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Covid-19: The U.S. Is Edging Toward Normal, Alarming Some Officials
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March 26, 2021, 7:58 a.m. ETMarch 26, 2021, 7:58 a.m. ET
A single dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine can protect older people, a study shows. California reaches a deal that encourages schools to reopen.
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A hot dog vendor in Los Angeles reopened on Monday after being closed for two months. The restaurant has been in business since 1939.Credit.Frederic J. Brown/Agence France-Presse Getty Images
Tens of thousands of students walked into classrooms in Chicago public schools on Monday for the first time in nearly a year. Restaurants in Massachusetts were allowed to operate without capacity limits, and venues like roller skating rinks and movie theaters in most of the state opened with fewer restrictions. And South Carolina erased its limits on large gatherings.
Cracked Pipes, Frozen Wells, Offline Treatment Plants: A Texan Water Crisis
Electricity was restored to most Texans who had lost power after a winter storm, but water systems for nearly two-thirds of residents were disrupted, leaving millions without drinkable water.
From left, Trish Cope, Will Conte, Ziam Ghaznavi and Matthew Snyder returned home on Thursday after buying bottled water from a convenience store in Austin, which encouraged residents to conserve water.Credit.Tamir Kalifa for The New York Times
Published Feb. 18, 2021Updated Feb. 20, 2021
DALLAS Power began to flicker back on across much of Texas on Thursday, but millions across the state confronted another dire crisis: a shortage of drinkable water as pipes cracked, wells froze and water treatment plants were knocked offline.
..The concept is also starting to percolate with politicians, with New York City mayoral hopeful and techie Andrew Yang making it part of his platform..