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Los Angeles mandates COVID vaccines for eligible students
Los Angeles, which has the second largest school district in the U.S., will mandate COVID vaccines for every student 12 and older. Jonathan Vigliotti reports.
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Biden targets workers with new COVID vaccine mandate
President Biden is mandating COVID vaccines for federal employees and contractors — with no option to get tested instead. He is also requiring mandates for many employers. Weijia Jiang has the details and read more here.
Special Report: Biden announces new COVID vaccine rules
President Biden announced several major new steps to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, including a vaccine mandate for all federal workers and contractors, and requirements for vaccination or testing at companies with more than 100 employees. "We have made so much progress," he said. "Now we just have to finish the job." Norah O'Donnell anchors this CBS News Special Report, with CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes and CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook. Read more here.
Biden to unveil new federal COVID strategy
President Biden is expected to announce a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal employees and new requirements for vaccination or testing at companies with 100 or more employees. CBS News' Skyler Henry has details. Then Dr. Teresa Murray Amato, chair of emergency medicine at Long Island Jewish Forest Hills, spoke with CBSN's Tanya Rivero about the potential impact.
Iceland rolls out devices to help capture and bury carbon dioxide
The Swiss company Climeworks started operating 96 fans powered by a nearby geothermal plant Thursday.
New technology could help improve mental health
The ongoing pandemic is taking its toll on many people's mental health. Dr. Aron Tendler, chief medical officer of medical technology company BrainsWay, joins CBSN during National Suicide Prevention Week to discuss technologies that can improve mental health while identify suicide ideation.
Polar bears are inbreeding as ice melts away, scientists say
A new study issues "an early warning" about the fate of polar bears if their habitats continue to melt away.
World's largest carbon capture plant
Most scientists agree cutting our future CO2 emissions won't be enough to stop global warming from causing catastrophic impacts. A new industry hopes to supplement that by removing from the atmosphere CO2 emissions that already exist. CBS News senior environmental correspondent Ben Tracy has the details.
Biden to unveil new 6-step COVID-19 strategy
President Biden is expected to deliver remarks announcing a new six-step strategy to stop the spread of COVID-19 and boost vaccinations. Nancy Cordes has the latest from the White House.
LAUSD to vote on COVID vaccine mandate
The Los Angeles Unified School District is voting today on whether to mandate COVID vaccines for all students 12 and up. But as Jamie Yuccas reports, the battle over mask and vaccine mandates in schools stretches far beyond California, with parents split over how to handle children making up a quarter of all new COVID cases nationwide.
Abdul El-Sayed, Mike Rogers make final pitch to Michigan voters
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Trump to speak at D.C. Reflecting Pool as campaign nears finish line
Case dismissed against 2 ex-FBI officials in Hunter Biden probe
Pilot in plane crash said "we're managing the ice," then "Mayday"
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Iran says "ball is in the U.S. court" on any deal to end the war
How Alaska's ranked choice voting system works
Lindsay Clancy judge says he's leaning toward retrial in March
Trump asks Supreme Court to intervene in California ballot case
