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Coronavirus

DeWine: reopening of EORH is ‘a miracle’

MARTINS FERRY — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine described the reopening of East Ohio Regional Hospital as “a miracle” during a grand opening celebration and Community Day held Monday at the facility in Martins Ferry. DeWine said after learning that it was Dr. John Johnson -- a physician and ...

Paid in full? Biden, GOP vie over high infrastructure costs

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional negotiators and the White House appear open to striking a roughly $1 trillion deal on infrastructure. But they are struggling with the hard part — how to pay for it. As President Joe Biden jumps back into the talks this week, the question of where the money ...

U.S. hitting encouraging milestones on coronavirus deaths and vaccines

COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. have dipped below 300 a day for the first time since the early days of the disaster in March 2020, while the drive to put shots in arms approached another encouraging milestone Monday: 150 million Americans fully vaccinated. The coronavirus was the third leading ...

Rep. Johnson talks COVID aid in St. C.

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Mayor Kathryn Thalman and other city officials welcomed U.S. Rep. Bill Johnson to the city Monday. Johnson, who appeared with Gov. Mike DeWine earlier in Martins Ferry to recognize the revitalized East Ohio Regional Hospital, stopped by to speak about what the city might ...

As COVID-19 crisis ebbs, some seeking 9/11-style commission

With more than 600,000 Americans dead of COVID-19 and questions still raging about the origin of the virus and the government’s response, a push is underway on Capitol Hill and beyond for a full-blown investigation of the crisis by a national commission like the one that looked into ...

U.S. to spend $3.2B on treatments for COVID-19, other viruses

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is devoting $3.2 billion to speed development of antiviral pills to treat COVID-19 and other dangerous viruses that could turn into pandemics. The new program will invest in “accelerating things that are already in progress” for COVID-19 but also ...