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April 6, 2021
What A Week
English - April 06, 2021 18:19 - 5 minutes - 7.09 MBDaily News News portland state portland oregon news student media campus news student newspaper Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Intro: Hey everyone, welcome back to What a week!, I’m your host, Olivia Lee, here to deliver your weekly dose of the news. Let’s get started!
In-state news:
https://ktvz.com/news/coronavirus/2021/04/02/were-back-on-alert-oregon-hits-fourth-surge-of-covid-19-gov-brown-officials-say/
In National News:
https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/03/health/us-coronavirus-saturday/index.html
In Covid news… last saturday, the U.S. hit 4 million Covid-19 vaccine doses in a day for a new record. More than 4 million doses of the coronavirus vaccine were reported on Saturday, setting a new record and bringing the seven-day average to more than 3 million vaccine doses a day, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported. It has been nearly 109 days since the first Covid-19 vaccine shot was administered in the US, and 104 million people have since received at least one dose, the agency said. More than 59 million of them are fully vaccinated. More than 161 million doses have been administered in the US, according to agency data published last weekend.https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/danvergano/covid-travel-guidelines-cdc
Last Friday the CDC released a new updated guidance regarding COVID-19, stating that vaccinated people can safely travel. Fully vaccinated people must continue to oblige with other COVID-19 safety precautions such as wearing a mask in public and social distancing. Release of the long-expected guidelines comes as U.S. COVID-19 vaccinations have increased nationwide and as the summer travel season approaches. People are considered fully protected by the vaccines two weeks after their second dose of the Moderna or Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines, or two weeks after their single shot of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Masks are still required on planes, buses, and trains under the CDC guidelines, as well as in airports and other travel hubs.https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/salvadorhernandez/capitol-police-officers-injured-rammed
Last Friday, a U.S. Capitol officer was killed and another injured after a suspect drove his vehicle into them and then emerged armed with a knife, authorities said. After ramming his vehicle, the suspect got out of the car "with a knife in hand" and started to "lunge toward" the officers, authorities said. He was then shot by at least one officer and later died of his injuries. President Joe Biden said in a statement that he was "heartbroken" to learn of the attack and that he had ordered the White House flags to be lowered to half-mast. Biden issued a statement saying quote "We know what a difficult time this has been for the Capitol, everyone who works there, and those who protect it.” Robert Contee, acting chief of the Metropolitan Police Department, told reporters there did not appear to be an ongoing threat after last Friday's attack, but said investigators were still looking for a possible motive.In International News:
https://www.npr.org/2021/04/02/983709293/train-crashes-in-eastern-taiwan-killing-34-injuring-dozens
Lastly here is the wildcard news for the week:
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/31/nyregion/cuomo-ny-legal-weed.html
Last week, New York became the latest U.S. state to legalize recreational weed making it legal for anyone over 21 to possess up to three ounces of weed in New York, as well as up to 24 grams of concentrated cannabis, such as oils. It’s also now legal to smoke and use marijuana in public, anywhere smoking tobacco is allowed.Closing: Well that wraps up What a Week! Stay safe and see you guys next week.