NYC to increase COVID testing in schools

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK -(77 WABC)- AP  Mayor de Blasio says New York City will increase COVID-19 testing in schools when the holiday break ends next week, in an effort to keep classrooms open despite a surge

More than 6 thousand NYPD cops call in sick

NEW YORK, NEW YORK -(77WABC)- More than six thousand NYPD cops calling in sick on Tuesday. That’s about 17 percent of the 36 thousand member force. The New York Post reporting a total three thousand police officers

Fauci: US Should Consider Vaccine Mandate for US Air Travel

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top U.S. infectious disease expert, said the nation should consider a vaccination mandate for domestic air travel, signaling a potential embrace of an idea the Biden administration has previously eschewed,

Omicron, Storms Disrupt Air Travel for 4th Consecutive Day

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NEW YORK (AP) — Flight cancellations that disrupted holiday travel, stretched into Monday as airlines called off more than 1,000 U.S. flights because crews were sick with COVID-19 during one of the year’s busiest travel periods, and

President Biden signs $770 billion defense bill

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President Joe Biden signed a nearly $770 billion defense bill into law on Monday, which includes an overhaul on sex assault crimes prosecution.The National Defense Authorization Act for military appropriations in the 2022 fiscal year includes $740

NBA to shorten quarantine time to six days

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According to a memo from the NBA, vaccinated NBA players, coaches, referees and staff members will now only have to quarantine for six days if COVID-19 testing data shows they are no longer infectious. The current time