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The Biden Administration Takes A Hard Line On Some Immigration Issues

The Biden Administration Takes A Hard Line On Some Immigration Issues

Donna (AP) – President Biden’s administration is refusing to allow lawyers who inspect facilities where immigrant children are detained to enter a Border Patrol tent in Texas where agents are holding hundreds of youths. The attorneys say they were allowed to speak to children at the facility in Donna, but were denied the chance to…MORE

The Stimulus Checks Are Being Expedited

The Stimulus Checks Are Being Expedited

WASHINGTON (AP) – Along with daylight saving time, this weekend could bring Americans fatter bank balances. Officials at the Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service say processing the new round of stimulus payments has already begun. The aim is to have the first payments start showing up by direct deposit in bank accounts this weekend.…MORE

Widely Used Test for Covid-19 Has Risk for False Positives

Widely Used Test for Covid-19 Has Risk for False Positives

UNDATED (AP) – U.S. health officials are warning health professionals about the risk of false positive results with a widely used laboratory test for COVID-19 and flu. The Food and Drug Administration issued the alert today for health facilities using Roche’s cobas test for coronavirus and seasonal flu. The agency warned that problems with the…MORE