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Fri. 8:46 a.m.: Supreme Court allows evictions to resume during pandemic

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court's conservative majority is allowing evictions to resume across the United States, blocking the Biden administration from enforcing a temporary ban that was put in place because of the coronavirus pandemic. The court's action ends protections for roughly ...

Loychik bill bans mask mandates in schools

State Rep. Mike Loychik introduced a bill to ban schools from mandating students wear face masks as the number of COVID-19 cases reached its highest point in nearly eight months. “I’ve seen and heard constituent concerns across my district from these mask orders from public schools ...

State sees virus cases creep to 7-month high

The number of COVID-19 cases in Ohio keeps reaching levels not seen in several months. The Ohio Department of Health reported 4,600 new COVID-19 cases in the state Wednesday. It’s the most since 4,874 cases were reported Jan. 29 — nearly seven months ago. Also for the first time since Jan. 30, the state had two days in a row with COVID-19 cases exceeding 4,000. There were 4,117 cases reported Tuesday. The state had a streak of at least 4,000 daily cases reported between Nov. 3, 2020, and Jan. 30. The only other day since then with at least 4,000 daily cases was Feb. 4 with 4,120 ...

Thu. 9:17 a.m.: Half of US workers favor employee shot mandate: AP-NORC poll

NEW YORK (AP) — Half of American workers are in favor of vaccine requirements at their workplaces, according to a new poll, at a time when such mandates gain traction following the federal government's full approval of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine. The poll from The Associated Press-NORC ...

Thu. 8:34 a.m.: Japan suspends 1.63M doses of Moderna over contamination

TOKYO (AP) — Japan suspended use of about 1.63 million doses of Moderna vaccine today after contamination was found in unused vials, raising concern of a supply shortage as the country tries to accelerate vaccinations amid a COVID-19 surge. The health ministry said contamination was ...

Ohio finally breaks 6 million vaccinated mark

With the number of COVID-19 cases soaring, Ohio finally exceeded 6 million people who at least have started the vaccination process. Getting from 5.5 million to 6 million took more than two months even with the number of people getting vaccinated increasing during the past few weeks as cases ...