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Investors help Good Shepherd Food Bank go solar

by Mark LaFlamme January 20, 2021January 20, 2021

The nonprofit will have the option to buy the panels at a depreciated cost.

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At inaugural, Bush called Clyburn a ‘savior’ for boosting Biden

by MEG KINNARD Associated Press January 20, 2021January 20, 2021

The House majority whip says the former Republican president told him that Biden was the only Democratic candidate he felt could have defeated President Trump.

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Here’s what Biden aimed to address in his first orders as president

by The Associated Press January 20, 2021January 21, 2021

In his first official acts as president, Joe Biden signed executives orders on a broad range of issues, from the coronavirus pandemic to climate change and immigration, to fulfill campaign promises. Highlights of actions Biden took Wednesday: THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC MASK REQUIREMENT: Biden is requiring the use of masks and social distancing in all federal […]

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Some COVID-19 mutations may dampen vaccine effectiveness

by MARILYNN MARCHIONE Associated Press January 20, 2021January 20, 2021

Researchers express concern about the preliminary findings, in large part because they suggest that future mutations could undermine vaccines.

Nation & World, Politics

On immigration, Biden unveils reform bill, issues orders on border wall and census

by ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press January 20, 2021January 20, 2021

President Joe Biden’s Inauguration Day announcements on immigration are far-reaching

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Senate confirms Avril Haines as director of national intelligence

by Shane Harris The Washington Post January 20, 2021January 20, 2021

Haines, the first woman to serve in the position, was among the first Cabinet nominees Biden announced.

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States report vaccine shortages and cancel appointments

by MICHAEL HILL and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press January 20, 2021January 20, 2021

But less than half of the 36 million doses distributed to the states by the federal government have been administered so far, according to the U.S. CDC.