Biden: Jobs report proves relief bill is urgently needed; GOP delaying vote on $1.9 trillion Covid relief bill; NY State passes bill to repeal Cuomo’s executive powers on Covid; Georgia Republicans pushing bills to roll back voter access; WH Covid officials warn states against rushing reopening; How schools in Canada stayed open;

Senate at standstill as Dems try to win over Manchin on change to unemployment benefits; WH: $15 minimum wage is a priority for President Biden; GOP Sen: We have “a hundred” amendments “in the hopper”; With 50-50 split, Senate Dems have no room for error in passing relief; NYT & WSJ: Cuomo aides altered data to lower Covid nursing home deaths by nearly half; Cuomo accuser to CBS: He’s a “textbook abuser”; Cuomo accuser recounts thinking the governor was grooming her, trying to have sex with her; New CDC guidance for vaccinated Americans expected “soon”; Pew Research Center: About 70% of Americans have been vaccinated or plan to get vaccinated; White House tries to clean up fallout from Detroit mayor declining J&J vaccines; Some states roll back restrictions despite expert’s warning; Fauci to Tapper: U.S. shouldn’t pull back restrictions until new Covid cases fall below 10,000 per day; Lebron James joins fight against Republican-led bills which would make it harder to vote; Georgia investigation into Trump’s attempts to overturn election enters new phase as grand jury convenes; Measures like thorough contact tracing help reassure parents as schools stay open in Canada; Pope Francis makes first-ever papal visit to Iraq to spread message of “peace & unity”; First black woman to drive Nashville city bus dies of Covid;

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