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Does this mean the worst of the U.S. pandemic is finally behind us? To find out, Florida — ground zero for Super Bowl revelry this past weekend — is probably the place to watch. To be sure, the U.S. is still averaging far too many daily cases as it descends from its devastating holiday peak: about 118,000 at last count. On Saturday, more than 2.2 million doses were administered, a new U.S. record; 1.6 million were administered Friday.

Classic Harley-Davidson sold the chili with beer from Chatty Monks Brewing Co.

Its a critical early move, but the plan might hinge on Norfolk Southerns permission to use its tracks.

READING, Pa. (AP) — One teenage girl was killed and another wounded in a shooting in...

Some of them spent their childhoods here while others have represented parts of Berks in Congress.

School Report Card: CDC says schools can reopen without vaccinating teachers, and refs weigh COVID-19 risks Korin Miller © Provided by Yahoo! Lifestyle CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said Wednesday that schools can safely reopen for in-person learning before teachers are vaccinated. (Al Seib/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images). Students are headed back to class amid the coronavirus pandemic, and to keep you posted on what’s unfolding throughout U.S. schools — K-12 as ...

What it would really take to reopen American schools Vox.com 2/2/2021 Anna North © Ben Hasty/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images A first-grade classroom at Shiloh Hills Elementary School in Spring Township, Pennsylvania, on August 21, 2020, when teachers and administrators were preparing to reopen. What do we need to open schools safely? It’s a question on millions of Americans’ minds as the Covid-19 pandemic lurches into its 11th month, with many children st...

China has introduced a new mothod to test its citizens for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). According to Bloomberg and the Washington Post, who cited local outlets, China is using anal swabs as a means of COVID-19 testing for patients considered to be high-risk. The country is also continuing to use throat and nose swabs. Get push notifications with news, features and more. + Follow Following Youll get the latest upd...

In Berks County, evictions have been rising, but agencies have been trying to help

Obama-era official: Weve got to work on college for all Aarthi Swaminathan As a new administration comes into power amid the pandemic, an Obama-era official thinks the country needs to rethink the value of higher education while addressing the student debt crisis. “Ive had a lot of experience in community colleges, and they were virtually free after the GI Bill, [when] the country came forward and together said, ‘We are going to give this benefit of college opportunity to ev...