Day: March 9, 2021

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Mimi Newman, pictured with her dog Miller, has lived in isolation for a year to avoid COVID-19. She says California’s vaccine distribution strategy should have prioritized people with disabilities.

Courtesy of Megan Newman

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Courtesy of Megan Newman

The Coronavirus Crisis

People With High-Risk Disabilities Feel Left Out By California’s Vaccine System

California moved from a risk-based to an age-based system for the COVID-19 vaccine in January. People with disabilities say that pivot cast them aside and they should have been prioritized.

Politics
Mar 09

Piers Morgan quits talk show after comments about Meghan

By Sylvia Hui, Associated Press

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50% of Americans Say Biden Unfit
for Presidency: Rasmussen Poll

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Half of America doubts President Joe Biden is “physically or mentally” fit for the job, according to the latest poll by Rasmussen Reports. It is an alarming finding after reports of Biden failing to remember the name of his defense secretary, Lloyd Austin.

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The Senate approved a $1.9 trillion rescue package on March 6. The House is expected to vote on the legislation this week.

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Politics

Here’s What’s In The American Rescue Plan As It Heads Toward Final Passage

The colossal package allocates money for COVID-19 vaccines, schools, small businesses and anti-poverty programs like the child tax credit. Here are the highlights, including what the Senate changed.

House Poised To Pass Biden’s $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Bill This Week

Nation
Mar 09

Child tax credit expansion sets up showdown with GOP

By Alexandra Jaffe, Josh Boak, Associated Press

World
Mar 09

Buckingham Palace issues statement, says allegations of racism ‘are taken very seriously’

By Jill Lawless, Associated Press