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News Roundup: American Rescue Plan becomes law, insurrection probe continues

Today was the official one-year anniversary of the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, according to World Health Organization officials. It is also the day President Joe Biden signed the American Rescue Plan, the Democratic-sponsored and Republican-condemned plan to deal with the economic damage done to American families, businesses, and state governments. New relief funds to Americans will

California becomes second state to surpass 1 million COVID-19 cases

California on Thursday became the second state after Texas to surpass 1 million confirmed coronavirus cases, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. The Golden State has recorded at least 1,000,631 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 18,126 deaths since the beginning of the pandemic, the data shows. The morbid milestone comes nearly 10 months after the

California becomes second state to surpass 1 million COVID-19 cases

California on Thursday became the second state after Texas to surpass 1 million confirmed coronavirus cases, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. The Golden State has recorded at least 1,000,631 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 18,126 deaths since the beginning of the pandemic, the data shows. The morbid milestone comes nearly 10 months after the

Texas becomes first US state to exceed 1 million COVID-19 cases

Texas has become the first US state to exceed 1 million confirmed COVID-19 cases, according to data from Johns Hopkins University early Wednesday. The Lone Star State has now recorded 1,010,364 coronavirus cases with 19,337 deaths since the pandemic began in early March, the figures show. The morbid milestone comes after the nation’s second-most populous

Massachusetts Becomes the First State to Ban Flavored Tobacco and Vaping Products

BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts became the first state to ban flavored tobacco and nicotine vaping products, including menthol cigarettes, after Republican Gov. Charlie Baker signed into law on Wednesday a bill that’s meant to reduce the appeal of the products to young people amid a rash of illnesses and deaths linked to vaping. Anti-smoking groups…