MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — A South Carolina beach town has renewed its mask mandate. That’s despite coronavirus cases trending downward after a spike linked to the popular tourist destination this summer. Myrtle Beach has extended through Sept. 30 the July executive order mandating face coverings worn in public places, according […]
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The extra $600 in federal unemployment aid that helped many Americans stay afloat amid the coronavirus pandemic is set to expire Friday as plans for additional stimulus stalled in a deadlocked Senate. Dr. Anthony Fauci returns to Capitol Hill on Friday to testify before a special House panel. His testimony comes […]
Texas is ending its mask mandate on Wednesday, one week after Gov. Greg Abbott (R) announced that the state would lift its COVID-19 restrictions. Abbott’s move makes Texas the largest state to lift its requirement for face coverings. He attributed the move to an increasing vaccination pace and a low statewide positivity rate. […]
Abbott’s announcement came just days after two fellow governors seen as potential rivals for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination took victory laps at the Conservative Political Action Conference by boasting of their efforts to resist the sort of restrictions that the Texas governor had imposed. Gov. Kristi L. Noem of […]
The OKC City Council on Tuesday voted to extend the city’s mask mandate until at least Dec. 7.The mask mandate, which was originally put in place July 17, requires people to wear face coverings in indoor places.In early September, the city council voted to extend the mandate. That extension was […]