If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. While mask mandates are starting to relax in some states, don’t put down that Covid covering just yet — you’ll still need to wear a face mask for …
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With the Omicron wave finally ebbing, the biggest U.S. states that still had statewide Covid restrictions are beginning to lift many of them. California, Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey, Oregon, Illinois, New York, and Rhode Island — all states with Democratic governors — have ended or eased their mask mandates. The …
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Thomas Massie has done it. It took nearly two years of batting back competition from hordes of right-wing commentators and conservative lawmakers, but the Republican from Kentucky appears to have devised the single dumbest take on the Covid-19 pandemic, which has now killed nearly a million Americans. He tweeted it …
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The best Covid-19 vaccines are really, really effective. Better than many flu vaccines. Better than some hepatitis-B vaccines. Better than the measles vaccines, in many cases. But even the messenger-RNA vaccines aren’t perfect. They started out being around 95-percent effective at preventing serious illness from older forms of Covid. But …
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R. Kelly caught Covid-19 in a federal jail in Brooklyn, and the recent diagnosis led a judge to grant him a two-week extension Tuesday on his deadline to file appeal paperwork in his federal racketeering case. U.S. District Judge Ann M. Donnelly ruled the R&B singer now has until Feb. …
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UPDATE (1/25): Eric Clapton — referring to the ongoing controversy surrounding his stance on vaccines and pandemic safety measures as “the thing” — insisted he was neither for or against actions and inoculations that will help stop the spread of Covid-19, but an advocate for freedom of choice, in part …
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Succeeding in politics is often about seizing your moment, and junior Kansas Sen. Roger Marshall appears to be making his break. As is the often case with the modern GOP, Marshall’s big moment involves conspiracy theories, public histrionics, and a ruthless cash grab to milk prospective supporters out of every …
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The Supreme Court has blocked the Biden administration’s mandate on employers to require employees to be vaccinated or undergo regular testing for Covid-19. The 6-3 ruling handed down on Thursday is a major blow to Biden’s efforts to get the nation vaccinated as the states are setting records for positive …
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Novak Djokovic released a statement on Wednesday to “clarify misinformation,” which included discrepancies in an Australian travel document used last week to enter the country, as Australian officials consider whether he should be deported. The unvaccinated tennis star, whose visa was initially rejected last week but the decision was overturned …
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Andreas Eskander is a YouTuber; Jerome Feujio is a boxer on Team Canada; Vanessa Sicotte is studying to be a pilot; and Julien Jalbert works in construction. They don’t know each other, but on Dec. 30 they all met at Pierre Elliott Trudeau Airport in Montreal, Canada, joining a group …
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