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Chantel Powell gets a COVID-19 PCR test in order to travel later this week at a Miami-Dade County testing site, Monday, July 26, 2021, in Miami. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)

Should we even be COVID testing people who are asymptomatic?

Plus, monthslong waits for commercial driver's licenses, the great rental car shotrtage, the case for PCR testing at home this winter, and more.
A flyer for Local Live(s) Chicago, part of a series of storytelling events produced by Back Pocket Media. The project partners with newsrooms to bring storytelling nights to communities across the United States. (Courtesy: McArdle Hankin)

Journalists share the stories behind their stories with virtual storytelling collective Local Live(s)

‘People who didn’t care about news … were staying late after the show to buy beers for the journalists,’ Local Live(s) co-founder said.
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How to write with honesty in the plain style

It’s a middle ground between an ornate high style and a low style that gravitates toward slang. Write in it when you want your audience to comprehend.
World War II veteran John Mohun, 94, receives a COVID-19 vaccination at the Veterans Affairs agency in Phoenix on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2020. (Dexter Marquez/Veterans Affairs via AP)

The first federal, state and city COVID vaccine and testing mandates are here

Plus, doctors, nurses and researchers demand all health care workers be vaccinated, bars aren't safe for the unvaccinated, and more.
Paola Preciado gets a COVID-19 test in North Miami last week. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier, File)

It’s not over yet: COVID dominates the news once again

The US is up to 51,000 cases per day — four times what we saw a month ago. What’s happening? The short answer: vaccine hesitancy.
In this Jan. 21, 2021 file photo, a medical staff member prepares the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at Tudor Ranch in Mecca, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

How anti-vaxxers avoid being detected by Facebook

Plus, a COVID booster for some looks likely, millions of doses will soon be wasted, how heat waves send people to the ER, and more.
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