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Total U.S. coronavirus deaths reported as of this mornin
g: 525,035.
As of this morning, 17.2 percent of the U.S. population has received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine and 9.2 percent are fully vaccinated, according to the
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The Biden administration’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package is on the verge of becoming law, pending action by the House and White House in the coming days, as health experts warn that the current level of cases in the U.S. is untenable and the nation races to vaccinate the masses.
First lady Jill Biden helped honor nearly two dozen women being given the State Department’s International Women of Courage Award, including seven from Afghanistan who received posthumous honors.
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The race to replace Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) gives Trumpworld yet another opportunity to mold the GOP in the former president’s image. | Tom Williams/Pool via AP
Sen. ROY BLUNT’S (R-Mo.) announcement this morning that he won’t seek a third term next year marks yet another blow to the governing wing of the GOP.