Flight Attendants’ Union Pushes Biden Administration to Extend Air-Travel Mask Mandate

Flight attendants talk in a nearly empty cabin on a Delta Airlines flight during a flight departing from Salt Lake City, Utah, April 11, 2020. (Jim Urquhart/Reuters) The nation’s largest flight attendants’ union is pushing the Biden administration to extend

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Canadian COVID mandate protesters block US border in British Columbia

As Canadian police continued clearing “Freedom Convoy” trucker demonstrators out of the capital in Ottawa on Saturday, protests over COVID restrictions continued in the nation’s west for a fourth straight weekend. Convoys of vehicles carrying vaccine-mandate protesters made their way

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Illinois appellate court rejects Democratic governor’s effort to maintain school mask mandate

The court, however, said the ruling does not apply to local mandates, and the Chicago Public Schools district — which was engaged in a bitter dispute with its teachers’ union earlier this year over Covid-19 safety protocols — swiftly said

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US military has approved religious exemptions to vaccine mandate for 15 service members out of 16,000 requests

The Marine Corps has approved religious exemptions for six Marines and the Air Force has approved nine requests for exemptions. The Navy has given conditional approval for a member of the Individual Ready Reserve, but that member would have to

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Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti Again Ignores County Mask Mandate at Super Bowl

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti speaks during the welcome reception held at 1932 Rooftop Deck at LA Coliseum, Exposition Park in Los Angeles, Calif., August 23, 2021. (Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports) Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti appeared maskless at the

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Canada Police Arrive To Remove Anti-Vaccine Mandate Protesters At U.S. Border

WINDSOR, Ontario (AP) — Canadian police moved in to remove protesters Saturday at a bridge border crossing that has disrupted Canada-U.S. trade. Protesters at the busiest border crossing between the United States and Canada remained despite new warnings to end

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COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate Protests Threaten Border Trade Between U.S., Canada

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Canadian lawmakers expressed increasing worry Tuesday about the economic effects of disruptive demonstrations after the busiest border crossing between the U.S. and Canada became partially blocked by truckers protesting vaccine mandates and other COVID-19 restrictions. The

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Washington, D.C. Becomes First Major City to Impose Vaccine Mandate on Students

Washington, D.C. has imposed a vaccine requirement for indoor activities that will also apply to all K-12 students, including those who attend charter, private and parochial schools. Effective January 15, the order requires that patrons aged twelve and over present

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Labor Department Delays Enforcement of Covid Vaccine Mandate for Large Employers

President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the authorization of the coronavirus vaccine for kids ages 5 to 11 at the White House in Washington, D.C., November 3, 2021. (Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters) The Labor Department announced on Saturday that it will delay

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