Vaccine possible by Election Day, FDA chief says. A vaccine against the coronavirus is on the near horizon, government officials are saying. Dr. Anthony Fauci predicted there will…
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U.S. Tops 6 Million Confirmed Cases of Coronavirus
CDC updated data shows 94% of deaths had other conditions in addition to COVID-19. The United States passed another milestone earlier this week as 6 million Americans have…
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States and Tribes Receive $1.5 Billion to Combat Opioid Crisis
HHS makes first disbursement in two reponse programs. Last week, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services began…
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President Signs Order to Place Federal Agencies in Opportunity Zones
Council of Economic Advisers also releases initial assessment on Opportunity Zones. President Trump signed an executive order this past week directing federal government agencies to give location priority…
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Federal Reserve Announces Policy Changes
Prepared to accommodate a higher level of inflation. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell announced last week that inflation rates will now be allowed to exceed its previously held…
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D.C. Sees Largest Gathering Since Pandemic Began
Thousands commemorate the 1963 March on Washington. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s historic “I Have A Dream” speech happened 57 years ago on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.…
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President’s Student Loan Relief Implemented by Education Secretary
Loan payments now deferred through the end of 2020. Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has fully implemented the memorandum signed by President Trump earlier in August extending…
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Administration to Purchase 150M Rapid COVID-19 Tests
The self-contained tests yield 15-minute results. Under a new agreement between President Trump’s Administration and Abbott Laboratories, the government will acquire almost all of the 15-minute COVID-19 tests…
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CDC Drops General Quarantine Recommendation for Travelers
Cautions that exposure may still transmit coronavirus. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently updated travel guidelines by removing the suggestion that international and interstate travelers quarantine…
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Economy Showing ‘Signs of Life,’ Fed Official Says
Still in a “tentative” stage, she added. Esther George, the President of the Kansas City Federal Reserve, said the economy is beginning to show “signs of life,” and…
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