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US to require negative COVID-19 test for air passengers traveling from UK


The United States will require air passengers traveling from the United Kingdom to provide a negative coronavirus test within 72 hours of departure, The Centers for Disease Control announced late Thursday.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/news/2020/12/24/coronavirus-negative-test-united-kingdom-airline-passengers/4044496001/

West Point faces worst cheating scandal in decades


More than 70 students were accused of breaking West Point’s Cadet Honor Code in a maths test while studying remotely because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Covid: US reaches long-awaited deal for coronavirus aid


After months of wrangling, US lawmakers have agreed to a roughly $900bn (£660bn) package of pandemic aid, including money for businesses and unemployment programmes.

Covid: US approves Moderna as second vaccine


The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorised the US-made jab about a week after approving a Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine which is now being distributed.

Deadly winter storm brings nearly 4 feet of snow to some areas of the Northeast, and there’s more to come


Heavy snow continued to fall Thursday across the Northeast as the season’s first major winter storm slowly moved off the East Coast, pounding some areas with nearly 4 feet of snow.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/12/17/winter-storm-gail-northeast-snow-totals/3931908001/