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Mon. 9:44 a.m.: Feds urge schools to provide COVID-19 shots, info for kids

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is encouraging local school districts to host clinics to provide COVID-19 vaccinations to kids — and information to parents on the benefits of the shots — as the White House looks to speedily provide vaccines to those ages 5 to 11. First lady ...

Mon. 9:11 a.m.: N. Ireland official suing Van Morrison over COVID criticism

LONDON (AP) — Northern Ireland's health minister is suing Van Morrison after the singer called him "very dangerous" for his handling of coronavirus restrictions. The Belfast-born singer opposes restrictions to curb the spread of the virus, and has released several songs criticizing ...

Mon. 9:02 a.m.: As rules ease, travelers head to US for emotional reunions

CHARLES DE GAULLE AIRPORT, France (AP) — The U.S. lifted restrictions this morning on travel from a long list of countries including Mexico, Canada and most of Europe, setting the stage for emotional reunions nearly two years in the making and providing a boost for the airline and tourism ...

Mon. 8:57 a.m.: Russians go back to work but virus cases, deaths stay high

MOSCOW (AP) — Russians went back to work today after a nine-day hiatus ordered by the authorities to tame a record-breaking surge of coronavirus infections and deaths. Despite the drastic move, the daily tallies of new cases and COVID-19 deaths remained high throughout the non-working ...

Youngstown unions denounce vaccine mandate

YOUNGSTOWN — As city health district officials still work to determine how many city employees are vaccinated against COVID-19 in preparation for an inoculation mandate, unions representing police officers and firefighters voiced strong objections to such a requirement. Mayor Jamael Tito ...

Yost, others sue to stop vaccine mandate

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost joined attorneys general from six other states to file a lawsuit against the federal government seeking to stop a national COVID-19 vaccination mandate. The federal lawsuit, filed Friday, contends the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration lacks the authority to require those working at companies with at least 100 employees to be vaccinated fully against COVID-19 by Jan. 4 or be required to be tested weekly. “A nationwide vaccine mandate that has nothing to do with workplace risk is a dangerous and unlawful use of executive power,” ...