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  • Feb 24, 2021

    Illinois is ending bail to get out of jail

    Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, a Democrat, has now signed criminal justice reform legislation that includes the change, ending cash bail in 2023.
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    Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed criminal justice reform legislation that includes ending cash bail in 2023. Plus, changes to the Paycheck Protection Program intended to help smaller businesses owned by women and people of color. And, British regulators take a closer look at “buy now, pay later” shopping.

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  • Feb 24, 2021

    Ghana receives world’s first COVAX vaccine delivery

    Boxes containing COVID-19 vaccines from COVAX, a global initiative aimed at equitable access to vaccines, arrive in Ghana.
    World Health Organization via Twitter

    Manufactured in India, the 600,000 initial doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca shot are the first to arrive in a developing country. Plus, a Chinese court rules a husband must pay his wife for housework she did during the marriage as part of a divorce settlement. And, regulators put a spotlight on “buy now, pay later” credit.

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  • Feb 24, 2021

    California cleared to enforce its open internet law

    California cleared to enforce its open internet law
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    The latest development in the net neutrality saga. Plus, a milestone in the initiative aimed at reducing the vaccine divide between richer and developing countries. And, U.S. colleges are helping to distribute COVID vaccines, but students, professors and staff in many states aren’t yet on the priority list to receive shots.

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  • Feb 23, 2021

    Connecticut switches to age-based system for COVID vaccines

    A registered nurse vaccinates an 83-year-old woman at her home in Manchester, Connecticut, in February 2021.
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    Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont is throwing out CDC recommendations, and anyone 55 and older will be eligible for a COVID vaccination starting next week. Plus, Fed Chair Jerome Powell testifies before Congress with an update on the U.S. economy. And, moving forward, what might change in the way Texas manages electricity and natural gas?

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  • Feb 23, 2021

    Facebook “has refriended Australia,” will reverse news ban

    The proposed Australian law would require tech firms to pay for displaying links to news stories.
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    The Australian government said it will amend a proposed law mandating tech giants pay news publishers for sharing content. Also, an international COVID travel pass is expected within weeks. And, the rise of online gambling during the pandemic.

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  • Feb 23, 2021

    Hardening U.S. utility systems

    Experts say the U.S. needs significant investment in energy infrastructure to avert further climate change and avoid power grid failures like the one seen in Texas last week.
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    Some see the battle against climate change as a catalyst for national power grid and energy market upgrades. Plus, the Biden administration is asking the Supreme Court to drop two cases on the legality of making some people work for their Medicaid. And, despite a housing boom in 2020, millennials still don’t own at the rate of previous generations at a similar age.

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  • Feb 22, 2021

    Troubles with another Boeing plane

    Pieces of an airplane engine from Flight 328, a Boeing 777 United Airlines flight, sit scattered in a neighborhood on Feb. 20, 2021 in Broomfield, Colorado.
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    The aftermath of an engine failure on a Boeing 777 flight over the weekend. Plus, why bond prices are falling and what it means for the U.S. economy’s future. And, a report on which jobs won’t be coming back as a result of the pandemic.

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  • Feb 22, 2021

    Biden set to roll out PPP loan changes

    Larger companies initially took advantage of the Paycheck Protection Program, which was intended to offer forgivable loans to smaller businesses.
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    The Small Business administration is going to open up a special two-week lending window starting Wednesday as part of an effort to aid smaller firms and companies owned by people of color. Plus, a new survey on how Black business owners are feeling about the economy right now. And, one factor in rising house prices: the soaring cost of lumber.

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  • Feb 22, 2021

    Japan airlines ground some Boeing 777s following United flight engine failure

    The FAA says only airlines in the United States, Japan and South Korea fly the kind of Boeing plane which experienced engine failure.
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    Two Japanese carriers have stopped flying aircraft similar to the model that suffered engine failure in the U.S. Also, businesses join a general strike over Myanmar coup. Plus, will the creation of a “Great Green Wall” help stop desertification and aid farmers in northern Africa?

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  • Feb 19, 2021

    GameStop saga spills over onto Capitol Hill

    A person checks the GameStop stock with the Reddit, Citadel, Robinhood and Melvin Capital logos in the background in this photo illustration.
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    The House Financial Services Committee hearing on Thursday spent a lot of time looking at the separate roles played by Robinhood and hedge funds. Plus, the federal relief needed to bring back laid-off state and local government workers. And, the federal government’s balancing act between pandemic relief spending now and more spending later.

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