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News Wrap: California extends stay-at-home orders

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Bernie Sanders on the battle to increase stimulus payments

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Biden's CDC pick on the surge of coronavirus cases

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Crisis emerges, as patients delay medical care during COVID

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In Venezuela, a struggle for power and a humanitarian crises

In Venezuela, a struggle for power and a humanitarian crises

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How the pandemic is shaking up college admissions, testing

How the pandemic is shaking up college admissions, testing

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Arizona health care workers face 'catastrophic' conditions

Arizona health care workers face 'catastrophic' conditions

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What has been the impact of the Nashville blast?

What has been the impact of the Nashville blast?

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COVID cases drop in Missouri but vaccinations are weeks away

COVID cases drop in Missouri but vaccinations are weeks away

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Why one Republican senator opposes higher stimulus payments

Why one Republican senator opposes higher stimulus payments

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Senate remains at standstill over higher COVID relief checks

Senate remains at standstill over higher COVID relief checks

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Three tragic mistakes that made the 2020 pandemic worse

At key moments over the last year leaders around the globe made critical mistakes that worsened the pandemic and led to more deaths. That’s the argument put forth by the New Yorker’s Lawrence Wright in “The Plague Year,” an article that fills the magazine’s entire January issue. Wright explains what went wrong in an interview with Senior National Correspondent Amna Nawaz.
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