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Federal judge leaves CDC evictions moratorium in place

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge today refused landlords' request to put the Biden administration's new eviction moratorium on hold, though she ruled that the freeze is illegal. U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich said her "hands are tied" by an appellate decision from the last time ...

US allows extra COVID vaccine doses for some. Now what?

Americans at high risk from COVID-19 because of severely weakened immune systems are now allowed to get a third vaccination in hopes of better protection, a policy change endorsed today by influential government advisers. The Food and Drug Administration ruled that transplant recipients and ...

Fri. 8:37 a.m.: Olympics now ended, Japan races to vaccinate as virus surges

TOKYO (AP) — The Tokyo Olympics have ended, but it's still vacation season in Japan, and many people are ignoring government pleas to avoid travel and stay away from bars and restaurants even as the coronavirus spikes at record levels. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is pinning his hopes on ...

Cases exceed 3,000 for first time since February

The number of new COVID-19 cases in Ohio is reaching levels not seen in more than six months. The state had 3,393 new cases reported Wednesday, according to the Ohio Department of Health. It’s the most daily cases reported in the state since Feb. 6 with 3,549, and Wednesday was the first time Ohio exceeded 3,000 COVID-19 cases since Feb. 12. This came a day after 2,326 new cases were reported, the most in four months. For the first 11 days of August, the state has reported 21,510 COVID-19 cases. That’s more cases than either the entire month of July with 17,953 cases or June ...

Thu. 10:17 a.m.: Back-to-back 1% price hike; wholesale prices rise in July

WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation at the wholesale level jumped a higher-than-expected 1 percent in July, matching the rise from the previous month, and dimming hopes that the upward trajectory of prices would begin to slow. Prices at the wholesale level over the past 12 months are up a record ...