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Students line up to enter Christa McAuliffe School in Jersey City, N.J., Thursday, April 29, 2021. Gov. Phil Murphy is set to announce Friday, Aug. 6 that New Jersey students from kindergarten to 12th grade and staff members will be required to wear masks in schools when the new year begins in a few weeks, as COVID-19 cases rise in the state. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) **FILE**

N.J. Gov. Phil Murphy mandates masks in schools

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said Friday that K-12 school students, teachers and staff will have to wear masks at the start of the academic year regardless of vaccination status, a reversal of previous guidance that left mandates up to individual districts.

August 6, 2021
President Joe Biden speaks about the July jobs report during an event in the East Room of the White House, Friday, Aug. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

‘The Biden plan is working,’ president proclaims

President Biden said a rosy jobs report Friday proves his recovery plan is working, but a fast-moving strain of the coronavirus poses a threat that must be overcome with broader vaccination.

August 6, 2021
Education Secretary Miguel Cardona speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Biden launches vaccination effort at schools

The Biden administration said Thursday it will promote COVID-19 vaccination in schools this fall by pushing the shots at sports physicals, educating parents on "Back to School" nights and helping school districts offer pop-up clinics at their schools.

August 5, 2021
In this July 24, 2021, file photo, former President Donald Trump speaks on a variety of topics to supporters at a Turning Point Action gathering in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) ** FILE **

Trump’s lawyers fight order to give Congress tax returns

Former President Donald Trump's lawyers told a federal court Wednesday to block the Treasury Department from giving his tax returns to the House Ways and Means Committee, arguing lawmakers are wading into uncharted territory in a bid to embarrass the ex-president.

August 4, 2021
Former U.S. President Barack Obama gesture as he attends the "values-based leadership" during a plenary session of the Gathering of Rising Leaders in the Asia Pacific, organized by the Obama Foundation in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Dec. 13, 2019. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian) ** FILE **

Obama plans 60th birthday bash amid COVID-19 fears: Report

Former President Barack Obama is reportedly planning a 60th birthday bash at his Martha's Vineyard home that will include a Pearl Jam performance and more than 600 guests and staff even as health officials sound the alarm over the fast-moving delta variant of the coronavirus.

August 2, 2021