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Horsford, Wyden introduce bill to fix unemployment agencies

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore. and Rep. Steven Horsford, D-Nev., filed legislation Monday that would help modernize the state unemployment systems to more efficiently respond if a similar type of future disaster hit the country or a specific region.

Despite experts’ warnings, many states easing virus restrictions

With the U.S. vaccination drive picking up speed and a third formula on the way, states eager to reopen for business are easing coronavirus restrictions despite warnings from health experts that the outbreak is far from over.

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With capacity available, nations ask vaccine makers to share know-how

Across Africa and Southeast Asia, governments and aid groups, as well as the World Health Organization, are calling on pharmaceutical companies to share their patent information more broadly to meet a yawning global shortfall in a pandemic that already has claimed over 2.5 million lives.

Congress launches debate on sweeping voting reform bill

House Resolution 1, Democrats’ 791-page bill, would touch virtually every aspect of the electoral process — striking down hurdles to voting erected in the name of election security, curbing partisan gerrymandering and curtailing the influence of big money in politics.

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