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The Latest: Judge says migrant stops could worsen pandemic Associated Press Text size Copy shortlink:
AUSTIN, Texas A federal judge has ordered Texas to keep state troopers from stopping vehicles that are carrying migrants on the grounds that the migrants may spread the coronavirus.
The temporary restraining order handed down Tuesday by U.S. District Judge Kathleen Cardone comes as coronavirus infections are rising along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott last week authorized Texas growing presence of state troopers along the border to stop any vehicle upon reasonable suspicion that it transports migrants.
The Biden administration accused Abbott of potentially worsening the spread of the coronavirus. It argued that impeding the movement of migrants would prolong the detention of unaccompanied children in increasingly crowded facilities.
Pushback challenges vaccination requirements at US colleges
Tom Davies
INDIANAPOLIS The quickly approaching fall semester has America s colleges under pressure to decide how far they should go to guard their campuses against COVID-19 while navigating legal and political questions and rising infection rates.
Hundreds of colleges nationwide have told students in recent months they must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 before classes begin.
California State University, the country s largest four-year public university system, joined the list last week, along with Michigan State University and the University of Michigan. Their announcements cited concerns about the highly contagious delta variant and came as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued updated mask guidelines based on new research regarding its spread.
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson is pressing forward with efforts to allow schools to mandate face masks as coronavirus infections continue to rise in the state.
Hutchinson on Tuesday called the legislature back into session to consider revising a law he signed in April that prohibits mask mandates by schools and other governmental entities. Some lawmakers in the Republican-controlled body are opposing a mandate.
Colleges across the nation fight pushback over vaccination requirements Share Updated: 10:32 PM EDT Aug 3, 2021 By TOM DAVIES, Associated Press
Colleges across the nation fight pushback over vaccination requirements Share Updated: 10:32 PM EDT Aug 3, 2021
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