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VIRUS TODAY: Most small businesses don’t require virus tests

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Here’s what’s happening Wednesday with the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S.: THREE THINGS TO KNOW TODAY: — The majority of U.S. small businesses aren’t requiring COVID-19 tests for employees, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Two sectors, health care and hospitality, had higher rates of requiring employees to test negative before working than the national average. — Cities and states…

The Latest: Ontario seniors won’t get AstraZeneca vaccine

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TORONTO — The health minister of Canada’s most populous province says Ontario seniors won’t receive the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine since there’s limited data on its effectiveness in older populations. Ontario Health Minister Christine Elliott says Ontario plans to follow the advice of a national panel that’s recommended against using the newly approved vaccine on people aged 65 and older. Elliott…

VIRUS TODAY: Merck to produce J&J shot, Dems set to debate

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Here’s what’s happening Tuesday with the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S.: THREE THINGS TO KNOW TODAY: — Drugmaker Merck & Co. will help produce rival Johnson & Johnson’s newly approved coronavirus vaccine to try to expand supply more quickly. — Democrats are sorting through lingering disagreements over emergency jobless benefits and other issues and preparing to commence Senate debate on…

Conservative group pushes proposals to tighten voting laws

By NICHOLAS RICCARDI - Associated Press
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by Rayos Syndication User

The conservative Honest Elections Project is proposing new voting restrictions and election safeguards. The organization was launched by a major Republican strategist for the 2020 elections but stayed out of the vote’s aftermath. Honest Elections did not buy into the lie that fraud led to Donald Trump’s loss. That falsehood has already helped spark a drive in GOP-controlled states to restrict voting. Honest Elections has followed up with recommendations. A handful may be bipartisan but most would increase election safeguards by potentially making it more cumbersome to vote and are likely to be opposed by Democrats.