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Total U.S. coronavirus deaths reported each morning this week: Monday,
525,035; Tuesday, 525,816.
Millions of fully vaccinated people can gather among themselves indoors without masks, but should wear face coverings and heed familiar COVID-19 precautions when out in public, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Monday as part of updated guidance.
Biden Endorses Female Generals Whose Promotions Were Delayed Over Fears of Trump s Reaction
Eric Schmitt and Helene Cooper
March 8, 2021, 5:04 AM·4 min read
WASHINGTON President Joe Biden has nominated two female generals to elite, four-star commands, the Defense Department announced, months after their Pentagon bosses had agreed on their promotions but held them back out of fears that former President Donald Trump would reject the officers because they were women.
The nominations of Gen. Jacqueline D. Van Ovost of the Air Force to head the Transportation Command, which oversees the military’s sprawling global transportation network, and of Lt. Gen. Laura J. Richardson of the Army to head the Southern Command, which oversees military activities in Latin America, now advance to the Senate, where they are expected to be approved.
President Biden nominated two female generals for promotions on Saturday, months after former President Trump's Pentagon officials reportedly delayed recommending they be promoted out of a concern the former president would reject them because they are women.The Pentagon issued two announcements declaring that Air Force Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost and Army Lt. Gen. Laura Richardson will take on new assignments to four-star commands if approved.