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Republicans Claim Proposed New York Climate Bill Will Hurt Consumers

Senate Minority Leader Rob Ortt said he was concerned about a proposed fee in the legislation that would charge fossil fuel companies $55 per ton of greenhouse gases.

Hundreds of people receive their first shot of the COVID-19 vaccine at a weekend vaccination event held at an Olivet Boys' and Girls' Club location in Reading. Anthony Orozco / WITF

Nonprofits Pick Up Slack In Vaccinating PA's Communities Of Color

Organizations meet new needs of people they have already built trust with.

Cuomo speaking at the state-run vaccination site in Johnson City in April. The site has since been shut down as the rate of new vaccinations has slowed. (Vaughn Golden/WSKG)

Fully Vaccinated New Yorkers Can Unmask Outdoors; Vaccine Clinics Accept Walk-Ins Starting Thursday

“You don’t have to call; you don’t have to make an appointment.”

Restaurant Capacity Increased To 75% Outside Of NYC, Starting March 19

The data have shown that restaurants can operate safely and in accordance with strict health protocols at 75% capacity. New York City restaurant capacity will remain at 35% capacity.

With Federal Aid, Tax Hikes On The Rich Still On The Table, Cuomo Says

That money would be used to fill the state’s budget deficit, which Cuomo’s office has projected to be about $15 billion over two years.

A sign directs motorists to a drive-up COVID-19 vaccine clinic in Exeter, N.H., in February. White House officials announced on Wednesday that a new pilot program will aim to remove common barriers to vaccination for some 2 million seniors from vulnerable communities. (Charles Krupa/AP)

Corning, Oneonta To Get State-Run Mass Vaccination Sites

Gov. Cuomo announced 10 new sites across the state on Monday.

THORNTON, CO - MARCH 06: Prepared doses of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, the newest vaccine approved by the U.S. FDA for emergency use, sit in a box at an event put on by the Thornton Fire Department on March 6, 2021 in Thornton, Colorado. Colorado entered COVID-19 vaccination Phase 1B.3 on Friday, allowing essential grocery and agriculture workers, people over the age of 60 and people with two or more high-risk conditions to receive a vaccine. (Photo by Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images)

CDC Says It's Safe For Vaccinated People To Do These Activities

New guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that people fully vaccinated against COVID-19 can gather indoors in some circumstances but should keep wearing masks in public.

As Hungary Cuts Radio Station, Critics Say Europe Should Put Orban On Notice

Taking Klubradio off the air was the latest blow to press freedom in a country where the right-wing populist leadership and its allies have increased control and influence over the media.

Undocumented Venezuelans Given Protected Status In United States

The Biden administration's decision represents a major policy shift from the Trump team, which withstood bipartisan calls to grant the protections to Venezuelans fleeing life-threatening crises.

LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 08: Dental hygienist and Covid vaccinator, Petra Moinar (L), and nurse Damyantee Chutoorgoon (R) prepare syringes with the AstraZeneca vaccine before it is administered at Battersea Arts Centre on March 8, 2021 in London, England. The site opened today for residents of the London Borough of Wandsworth to receive their covid-19 vaccine. To mark the initiative, Battersea Arts Centre commissioned artists including Inua Ellams, Scottee & Friends, Rosie Jones and coletivA ocupação to create works that provide a "welcoming and creative digital experience for visitors." (Photo by Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images)

Why Scientists Are Infecting Healthy Volunteers With The Coronavirus

Exposing people to a potentially fatal disease could hasten understanding of COVID-19 and development of new vaccines and treatments. But the risks of such studies raise serious ethical questions.

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