As the nation’s death toll from the virus reached 250,000, officials said they were alarmed to see 1 million new infections reported across the United States within the past week. They spoke of the risks of travel and gatherings in stark terms, warning that as families get together over the holidays, they could inadvertently bring the deadly disease with them.
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The claims have remained above the pre-pandemic record of 695,000, from 1982, for 35 weeks.
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The organization did not announce a reopening date. The greater Washington region reported more than 5,000 new coronavirus infections Thursday, a record for a single day.
The action comes as the state is facing a two-week-plus stretch of record-setting numbers of new coronavirus cases.
The multimillion-dollar plan would replace small libraries with bigger ones, and perhaps add a branch.
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) sent senators home through Thanksgiving despite no progress with Democrats on new relief, as the pandemic spirals out of control and forces new shutdowns.
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