America’s Pandemic Star Loses Some Luster

Is Vermont the envy of America no more? The state long hailed for its pandemic response is experiencing one of the most intense COVID-19 surges in the country. Cases are twice as high as they’ve been at any other point. Hospitalizations are up sharply as well, confounding hopes that Vermont’s best-in-the-nation vaccination rate would protect its people from the Delta wave. The resurgence of the coronavirus—cases are rising again nationally after a sustained decline—has demoralized much of the country, but nowhere is that frustration more keenly felt than in the…

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With some Republicans on board, U.S. House Democrats press forward on impeachment vote – Reuters

With some Republicans on board, U.S. House Democrats press forward on impeachment vote  Reuters ‘Absolutely Ridiculous’ Trump Says of Democrats’ Impeachment Effort  Voice of America Pence refuses to invoke 25th Amendment as Democrats work to remove Trump  CNBC First Thing: Democrats begin historic impeachment proceedings  The Guardian US politics blog  ABC News View Full Coverage on Google News “us democrats” – Google News

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