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CDC says fully vaccinated Americans can go without masks outdoors, except in crowded settings  The Washington Post CDC issues new outdoor mask guidance for fully vaccinated people  CNN How ‘Common Sense’ Could Impact CDC Mask-Wearing Guidance | NBC News NOW  NBC News Biden

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention eased its guidelines Tuesday on the wearing of masks outdoors, saying fully vaccinated Americans don’t need to cover their faces anymore unless they are in a big crowd of strangers.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is set to sign an executive order to increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour for federal contractors, providing a pay bump to hundreds of thousands of workers. WATCH: How a minimum wage

Biden capital gains tax plan would raise $113 billion if ‘step up in basis’ is killed, says Wharton  CNBC America’s Ultra-Rich Fear Biden Will Close Their Favorite Tax Loopholes  Bloomberg 75% of stock owners won’t be subject to Biden’s proposed capital gains

President Joe Biden was huddling with aides in the Oval Office in late April, preparing for a Zoom tour of Proterra, an electric bus and battery plant in Greenville, South Carolina. The company does the kind of eco-friendly manufacturing that

Andrew Brown Jr. shot five times, once in back of head, according to family-backed autopsy  NBC News Family of Andrew Brown Jr. views body cam footage of fatal shooting | WNT  ABC News LIVE UPDATES: Andrew Brown Jr.’s family claims sheriff’s office

CDC: Fully vaccinated Americans don’t need to wear masks outside, except in large crowds  KTLA Los Angeles Biden Announces Fully Vaccinated People Do Not Need Masks In Small Outdoor Gatherings | MSNBC  MSNBC CDC issues new outdoor mask guidance for fully vaccinated

In a new report, the rights group accuses Israel of apartheid and persecution crimes against Palestinians. Israel’s Foreign Ministry said the report’s claims were “preposterous and false.” (Image credit: HAZEM BADER/AFP via Getty Images)

India Covid: Delhi builds makeshift funeral pyres as deaths climb  BBC News As Covid sweeps India, experts say cases and deaths are going unreported  CNN Covid-19 live updates: CDC relaxes mask guidelines; India’s crisis deepens  The Washington Post India “running out of vaccines”

White House press secretary Jen Psaki is scheduled to hold a briefing at 1:45 p.m. ET today. Watch her remarks here.