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EU takes US off safe travel list; backs travel restrictions
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union recommended Monday that its 27 nations reinstate restrictions on tourists from the…
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Anxious tenants await assistance as evictions resume
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Six months after Congress approved spending tens of billions of dollars to bail out…
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LCS: No plans for a mask mandate right now
A high vaccination rate among staff and taking care to keep classrooms and common areas sanitized are just…
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Alabama remains in the red for COVID-19 spread
Shades of red are no stranger to Alabama as fall nears, whether it’s for football, changing leaves or…
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COVID-19 VACCINE: Calhoun announces cash incentives for staff, students
To help boost vaccination rates on campus, Calhoun Community College has announced it will pay employees and fall…
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Veterans museum to close until Sept. 1
The Alabama Veterans Museum & Archives has announced it will close its doors until Wednesday, Sept. 1, due…
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COVID mask disputes make for rocky start of school year
The summer surge of the highly infectious delta variant of the coronavirus made for a disruptive start of…
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Local hospital seeing ‘unprecedented’ rise in cases
The rise in COVID-19 cases despite the availability of vaccines has left many hospitals across the country stressed,…
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City schools to require masks inside buildings to begin 2021-22 year
Students, faculty and staff within the Athens City Schools System will be required to wear facial coverings while…
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Pentagon to require COVID vaccine for all troops by Sept. 15
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon will require members of the U.S. military to get the COVID-19 vaccine by…