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TRENDING TOPICS, MOST CREDIBLE STORIES | | #1 in U.S. News • 31 articles How is the governor of Texas handling his Covid-19 infection? |  | |
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott tests positive for Covid-19.
Texas Tribune (Center) • Factual Grade 75% • 6 min read
Gov. Greg Abbott, who is fully vaccinated, is not experiencing any symptoms and is isolating at the Governor's Mansion, spokesperson Mark Miner said in a statement. Abbott has kept up public appearances in recent days. He spoke Monday night at an event in Collin County, later tweeting photos of him addressing a maskless crowd.
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State Rep. Rafael Anchia, D-Dallas, said that he was praying Abbott's diagnosis "will cause him to rescind the order stopping schools from requiring masks." The state has been battling school districts in court over their decisions to require masks in defiance of Abbott's order.
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The antibody treatment that Abbott is receiving — a cocktail made by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals — is one that Abbott has increasingly promoted. Hoping to prevent hospitalizations and reserve hospital capacity, Texas recently opened nine antibody infusion centers that use the Regeneron antibodies. It was not exactly clear why Abbott was receiving the treatment if he was not experiencing symptoms.
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Texas Governor Abbott, who fought mask mandates, tests positive for Covid.
The Guardian (Moderate Left) • Factual Grade 75% • 2 min read - Top long-read
Breakthrough cases aren't the cause of the US Covid-19 surge.
Vox (Left) • Factual Grade 87% • 9 min read
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| | #2 in U.S. News • 15 articles What does an election law bill introduced by House Democrats intend to do? | 
House Democrats introduced the latest version of what's been dubbed the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act on Tuesday. The bill ha...
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| | #1 in World News • 36 articles Why is New Zealand locking down over a single Covid-19 case? |
The case is New Zealand's first in the community in six months. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern [had] said authorities...
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| | #1 in Business News • 22 articles Why is the space company Blue Origin suing NASA? |
Jeff Bezos' space company has made several complaints about NASA's decision to award only SpaceX its contract to provide the agency's new moon lander for its Artemis program, when many expect...
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The Dixie fire, the second-largest in California's recorded history, was wheeling on Tuesday toward one of the biggest urban targets in its path: Susanville, population 15,000. It was one of several places i...
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