05/15/2021
[usatoday.com – 2021.05.15] A day after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued new masking guidelines, retailers started announcing changes to mask policies for
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Israel strikes a Gaza building that hosts The A.P. and other news outlets.
05/15/2021
[NYTimes.com – 2021.05.15] The worst violence between Israelis and Palestinians in seven years intensified on Saturday as protests erupted again in the occupied West Bank
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CDC says fully vaccinated people don’t need to wear face masks indoors or outdoors in most settings
05/13/2021
[cnbc.com – 2021.05.13] Fully vaccinated people no longer need to wear a face mask or stay 6 feet away from others in most settings, whether
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The virus is an airborne threat, the CDC acknowledges
05/07/2021
[nytimes.com – May 7, 2021] Federal health officials on Friday updated public guidance about how the coronavirus spreads, emphasizing that transmission occurs by inhaling very
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NY, NJ and Connecticut will let many businesses fully reopen in mid-May and NYC’s subway will resume 24-hour service
05/04/2021
[nytimes.com – May 4, 2021] New York and its neighbors, New Jersey and Connecticut, will welcome back crowds on May 19, state officials said Monday,
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New York City will reopen 100% on July 1
04/29/2021
[cnbc.com – April 29, 2021] New York City will fully reopen starting July 1, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Thursday. “We are ready for stores
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CDC says fully vaccinated Americans can go without masks outdoors
04/27/2021
[washingtonpost.com – April 27, 2021] Federal health officials said Tuesday that fully vaccinated Americans can go without masks outdoors when walking, jogging or biking outdoors,
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Census Bureau announces 331 million people in US
04/27/2021
[cnn.com – April 27, 2021] The US Census Bureau announced Monday that the total population of the United States has topped 331 million people, marking
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House Democrats Pass Bill To Make D.C. The 51st State
04/22/2021
[npr.org – April 22, 2021] The U.S. House of Representatives has once again voted on a bill to grant statehood to Washington, D.C., and enfranchise
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Half of U.S. adults have received at least one Covid shot
04/18/2021
[cnbc.com – April 18, 2021] Half of all U.S. adults have now received at least one Covid-19 vaccine dose, according to data from the Centers
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